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My fiance and I were watching The Village which casts the actress Sigourney Weaver, and he mentioned that he likes the name. I searched for it on BtN but it wasn't listed ... Sigourney (in this case) is used as a woman's name, but I was curious, does it mean anything or is it a nice sounding made up name? Tia!
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Not all that is gold glitters, not all those who wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkien
A cat will never drown if she sees the shore.
Francis Bacon 1561-1626
xx Cait xx
Not all that is gold glitters, not all those who wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkien
A cat will never drown if she sees the shore.
Francis Bacon 1561-1626
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She took the name from Sigourney Howard of 'The Great Gatsby.' Where Fitzgerald came up with it is another mystery.
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Sigourney is a French Huguenot surname that occurs in both the USA and England. It means one's ancestors came from a village called Sigournais. I have not yet been able to find out what that place name originally meant.
There was a well-known poet in the 19th century that Fitzgerald would have heard of named Lydia Huntley Sigourney. He may have gotten the idea for his character name from her.
There was a well-known poet in the 19th century that Fitzgerald would have heard of named Lydia Huntley Sigourney. He may have gotten the idea for his character name from her.
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