Gender: Male
Pronunciation: S IY M AO R K R EY
Seymour Roger Cray was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research which built many of these machines. Called "the father of supercomputing", Cray has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry. Joel S. Birnbaum, then chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard, said of him: "It seems impossible to exaggerate the effect he had on the industry; many of the things that high performance computers now do routinely were at the farthest edge of credibility when Seymour envisioned them." Larry Smarr, then director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois said that Cray is "the Thomas Edison of the supercomputing industry."
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On the name Seymour Cray, Seymour means Prayer, From the Saint-maur, Marshy Land Near the Sea, Taylor.
The name Seymour Cray is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Seymour is commonly found in United States of America, Jamaica, United Kingdom, and 43 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: S IY M AO R K R EY
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
EY: Pronounce as in "they" (DH EY)
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At NamesLook, the name Seymour is recorded 591 times globally, ranking it as the 50,767th most common name worldwide.
Seymour is most prevalent in United States of America, with 260 occurrences, making it the 8,307th most popular name in the country.
In Jamaica, the name Seymour is found among 1 in every 1193 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #8,307 | 1 : 6,958 |
| Jamaica | #758 | 1 : 1,193 |
| United Kingdom | #9,637 | 1 : 10,343 |
| Canada | #6,349 | 1 : 6,793 |
| South Africa | #22,031 | 1 : 58,622 |
| France | #30,137 | 1 : 56,695 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Seymour from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Seymour Roger Cray was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades, and founded Cray Research which built many of these machines. Called "the father of supercomputing", Cray has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry. Joel S. Birnbaum, then chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard, said of him: "It seems impossible to exaggerate the effect he had on the industry; many of the things that high performance computers now do routinely were at the farthest edge of credibility when Seymour envisioned them." Larry Smarr, then director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois said that Cray is "the Thomas Edison of the supercomputing industry."
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