Seaborg

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A man-made chemical element with the atomic number 106, symbol Sg, named after the nuclear physicist Glenn T. Seaborg
2. A synthetic heavy element designated as element 106 in the periodic table, created through nuclear reactions and named to honor Glenn T. Seaborg
3. An artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number 106, abbreviated Sg, that was named in tribute to the pioneering nuclear scientist Glenn T. Seaborg

Etymology: Seaborg is a surname, and its story is one of a name carried across a border and translated along the way. The Swedish surname Sjöberg is built from "sjö," meaning "sea" or "lake," and "berg," meaning "mountain" or "hill," so the original sense is roughly "sea hill" or "lake mountain." Swedish spelling of this kind of name carries the sound of Old Norse "sær" and "berg," and the "-berg" ending is one of the commonest elements in Swedish family names. The English form Seaborg is an anglicised version of Sjöberg, with "sjö" rendered as "sea" and the rest of the name kept in English spelling. The name's most famous bearer, the American chemist Glenn Seaborg, was born in the United States to Swedish immigrant parents, which is how the family name came to be spelled in its English form.