Severinus

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Severinus

Say it: sev-er-EYE-nus

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Meaning

Derived from Severus 'stern, serious'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Kept in use by St. Severinus, apostle of Noricum, especially in Austria, Bavaria and Poland.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Latin Early Christian German Austrian Italian Polish

The family of the name

German	Severin
Italian	Severino
French	Séverin
Polish	Seweryn

Famous bearers

St. Severinus of Noricum
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, philosopher

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.