Severin
m.
A derivative of Latin Severus, a Roman gens, from Latin severus 'serious, grave'.
The name of two 5th C saints, a 6th C saint, and a 7th C pope.
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Severyn BoonenGes p. 338
- Denmark
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- Middle Danish
- ● 1496 Søfueren KD-1 no. 185
- Danish
- ● 1581 Søffren KD-1 no. 362,
Søffrenn ibid. no. 362,
Søffrens (gen) ibid. no. 362
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1592 Seuer Tiik1977 p. 288
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1270 Severinus (nom) NDParisII 2-XLI
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1173 Seuerinus (nom) quix-vol1 99
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Severini (gen) Rome1527 p. 88
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Severin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Severin.