Severin (given name) explained
Severin, Séverin or Severinus is a masculine given name. It is derived from Latin severus "severe, serious, strict". It may refer to:
People
- Pope Severinus (died 640)
- Severin of Cologne (died 403)
- Severinus of Noricum (c. 410-482), the "Apostle to Noricum", Roman Catholic saint
- Saint Severinus of Septempeda (died 550), Roman Catholic bishop and hermit
- Séverin of Paris, a hermit who lived on the site of the current Saint-Séverin, Paris church
- George Chapman (murderer), born Severin Klosowski, British serial poisoner and suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders
- Severin von Eckardstein (born 1978), German pianist
- Severin Roesen (c. 1815–72), a painter known for his still lifes of flowers and fruit
- Severyn Nalyvaiko, leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks, a hero of Ukrainian folklore
- Severin Freund (born 1988), a German ski jumper
- Steven Severin, stage name of co-founder of British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Adrian Severin (born 28 March 1954) Romanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament.
Fictional characters
- Severin von Kusiemski, a character in the novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
- Severin Winter, a wrestling prodigy in The 158-Pound Marriage, a novel by John Irving
- Severinus of Sankt Wendel, in the novel The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
- Severin, in the novel Severin's Journey into the Dark by Paul Leppin
- Severin von Phoenix, in the Japanese manga and anime Princess Resurrection by Yasunori Mitsunaga
- Dr. Severin, in the original Star Trek episode "The Way To Eden"
- Severin, The Horned Boy in the Holly Black novel "The Darkest Part of the Forest"
- Severin Unck, a character in the novel "Radiance" by Catherynne M. Valente
- Séverin Montagnet-Alarie, a character in the novel "The Gilded Wolves" by Roshani Chokshi
- Séverin Montcroix, a character in the novel “Spearcrest Prince” by Aurora Reed.
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