Severin (given name)

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, in the movie Shortbus
• 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

See also

• St. Severin (disambiguation)
• Severino (Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese version of the name)
• Søren (given name) (Danish version of the name)
• Seweryn (Polish version of the name)
• Severyn (Ukrainian version of the name)