Sergius

English

Etymology

A saint's name, from Latin Sergius.

Proper noun

Sergius

  1. A male given name..
    • Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

Usage notes

The English name is mainly historical, but many of the foreign cognates are popular given names.

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Originally a Roman gens name, or "family name", of obscure meaning. Probably of Etruscan origin[1], meaning "servant."[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈser.ɡi.us/, [ˈsɛr.ɡi.ʊs]

Proper noun

Sergius m (genitive Sergiī); second declension

  1. A male given name.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Sergius
genitive Sergiī
Sergī1
dative Sergiō
accusative Sergium
ablative Sergiō
vocative Sergī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

References

  • Sergius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Sergius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. ↑ Sergio; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN
  2. ↑ Hayes, Justin Cord (2013): The Terrible Meanings of Names: Or Why You Shouldn't Poke Your Giselle with a Barry, p. 139
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