Serge (given name)

This article is about the given name. For the article on the twill fabric, see serge.

Serge /ˈsɜr/ is a male given name, particularly common in France and Belgium; as Sérgio in Portugal and Brazil, as Sergi or Sergio in Catalonia, as Sergiu in Romania and Moldova, and as Sergio in Italy, Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America. The less common female version is Sergine.

Etymology

The name originates from the Roman nomen (patrician family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name.

Worldwide

The Armenian male given name Սարգիս (Sarkis), is believed to have descended from Sergius, a variant of Serge. Сергей (transliteration Sergey or Sergei pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej]), is a male given name, very common in Russia because of the popularity of the Russian Orthodox saint Sergius of Radonezh. It is also used in Bulgaria. There is no corresponding female version of this name. The diminutive form of this name is Серёжа (transliteration Seryozha pronounced [sʲɪˈrʲɵʐə]). The name Сергей was especially popular in Russia in the 1980s, when it was second only to Aleksandr. Сергій (transliteration Serhiy, Sergiy, Sergii or Serhii pronounced [sɛrˈɦij]) is a male given name in Ukraine. The diminutive form of this name is Сергійко (transliteration Sergiyko or Serhiyko pronounced [sɛrˈɦijkɔ]). Сяргей (transliteration Siarhei pronounced [sʲarˈɣʲej]) is a male given name in Belarus. The diminutive form of this name is Сяргейка (transliteration Siarheika pronounced [sʲarˈɣʲejka]). Σέργιος (transliteration Sergios or Seryios) is the male name of Serge in the Greek language. It is not very well-known although it was being used mostly in the past years.

Given names

List of people with given name Serge

List of people with given name Sergei or Sergey

List of people with given name Sergi

List of people with given name Sergio or Sérgio

List of people with given name Sergiu

List of people with given name Sergius

List of people with given name Serj

List of people with given name Sergiy

List of variants

See also