Serge (given Name)
Serge ( /ˈsɜrdʒ/) is a male given name, particularly common in France, Belgium; as Sérgio in Portugal and Brazil, as Sergi in Catalonia, as Sergiu in Romania, and as Sergio in Italy, Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America. The less common female version is Sergine. The name originates from the Roman nomen (patrician family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name.
The Armenian male given name Sarkis, is believed to have descended from Sergius, a variant of Serge.
Сергей (transliteration: Sergey or Sergei ), 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 ).
The name Сергей was especially popular in Russia in the 1980-s, when it was second only to Aleksandr.
Сергій (transliteration: Sergiy or Serhii ) is a male given name in Ukraine. The diminutive form of this name is Сергійко (transliteration: Sergiyko or Serhiyko ).
Сяргей (transliteration: Siarhei Belarusian pronunciation: ) is a male given name in Belarus. The diminutive form of this name is Сяргейка (transliteration: Siarheika Belarusian pronunciation: ).
Read more about Serge (given Name): List of Variants
Famous quotes containing the word serge:
“Ah, my dear Madam, ah, “Mr.” Serge Solntsev, how easy it is to guess that the author’s name is a pseudonym, that the author is not a man! Every sentence of yours buttons to the left.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)