Serena (given name)
| Pronunciation | English: /səˈriːnə/ sə-REE-nə Latin: [sɛˈreːna] Italian: [seˈreːna] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Meaning | "clear, tranquil, serene" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Serenity, Serenus |
Serena is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin word serēnus, meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by an obscure early saint, Saint Serena of Rome.
People named Serena
- Serena (wife of Stilicho) (c. 370–408), important noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire
- Serena Altschul (born 1970), broadcast journalist
- Serena Katherine Dandridge (1878–1956), American scientific illustrator, painter, naturalist, and suffragist.
- Serena DeBeer, American chemist
- Serena Deeb (born 1986), American professional wrestler
- Serena Grandi (born 1958), Italian actress
- Serena McKay (1997–2017), a Canadian woman whose brutal murder was posted online (see Murder of Serena McKay)
- Serena Nanda (born 1938), American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus
- Serena Ortolani (born 1987), Italian volleyball player
- Serena Ryder (born 1982), Canadian singer/songwriter
- Serena Shim (1985–2014), American journalist
- Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player
Fictional characters
- Serena Tsukino, the English dub name of the Japanese character Usagi Tsukino (English: Sailor Moon), the main character in Sailor Moon media
- Serena, cousin of main character Samantha Stephens in Bewitched; both roles were played by Elizabeth Montgomery
- Serena, a character in Terminator Salvation
- Serena, a Character in Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" poem
- Serena, the beautiful pen and mate of Louis in EB White's The Trumpet of the Swan
- Serena, a character played by Deepika Padukone in XXX: The Return of Xander Cage
- Serena Baldwin, character in General Hospital and Port Charles
- Serena Bishop, character in Neighbours
- Serena Butler, character from the Legends of Dune series of books
- Serena Kamin, a character in the 1998 American comedy movie My Giant
- Serena (Pokémon), the playable female protagonist in Pokémon X and Y and one of the main characters in the Pokémon anime
- Serena Southerlyn, District Attorney in Law & Order
- Serena, a character in the PBS Kids show Super Why!
- Serena van der Woodsen, Gossip Girl character
- Serena Joy Waterford, an antagonistic character in Handmaid's Tale and television adaptation
- Serena, one of the main characters from the video game Dragon Quest XI
- Serena the Healer, one of the heroes from the video game Master of Magic
See also
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