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

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