English

Proper noun

Sergius

1. A male given name.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Acts 13:7:

     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.

Related terms

• Sergey

Translations

Anagrams

• guisers

Latin

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sergius m

1. A male given name

Descendants

• Ancient Greek:: Σέργιος ‎(Sérgios)
  • Belarusian: Сярге́й ‎(Sjarhjéj)
  • Greek: Σέργιος ‎(Sérgios)
  • Georgian: სერგო ‎(sergo)
  • Russian: Серге́й ‎(Sergéj), Се́ргий ‎(Sérgij)
    • Armenian: Սերգեյ ‎(Sergey)
  • Ukrainian: Сергiй ‎(Serhij)
• Catalan: Sergi
• Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܣ ‎(Sargis)
  • Old Armenian: Սարգիս ‎(Sargis)
    • Armenian: Սարգիս ‎(Sargis)
• French: Serge
  • Armenian: Սերժ ‎(Serž)
• Italian: Sergio
• Portuguese: Sérgio
• Romanian: Sergiu
• Spanish: Sergio

References

• Sergius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Sergius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ Sergio; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, ISBN 978-84-670-2375-6