Sergius
English
Proper noun
Sergius
- A male given name.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.
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Usage notes
The English name is mainly historical, but many of the foreign cognates are popular given names.
Related terms
Translations
male given name
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Latin
Etymology
Originally a Roman gens name, or "family name", of obscure meaning. Probably of Etruscan origin[1], meaning "servant."[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈser.ɡi.us/, [ˈsɛr.ɡi.ʊs]
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Sergius |
Genitive | Sergiī Sergī1 |
Dative | Sergiō |
Accusative | Sergium |
Ablative | Sergiō |
Vocative | Sergī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
References
- Sergius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sergius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Sergio; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN
- Hayes, Justin Cord (2013): The Terrible Meanings of Names: Or Why You Shouldn't Poke Your Giselle with a Barry, p. 139
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