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
 * Adrian Severin (born 28 March 1954) Romanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament.

Fictional characters

 * 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 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
 * Séverin Montagnet-Alarie, a character in the novel "The Gilded Wolves" by Roshani Chokshi
 * Séverin Montcroix, a character in the novel “Spearcrest Prince” by Aurora Reed.