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
- Severin of Cologne
- Severinus of Noricum, the "Apostle to Noricum", Roman Catholic saint
- Saint Severinus of Septempeda, 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, German pianist
- Severin Roesen, 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, a German ski jumper
- Steven Severin, stage name of co-founder of British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig. Danish clergy, author, poet and philosopher
- Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Danish clergy and hymnwriter
- Severin Sterm, Danish topographical writer
- Peder Severin Krøyer, Danish painter
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"