Sergius (name)
- This article is about the first name. For the article on the twill fabric, see serge.
Serge (pronounced [[IPA chart for English|/sɝdʒ]] in English) is a male first name, particularly common in Spain[1] and France. The less common female version is Sergine. The name originates from the Roman nomen (family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name. Its meaning is unknown, although some sources state that it means "keeper" or "guardian," sharing an etymology with the word "sergeant." [citation needed].
In other languages:
- Arabic: Sarkis
- Armenian: Serj (Սերժ), Sarkis (Սարգիս)
- Belarusian: Siarhei, Siarhiej (Сяргей) or Sierž (Серж)
- Catalan: Sergi
- Galician: Serxio
- Georgian: Sergo
- Greek: Sergios (Σέργιος)
- Hungarian: Szergiusz
- Italian and Spanish: Sergio
- Polish: Sergiusz
- Portuguese: Sérgio
- Romanian: Sergiu
- Russian and Bulgarian: Sergei or Sergey (Сергей)
- Serbian: Srđan, Srđa
- Ukrainian: Sergiy, Serhiy, Serhii or Sergii (Сергiй)
- Valencian: Sergi/Sergio
Famous Serges
- Serge Blanco, international rugby player
- Serge Dassault, French entrepreneur and politician
- Serge Gainsbourg (real name: "Lucien Ginzburg"), French singer-songwriter, painter, actor and director, famous for recording the controversial song Je t'aime... moi non plus, with his lover Jane Birkin
- Serge Klarsfeld, historian and lawyer, known for his anti-Nazi and pro-Israel activities
- Serge Koussevitzky, Russian conductor
- Serge Lang, Franco-American mathematician
- Serge Lama, French singer
- Serge Marcil, Canadian educator, administrator and politician
- Serge Moscovici, social psychologist
- Serge Reggiani, French singer, painter and actor
- Serge (Serzh) Sargsyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
- Serge Schmemann, the editorial page editor of The International Herald Tribune
- Serge A. Storms, fictional character from the novels of Tim Dorsey
- Serge, silent protagonist of the video game Chrono Cross
- Serge Kampf, Chairman & Founder, Sogeti (Société pour la Gestion des Enterprises et le Traitement de l'Information) (in English: Enterprise Management and Data Processing Company), currently known as Capgemini
Famous Sergeis
- Sergei Bondarchuk, Russian-Ukrainian film director
- Sergey Brin, American entrepreneur and co-founder of Google
- Sergei Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
- Sergei Diaghilev, founder of Ballets Russes
- Sergei Dovlatov, writer and dissident
- Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director
- Sergei Federov, Russian NHL ice-hockey player
- Sergei Grinkov, Ice skating champion
- Sergey Kirov, Soviet revolutionary leader
- Sergey Korolyov, Soviet rocket engineer
- Sergey Lazarev, Russian pop singer/opera actor
- Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian science fiction and fantasy writer.
- Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer
- Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian musician
- Sergii Radonezhsky, spiritual leader of medieval Russia
- Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet
- Serge, Protagonist of the videogame Chrono Cross
Famous Sergi
- Sergi Barjuán, footballer
- Sergi López Segú, footballer
- Sergi López (actor)
Famous Sergios
- Sergio Aguero, Argentine national soccer player
- Sergio Avila, Military Leader
- Sergio Ávila, Mexican football (soccer) player
- Sergio Hernandez, Spanish race car driver
- Sergio Aragonés, cartoonist
- Sergio Castellitto, Italian actor
- Sérgio Chapelin, Brazilian TV news presenter
- Sergio Cofferati, Italian politician former syndacalist union leader
- Sergio Dalma, singer
- Sergio García , Spanish golfer
- Sergio González Soriano, Spanish football (soccer) player
- Sergio Leone, Italian film director
- Sergio Cabello, dramaturg
- Sergio Marchionne, Italian businessman
- Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician
- Sergio Oliva, American bodybuilder
- Sergio Ortega, Chilean composer and pianist
- Sergio Pizzorno, Guitarist and lead song writer of the English band Kasabian
- Sergio Ramos, Spanish football (soccer) player currently playing for Spain and Real Madrid
- Sergio Rey, Spanish boxer
- Sergio Rodriguez, Spanish basketball player
- Sergio Rossi, Italian fashion designer
- Sergio Tacchini, Italian fashion designer
- Sergio Torres, Argentine football (soccer) player currently playing in England for Wycombe Wanderers
- Sergio Valente, designer jeans company
Famous Sergius
- Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, film director and producer, politician, Romanian Senator
- Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor
Famous Serjes
- Serj Tankian, Armenian-American musician/political activist
Famous Sergiuses
See Sergius
Nicknames
- The Finnish military nickname for ZU-23-2 air defense cannon is Sergei