Given name & surname
Severino
“one who is strict; stern”
Severino is a variant of Severin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strict; stern.”
Original LatinSeverinus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Severino is a variant of Severin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is strict; stern.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Severino developed from Severus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Severino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 307
- 307 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,100 as a first name in 2020; 4,195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Severino’s family of names
Severino has an affectionate form in Seve. Severino has a feminine form in Severina. Severino has a related form in Severin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Severino has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Severino comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Severino
- Severino ReijaSpanish footballerborn 1938
- Severino PolettoArchbishop Emeritus of Turin (1933–2022)
- Severino MinelliSwiss footballer (1909-1994)
- Severino RigoniOlympic cyclist1914–1992
- Severino AndreoliOlympic cyclistborn 1941
- Severino VarelaUruguayan footballer (1913-1995)
- Severino GazzelloniItalian musician (1919–1992)
- SivucaBrazilian musician (1930–2006)
- Severino Di GiovanniItalian anarchist, executed in Argentina1901–1931
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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