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Severn
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English
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Etymology
From en enm Severne, from en ang Sæfern, ultimately from en cel-pro *Sabrinā (compare cy Hafren), perhaps from cel-pro *samaros summer fallow. en Sabrina.
Pronunciation
en /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Severn.wav UK
en /ˈsɛv.ɚn/ US,Canada
en /ˈsev.ən/ Aus
en seven non-rhotic
en ɛvə(ɹ)n 2
Proper noun
en Q19682 en river cc/England and cc/Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel. en Rivers in Powys, Wales Places in Powys, Wales
XIX 32 There twice a day the Severn fills,The salt sea-water passes by,And hushes half the babbling Wye,And makes a silence in the hills.
en Q1239783 en long river in northern p/Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay.
en Q681048 en short river in central p/Ontario which flows into Lake Huron.
A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
en township p/Ontario c/Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.
en census-designated place co/Anne Arundel County s/Maryland c/USA.
en small town co/Northampton County s/North Carolina c/USA.
en.
en unisex.
Ronald Sullivan Severn Darden, 65, a Master of Improvisation 1995-05-27 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/27/obituaries/severn-darden-65-a-master-of-improvisation.html Severn Darden, an improvisational comedian and actor who worked in theater, film and television, died yesterday at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 65. https://web.archive.org/web/20250628110601/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/27/obituaries/severn-darden-65-a-master-of-improvisation.html 28 June 2025
en Frank Chung The Greta Thunberg we all forgot News.com.au 2019-09-26 It was 1992 and Severn Cullis-Suzuki, daughter of Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki, was addressing the plenary session of the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Derived terms
en Frampton on Severn Severn Beach Severnside Severnsider Severn Stoke Severn Tunnel Junction Stourport-on-Severn Upton-on-Severn Westbury-on-Severn
Translations
the river
Breton: br Havren f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 赛文河, cmn 塞文河
French: fr Severn f
Georgian: ka სევერნი
Irish: ga Sabhrainn f an tSabhrainn
Korean: ko 세번강
Middle English: enm Severne
Old English: ang Sæfern f
Welsh: cy Hafren f
Anagrams
en eenrsv Nevers Vernes nerves nevers
en Rivers in Australia Rivers in New Zealand Rivers in the United States
Italian
it:
Etymology
From it la Sabrina, from it cel-pro *Sabrinā.
Proper noun
m
en Severn
it Rivers