Serge (first name)

Serge (first name)
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Serge (pronounced /ˈsɝdʒ/ in English) is a male first name, particularly common in France, as Sérgio in Portugal, and as Sergio in Italy, Spain¹ and Latin America. 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 is related to Latin serviens (servant, vassal, soldier), sharing an etymology with the word "sergeant."²³. Other sources state that the name has its origins in the word Seraphim.^{citation needed}

Sergei, pronounced syer-GYAY, is a male first name, particularly common in Russia, but also used in Bulgaria. Its meaning is "respectable". There is no corresponding female version of this name. The familiar form of this name is Siryozha (English phonetic spelling), which would be used only by close friends and family.

In other languages:

Arabic: Sarkis or Sarjoun (Arab Christian name)
Armenian: Serzh (Սերժ), Sarkis (Սարգիս)
Belarusian: Siarhei, Siarhiej (Сяргей) or Sierž (Серж)
Catalan: Sergi
Dutch: Serge
French: Serge
Galician: Serxio
Georgian: Sergo
Greek: Sergios (Σέργιος)
Hungarian: Szergiusz
Italian: Sergio
Macedonian: Sergej (Сергеј)
Polish: Sergiusz
Portuguese: Sérgio
Romanian: Sergiu
Russian and Bulgarian: Sergei or Sergey (Сергей)
Serbian: Sergije, Srđan, Srđa
Spanish: Sergio
Ukrainian: Sergiy, Serhiy, Serhii or Sergii (Сергiй)
Valencian: Sergi/Sergio
Maltese: 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, composer, and double bassist.
Serge Lang, Franco-American mathematician
Serge Lama, French singer
Serge Lutens, French photographer, filmmaker, hair stylist, perfume art-director and fashion designer
Serge Marcil, Canadian educator, administrator and politician
Serge Moscovici, social psychologist
Serge Reggiani, French singer, painter and actor
Serge (Serzh) Sarkisian, President of the Republic of Armenia (2008- )
Serge Schmemann, the editorial page editor of The International Herald Tribune
Serge A. Storms, fictional character from the novels of Tim Dorsey
Serge, 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
Serge Zwikker, basketball player from the Netherlands

Famous Sergeis

Sergei Bondarchuk, Russian-Ukrainian film director
Sergey Brin, American entrepreneur and co-founder of Google
Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
Sergei Diaghilev, founder of Ballets Russes
Sergei Dovlatov, writer and dissident
Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director
Sergei Fedorov, Russian NHL ice-hockey player
Sergei Grinkov, Ice skating champion
Sergey Kirov, Soviet revolutionary leader
Sergei Körleinen Finnish musician
Sergey Korolyov, Soviet rocket engineer
Sergey Lyakhov, Russian discus thrower and shot putter
Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian science fiction and fantasy writer.
Sergei Makarov, NHL and Soviet National ice-hockey player
Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian musician and composer
Sergii Radonezhsky, spiritual leader of medieval Russia
Sergey Rusin, Soviet freestyle swimmer
Serguei Tetioukine, Russian volleyball player
Sergei Tretyakov (intelligence officer), Russian SVR defector
Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet

Famous Sergis

Famous Sergios

Sergio D. Acosta, Award winning Chicano filmmaker
Sergio Aguero, Argentine national soccer player
Sergio Amidei, Italian screenwriter
Sergio Aragonés, cartoonist
Sérgio Araújo, Brazilian (soccer) player
Sergio Ávila, Mexican football (soccer) player
Sergio Berlato, Italian politician
Sergio Bertoni, Italian football (soccer) player
Sergio Bonelli, Italian comic book author and publisher
Sergio Castellitto, Italian actor
Sergio Chiamparino, mayor of Turin
Sergio Cofferati, Italian politician former CGIL (trade union) leader
Sergio Corbucci, Italian film director
Sergio Dalma, singer
Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer-songwriter
Sergio Fiorentino, Italian pianist
Sergio Floccari, Italian football (soccer) player
Sergio Franchi, Italian tenor
Sergio García, Spanish golfer
Sergio González Soriano, Spanish football (soccer) player
Sergio Hellings, Dutch football (soccer) player
Sergio Hernandez, Spanish race car driver
Sergio Leone, Italian film director
Sergio Marchionne, Italian businessman
Sergio Mariotti, Italian chess player
Sergio Martino, Italian film director
Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian musician
Sergio Oliva, American bodybuilder
Sergio Ortega, Chilean composer and pianist
Sergio Pellissier, Italian football (soccer) player
Sergio Pininfarina, Italian automobile designer
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 Rubini, Italian actor and film director
Sergio Savarese, Italian furniture designer
Sergio Sollima, Italian film director
Sergio Tacchini, Italian fashion designer
Sergio Tofano, Italian actor
Sergio Torres, Argentine football (soccer) player currently playing in England for Wycombe Wanderers
Sergio Valente, designer jeans company
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian UN diplomat