The baby name Serenus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': 'sə-REE-nəs', 'english_ipa': '/səˈriːnəs/', 'classical_latin': 'se-REH-nus', 'classical_latin_ipa': '/seˈreː.nus/'}.
Serenus is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Serenus is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': 'sə-REE-nəs', 'english_ipa': '/səˈriːnəs/', 'classical_latin': 'se-REH-nus', 'classical_latin_ipa': '/seˈreː.nus/'}.
Serenus is Latin in Origin.
Serenus is a masculine given name from the Latin adjective serenus, meaning “clear, calm, unclouded,” the source of English “serene.” In the Roman Empire it appeared as a cognomen and was borne by figures such as the 3rd‑century scholar Quintus Serenus Sammonicus; in Late Antiquity and the early medieval church it survives with saints like Serenus the Gardener of Sirmium and the mathematician Serenus of Antinoë. The name conveyed clarity of sky and mind, a desirable moral quality in Christian usage.
Variants and cognates include the feminine Serena and the Romance forms Sereno (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese). Latinized spellings persisted in ecclesiastical records across Europe, occasionally reappearing with Renaissance classicism, but the name remains uncommon today. French sometimes records Sérénus; Scandinavian and German sources use the unchanged Latin form. Not to be confused with Welsh Seren (“star”), which is etymologically unrelated.
Serenus is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
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