Severn

English

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsev.ən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛv.ɚn/
• Homophone: seven (non-rhotic accents)

Proper noun

Severn

1. A river of England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
2. A long river in northern Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay.
3. A short river in central Ontario which flows into Lake Huron.
4. A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
5. A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.
6. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
7. A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.
8. A surname

Derived terms

Terms derived from Severn

• Severn Beach
• Severnside
• Severnsider
• Stourport-on-Severn
• Upton-on-Severn

Translations

the river

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赛文河

• French: Severn (fr) f
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• Irish: an tSabhrainn f
• Old English: Sæfern f
• Welsh: Hafren f

Anagrams

• nerves

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Sabrina, from Proto-Brythonic *Sabrinā.

Proper noun

Severn m

1. Severn