Sergius (name)


Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin. It is a common Christian name, in honor of Saint Sergius, or in Russia, of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sergeant is possibly related to it.
It became popular in Christianity in honor of the fourth-century martyr and saint Sergius, especially among Roman ecclesiastics of Syrian extraction, starting in the seventh century.

Etymology

The name originates from the Roman nomen Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name.

Worldwide

Its form varies by language:
Սարգիս ;
Assyrian: Sargis; Сяргей, diminutive Сяргейка ;
Sergi;
Serge;
Σέργιος ;
Italian and Sergio;
Sergiusz;
Sérgio;
Sergiu or Serghei;
Russian and Сергей, Russian diminutive Серёжа ;
script=Cyrl/Srđan;
Сергій, diminutive Сергійко.
Sergei was the second most popular name in Russia in the 1980s.

Given names

List of people with given name Sergius