Severus

Latin
"stern"

Severus Origin and Meaning

The name Severus is a boy's name meaning "stern".

Though it has literary credentials--making an appearance in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and as the mean-spirited teacher Severus Snape in the Harry Potter books, most modern parents would find it too--well--severe.

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Famous People Named Severus

  • Saint Severus
    bishop of Naples
  • Saint Severus
    bishop of Barcelona
  • (Marcus Aurelius) Severus Alexander
    Roman Emperor
  • Saint Severus the Great of Antioch
    Greek monk and theologian
  • Saint Severus of Avranches
    French bishop
  • Severus Sebokht
    Syrian scholar and bishop
  • Severus ibn al
    Muqaffa, Coptic Orthodox Bishop, author and historian
  • (Lucius) Septimus Severus
    Roman Emperor

Severus in Pop Culture

  • Severus Snape
    character in the Harry Potter series
  • Albus Severus Potter
    Harry's son in the Harry Potter series
  • Severus
    a character in the Radical Face song 'Severus and Stone'