English Explanatory Dictionary

Severn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/ /ˈsev.ən/ /ˈsɛv.ɚn/

Word forms

Severn

Etymology

From Middle English Severne, from Old English Sæfern, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren), perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow”). Doublet of Sabrina.

Derived words

Frampton on Severn Severn Beach Severnside Severnsider Severn Stoke Severn Tunnel Junction Stourport-on-Severn Upton-on-Severn Westbury-on-Severn

Translations

Breton: Havren Chinese Mandarin: 赛文河 Chinese Mandarin: 塞文河 French: Severn Georgian: სევერნი Irish: an tSabhrainn Korean: 세번강 Old English: Sæfern Welsh: Hafren
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