"Seraphina" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Late Latin Seraphina, name of obscure early martyrs, from biblical seraphim. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Seraphina}} Latin Seraphina, {{m|la|seraphim}} seraphim Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Seraphina
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Seraphin, Seraphine, Seraphia Translations (female given name): Serafiina (Finnish), Séraphine [feminine] (French), Seraphina (German), Serafina [feminine] (Italian), Серафи́ма (Serafíma) [feminine] (Russian), Serafina [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Seraphina-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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