"Severn" meaning in English

See Severn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/ [UK], /ˈsev.ən/ [Australia], /ˈsɛv.ɚn/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Severn.wav [UK]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)n 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Severne}} Middle English Severne, {{inh|en|ang|Sæfern}} Old English Sæfern, {{der|en|cel-pro|*Sabrinā}} Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā, {{cog|cy|Hafren}} Welsh Hafren, {{doublet|en|Sabrina}} Doublet of Sabrina Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Severn
  1. A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel. Wikidata QID: Q19682 Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Powys, Wales, Places in Wales, Rivers in England, Rivers in Powys, Wales, Rivers in Wales
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-en:Q19682 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 1 1 9 3 42 9 2
  2. A long river in northern Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay. Wikidata QID: Q1239783 Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-en:Q1239783
  3. A short river in central Ontario which flows into Lake Huron. Wikidata QID: Q681048 Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-en:Q681048
  4. A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Categories (place): Rivers in Australia, Rivers in New Zealand, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-eGba6xnh Disambiguation of Rivers in Australia: 8 4 3 52 3 17 10 3 Disambiguation of Rivers in New Zealand: 5 3 2 66 2 10 9 2 Disambiguation of Rivers in the United States: 1 1 0 32 0 32 32 0
  5. A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Townships in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-XjmY4m~p
  6. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Maryland, USA, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-RI~ww9AI Disambiguation of Rivers in the United States: 1 1 0 32 0 32 32 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 1 1 14 4 49 13 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 1 1 9 3 42 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 3 2 14 3 41 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 1 13 3 47 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 17 5 2 16 3 34 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 1 1 16 3 40 16 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 4 2 19 3 33 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 5 3 16 3 31 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 5 2 16 3 34 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 4 2 17 3 33 19 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 16 4 2 17 4 35 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 14 7 3 18 4 28 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 21 5 3 15 3 30 18 6
  7. A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. Categories (place): Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in North Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-ei865lTn Disambiguation of Rivers in the United States: 1 1 0 32 0 32 32 0
  8. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Severn-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Frampton on Severn, Severn Beach, Severnside, Severnsider, Severn Stoke, Severn Tunnel Junction, Stourport-on-Severn, Upton-on-Severn, Westbury-on-Severn Translations (the river): Havren [feminine] (Breton), 赛文河 (Chinese Mandarin), 塞文河 (Chinese Mandarin), Severn [feminine] (French), სევერნი (severni) (Georgian), an tSabhrainn [feminine] (Irish), 세번강 (sebeon'gang) (Korean), Severne (Middle English), Sæfern [feminine] (Old English), Hafren [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'the river': 30 29 29 13 0 0 0 0
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      "word": "Severn Beach"
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      "word": "Severn Tunnel Junction"
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          "text": "There twice a day the Severn fills,\n⁠The salt sea-water passes by,\n⁠And hushes half the babbling Wye,\nAnd makes a silence in the hills.",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsev.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛv.ɚn/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seven (non-rhotic)"
    },
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    }
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Havren"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "赛文河"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "塞文河"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "the river",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Severn"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "severni",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "სევერნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an tSabhrainn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "sebeon'gang",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "세번강"
    },
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "sense": "the river",
      "word": "Severne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sæfern"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "the river",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Hafren"
    }
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}

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