Sergius (name)

This article is about the first name. For the article on the twill fabric, see serge.

Serge is a male first name, particularly common in France. The less common female version is Sergine. The name originates from the Roman nomen (family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient etruscan name. Its meaning is unknown, although some sources state that it means "keeper" or "guardian".

In other languages:

• Armenian: Serj
• Belarusian: Siarhei, Siarhiej (Сяргей) or Sierž (Серж)
• Catalan: Sergi
• Greek: Sergios
• Italian and Spanish: Sergio
• Polish: Sergiusz
• Portuguese: Sérgio
• Russian: Sergei or Sergey (Сергей)
• Ukrainian: Sergiy, Serhiy or Serhii (Сергiй)

Famous Serges

• Serge Blanco, international rugby player
• Serge Dassault, French entrepreneur and politician
• Serge Gainsbourg (real name: "Lucien Ginzburg"), French singer-songwriter, painter, actor and director
• Serge July, French journalist
• Serge Klarsfeld, historian and lawyer, known for his anti-Nazi and pro-Israel activities
• Serge Koussevitzky, Russian conductor
• Serge Lang, Franco-American mathematician
• Serge Lama, French singer
• Serge Marcil, Canadian educator, administrator and politician
• Serge Moscovici, social psychologist
• Serge Reggiani, French singer, painter and actor
• Serge Schmemann, the editorial page editor of The International Herald Tribune
• Serge A. Storms, fictional character from the novels of Tim Dorsey
• Serge Patrice Thibodeau, Canadian poet
• Serge, silent protagonist of the video game Chrono Cross

Famous Sergeis

• Sergey Brin, American entrepreneur and co-founder of Google
• Sergei Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
• Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet film director
• Sergey Korolyov, Soviet rocket engineer
• Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer
• Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian musician
• Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet
• Sergei Volodcenco, professional russian infografist

Famous Sergios

• Sergio Aragonés, cartoonist
• Sergio Ceron, Contemporary Cyberconceptual Artist
• Sergio Garcia , professional golfer
• Sergio Leone, Italian film director
• Sergio Tacchini, Italian fashion designer
• Sergio Torres, Argentine footballer currently playing in England for Wycombe Wanderers
• Sergio Valente, designer jeans company
• Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer currently playing for Spain and Real Madrid.

Famous Serjes

• Serj Tankian, Armenian-American musician/political activist

Famous Sergiuses

See Sergius