Sergei
Sergei , also Sergej , less often Sergeij , Sergey and Sergeji (Russian: Сергей ), is a Russian male given name of Etruscan-Latin origin, derived from Sergius . In French it occurs as Serge , in Italian and Spanish as Sergio , in Portuguese as Sérgio , in Catalan as Sergi , in Romanian as Sergiu , in Serbian as Srđan (ser .: Срђан ), in Ukrainian as Serhij (ukr. Сергій ) and in Belarusian as Sjarhej (Belarus. Сяргей ). In Russian, the popular diminutive form Serjoscha (Серёжа) is also common (for example the son of Anna Karenina ), but not as a separate first name. There is no known feminine form of the name.
A German form is not known. Actually of Etruscan origin, the name went into the Latin language and meant there from the family of the Sergians . In the English-speaking world, the name is also not known in an English form, but it is quite common in emigrant families (for example in the USA).
As a Russian patronymic , the name for boys is Sergejewitsch (Сергеевич), for girls Sergejewna (Сергеевна). And as a common Russian surname, Sergeyev (Сергеев) - in the male form - and Sergejewa (Сергеева) - in the female form.
Name bearer
- Sergei Michailowitsch Brin (* 1973), American computer scientist and entrepreneur of Russian origin
- Sergei Babayan (* 1961), American-Armenian pianist and piano teacher
- Sergei Artemjewitsch Balasanjan (1902–1982), Soviet composer of Armenian descent
- Sergej Barbarez (* 1971), Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player
- Sergei Bondarchuk (1920–1994), Ukrainian-born Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor
- Serhij Bubka (* 1963), Ukrainian pole vaulter
- Serhij Bubka (tennis player) (* 1987), Ukrainian tennis player
- Sergei Chatschatrjan (* 1985), Armenian violinist
- Sergejs Čudinovs (* 1962), German-Latvian ice hockey player and coach
- Sergei Igorewitsch Dmitrijew (* 1964), Russian football player and coach
- Sergei Michailowitsch Eisenstein (1898–1948), Russian director
- Sergej Evljuskin (* 1988), German soccer player
- Sergei Viktorovich Fyodorov (* 1969), Russian ice hockey player
- Sergei Michailowitsch Grigoryanz (* 1983), Russian chess player
- Sergei Michailowitsch Grinkow (1967–1995), Russian figure skater
- Sergei Leonidowitsch Kalinitschew (* 1956), Russian chess grandmaster
- Sergei Alexandrovich Karjakin (* 1990), Russian chess grandmaster
- Sergei Pavlovich Koroljow (1907–1966), Russian space pioneer
- Serhij Kultschyzkyj (1963-2014), Ukrainian general
- Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov (* 1950), incumbent Russian Foreign Minister
- Sergej Lochthofen (* 1953), German journalist
- Sergei Ivanovich Lomanow (* 1957), Russian bandy player
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Lomanow (* 1980), Russian bandy player
- Sergei Wassiljewitsch Lukjanenko (* 1968), Russian writer
- Sergei Michailowitsch Makarow (* 1958), Russian ice hockey player
- Sergei Nikitowitsch Mergeljan (1928–2008), Armenian mathematician
- Sergej Mikajeljan (* 1992), Armenian cross-country skier
- Sergej Movsesjan (* 1978), Slovak chess master
- Sergej Moya (* 1988), German actor, screenwriter and director
- Sergei Parajanov (1924–1990), Soviet film director of Armenian origin
- Sergei Arsenowitsch Petrossjan (1988–2017), Russian weightlifter with Armenian roots
- Sergei Walentinowitsch Pogorelow (1974-2019), Russian handball player
- Sergei Wassiljewitsch Prjachin (* 1963), Russian ice hockey player and coach
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew (1891–1953), Russian composer
- Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow (1873–1943), Russian pianist, composer and conductor
- Serhiy Gennadievich Shcherbakov (* 1971), Ukrainian football player
- Sergei Alexandrowitsch Schcherbatow (1874–1962), Russian aristocrat, painter, patron and art collector
- Sjarhej Sjarhejewitsch Sidorski (* 1954), Belarusian politician
- Sergei Sergejewitsch Tschudinow (* 1983), Russian skeleton driver
Patronymic "Sergejewitsch" or "Sergejewna"
- Nikita Sergejewitsch Khrushchev (1894–1971), Russian politician
- Mikhail Sergejewitsch Gorbachev (* 1931), Russian politician
- Viktor Sergejewitsch Konovalenko (1938–1996), Russian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Anna Sergejewna Kurnikowa (* 1981), Russian tennis player
- Nikita Sergejewitsch Michalkow (* 1945), Russian film director and actor
- Alexander Sergejewitsch Pushkin (1799–1837), Russian writer
variant
- Sergejus , Lithuanian
See also
- Sergey
- Sergy (Ain)
- Ivan Sergei (* 1971), American actor
- Father Sergei , story by Lev Tolstoy
literature
- Dietmar Urmes: Etymological name dictionary. The dictionary of origin. Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 3-86539-091-9 .