The story behind Serguei
Borrowed from Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σέργιος (Sérgios), borrowed from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /seʁˈɡej/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [seɦˈɡeɪ̯]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /seɾˈɡej/
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: [seɾˈɡeɪ̯]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [seʁˈɡeɪ̯]
- Portuguese; Caipira: /seɻˈɡej/
- Portuguese; Caipira: [seɻˈɡeɪ̯]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /sɛɾˈɡɐj/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [sɛɾˈɣɐj]
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /sɛɾˈɡej/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: [sɛɾˈɣej]
- Portuguese; Central; Portugal: /sɛɾˈɡej/
- Portuguese; Central; Portugal: [sɛɾˈɣej]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /sɛɾˈɡe/
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Names Similar to Serguei
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Borrowed from Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dmitri
Borrowed from Russian Дми́трий (Dmítrij), from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ninni
From Russian [Term?].
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sabri
Borrowed from Arabic صَبْرِيّ (ṣabriyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sākṣī
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Salli
Borrowed from English Sally in the 19th century.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Serguei
Aelita
From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ania
a female given name from Russian Аня (Anja), equivalent to English Anya
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anuṣkā
Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Serguei
Aelita
From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anniina
From Russian Аннина (Annina) or Italian Annina, popularized in Finland by the song Annina (1901) by Oskar Merikanto.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anuṣkā
Maybe ultimately from Russian Аннушка (Annuška) or Classical Persian اَنُوشَه (anūša), later reanalyzed as a Sanskrit-origin name with retroflex -ष्- (-ṣ-). See Anoushka for more.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length