Etymograph

English

Seraphin

Seraphin comes from Latin Seraphīnus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESeraphīnus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1933Seraphin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESeraphīnus
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1933Seraphin

Earliest quotation: 1933, Flowers Strewn at Sea Over Grave of Akron […]: “The Rev. Seraphin Geegan, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas…”

Another origin of Seraphin

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentSéraphin
  2. EnglishtodaySeraphin

All ultimately from given names from Latin Seraphīnus.

Today it means

name A male given name from Latin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Seraphīnus / Seraphin