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serena¹

Where it comes from

From Italian serena, feminine of sereno. Compare Spanish serena (“dew”).

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of serene (“fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset”, noun). Fie, fie, was euer poore fellow so farre benighted in an old wiues tale of diuells and vrchins. Out vpon it, I am wearie of it, for it hath caused such a thicke fulsome Serena to descend on my braine, that now my penne makes blots as broad as a furd stomacher, and my muse inspyres me to put out my c

Serena²

Where it comes from

From the name of an early Christian saint, Latin serena (“serene”).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin. Of which whilest they discoursed both together, / The faire Serena (so his lady hight)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: quiet, serene, calmly, calm, peaceful, smooth, objectively, objective, williams, selina, renata, seraphina, silvia, sabina, paulena, selena

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"serena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/serena. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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serena. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/serena

Chicago

"serena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serena.

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@misc{serena_2026,
  title = {serena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}