Severn
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Severn
- /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/ UK
- /ˈsɛv.ɚn/ Canada, US
- /ˈsev.ən/ Australia
Sounds like seven (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
From Middle English Severne, from Old English Sæfern, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren), perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow”). Doublet of Sabrina.
proper noun
- A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel. There twice a day the Severn fills, The salt sea-water passes by, And hushes half the babbling Wye, And makes a silence in the hills.
- A long river in northern Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay.
- A short river in central Ontario which flows into Lake Huron.
- A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
- A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.
- A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
- A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.
- A surname.
- A unisex given name. Severn Darden, an improvisational comedian and actor who worked in theater, film and television, died yesterday at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 65.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: oldbury, frampton, westbury, trent, estuary, bristol channel, severnside, banwell, brue, parrett, severnsider, south wales, bristol, somerset, frome, avon
Translations
Talk about this word "Severn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/severn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Severn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/severn "Severn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/severn.Cite this
@misc{severn_2026,
title = {Severn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/severn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
