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Seren

66 replies

diddleysquat1982 · 18/03/2024 18:56

Evening all,

What do you think of the name Seren for a girl? I know it's Welsh meaning Star. It has a lovely meaning for a wished/longed for child.
Would you say it travels well across UK and across say Europe (Spain, Greece etc)? Any one had any issues with people mispronouncing/not knowing name?

Thank you 🙂

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user1492757084 · 19/03/2024 09:08

I prefer ..

Sabine
Serena
Sarah

Seren Dipity

OneMoreTime23 · 19/03/2024 07:26

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 22:43

@OneMoreTime23 , I suppose you dislike Rivver too.

That would be great for something like a drill
manufacturer. Not a baby.

TheOriginalEmu · 19/03/2024 04:14

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 21:50

It’s a very old welsh name.
Yeah, right.

What do you mean, yeah right? It was my great- grandmothers sister’s name. She was born in the 1860s.

LauderSyme · 19/03/2024 02:33

I think it would travel fairly well across Europe and beyond. Different nationalities might sound it slightly differently and put the emphasis on different syllables, but that wouldn't matter as it's lovely however pronounced.

LauderSyme · 19/03/2024 02:27

Seren is a beautiful name.

DrJump · 19/03/2024 02:27

It was on my short list.

peaceinourtime · 19/03/2024 02:22

Is a beautiful name

Berlinlover · 19/03/2024 00:24

I’ve never heard of it before but it’s beautiful.

TerriPie · 19/03/2024 00:22

Lovely name but sounds too like Sarin to me.

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 23:11

I think it's timeless in the same way as River is (might have been used but not by many). I'm not keen on noun names so see them as trendy and likely to date badly.

It' s getting a positive response on here.

YourWinter · 18/03/2024 23:04

Gorgeous name.

ILoveSalmonSpread · 18/03/2024 23:02

It might seem timeless but you're not alone in choosing it. There's a few.

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 23:01

@Overthebow , as a Welsh word meaning Star, Serr-ehn.
or SEHrehn

Overthebow · 18/03/2024 22:46

I’m not sure how it’s pronounced, I would assume se-ren or se-run? I’m in the south east and it’s not common here.

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 22:43

@OneMoreTime23 , I suppose you dislike Rivver too.

OneMoreTime23 · 18/03/2024 22:37

shakeitoffsis · 18/03/2024 20:30

Lovely but prefer it spelt serren

What the actual fuck is that?

that’s like saying you prefer Sarah spelled Sarrah, or Elizabeth spelled Elizzabeth. Utterly idiotic.

IIdentifyAsInnocent · 18/03/2024 21:57

This was our name choice for a girl.... We had 3 boys!! 🤣

Absolutely love it

Serenster · 18/03/2024 21:56

I’m a big fan 😀

Ogam · 18/03/2024 21:55

It’s a very popular name in Wales so I wouldn’t choose it living in Wales because of that. I do like the name if pronounced in the welsh way

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 21:50

It’s a very old welsh name.
Yeah, right.

PickledScrump · 18/03/2024 21:50

My daughter’s middle name, I know of quite a few now under 13, I think most will have heard of it. It’s easy to pronounce.

TheOriginalEmu · 18/03/2024 21:50

It’s a beautiful name when pronounced the Welsh ways. I don’t like it when people pronounce Seh-run.

TheOriginalEmu · 18/03/2024 21:48

KirstenBlest · 18/03/2024 20:30

I wouldn't say it was timeless. It fits in with the trend for names like Luna, Nova, Skye, Summer, Erin etc.

Serren is just wrong, sorry.

Edited

It’s a very old welsh name.

theduchessofspork · 18/03/2024 21:02

I like it

Also like Stella

They’re both getting more popular

shakeitoffsis · 18/03/2024 20:30

Lovely but prefer it spelt serren

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