Serena

See also: serena, serená, and Serēna

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Serena

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 23:
      Of which whilest they discoursed both together, / The faire Serena (so his lady hight)
    • 2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post‎[1], archived from the original on 6 October 2020:
      The latest in a long line of dirty dating tactics to emerge is “wokefishing,” a term coined by writer Serena Smith. “People masquerade as holding progressive political views to ensnare potential partners,” Smith told Vice. Wokefishermen can be thought of like catfishers — those who use fake online personas to defraud victims — but only for sex instead of money.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Serena.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈɾina/ [sɛˈɾiː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Se‧re‧na

Proper noun

Serena (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈ)

  1. a female given name from English
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