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seraphin

seraphin is the alternative form of xeraphim.

Meaning of xeraphim

Noun

xeraphim (plural xeraphims)

  1. (historical) An old monetary unit of Portuguese India from the 16th to 19th centuries, equal to 300 reis.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Seraphin

Seraphin

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • The Rev. Seraphin Geegan, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church of Beach Haven, in addressing his audience, spoke of the nation as honoring her heroic dead, but appealed that sympathy be not forgotten for the widows and children of the men who died when the Akron went down at sea.1933 May 31, “Flowers Strewn at Sea Over Grave of Akron […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • The fatally wounded officer, Seraphin Calabrese, 34 years old, was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:05 P.M.1980 February 25, Robert D[ennis] McFadden, “Transit Officer Slain With His Own Pistol at Columbus Circle […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Seraphin

Seraphin

  1. A surname.
    • Mrs. Jacob Seraphin, Anna Sobin’s stepmother, who lives at 168 Belmont Avenue, Newark, said last night that she had not received a letter from her stepdaughter, but that she had received a postal card from Anna from Windham several weeks ago, a few days, in fact, after the girl had accompanied the...1923 August 31, “Hold Aunt and Maid in Boy Murder Case […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Kevin Seraphin, a 6-9 forward from Cholet Basket in France, was taken at No. 17, by the Chicago Bulls, but he was traded to Washington with Kirk Hinrich for Chicago’s second-round pick, clearing salary-cap space for the Bulls.2010 June 24, Dave Caldwell, “Wizards Take Wall With No. 1 Pick and Begin Task of Rebuilding Team”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of seraphin

pluralseraphins

Origin of seraphin

From Latin Seraphīnus.

* From French Séraphin. * From German Seraphin. * An Americanized form of Czech, German, Italian, Polish, and Slovak Serafin. All ultimately from given names from Latin Seraphīnus.

Questions about seraphin

What does seraphin mean?
Seraphin means a male given name from Latin.
What is seraphin the alternative form of?
Seraphin is the alternative form of xeraphim.
What part of speech is seraphin?
Seraphin is a proper noun.

Words near seraphin in the dictionary

  1. seraphically
  2. seraphick
  3. seraphicness
  4. seraphim
  5. seraphims
  6. seraphin
  7. Seraphina
  8. seraphine
  9. seraphines
  10. seraphins
  11. seraphlike

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