Message: "Soren and Søren"

Soren and Søren

by Anon. (guest)

8/13/2004, 8:24 AM

On some websites it is asserted that Soren derives from Thor.
The origin of Søren is (Latin) Severinus.
Are Soren and Søren really two names with different origins?
Thx.

#Soren

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- Martina (guest) +1

8/16/2004, 8:30 PM

SOREN
Gender: Male
Meaning: God of War
Origin: Scandinavian
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SØREN
Gender: Male
MEANING: -
Origin: Scandinavian
(Scandinavian form of SEVERINO)
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SEVERINO
Gender: Male
Meaning: Severe
Origin: Latin
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Does this help?
:) Martina

- Anon. (guest)

8/19/2004, 3:17 PM

Sorry but it does not help. I need a more reliable source, like a Scandinavian site perhaps, or a good dictionary.

- Elinor (guest)

8/14/2004, 2:43 AM

In my experience, BtN is the best of the websites on the subject of etymology (although through recommendations, I've found some other excellent ones, mostly specialized ones, e.g. on medieval names). It has its inaccuracies like anything else, of course - I don't claim that it is flawless. If I am particularly concerned with an accurate etymology, my first stop would be the Oxford Names Companion, which is probably the best thing out there. It, like BtN, derives Soren from Severinus. Actually it only lists Sören:

Sören: Scandinavian (Danish) form of Severinus.

- caleigh (guest) +1

8/13/2004, 3:31 PM

I was under the impression that Soren was Irish/Gaelic and meant something along the line of goddess of war or female warrior or ome such.

- Miranda (Randee15)

8/14/2004, 1:32 PM

That, I can assure you, is false.

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

8/13/2004, 2:21 PM

Not that I know.

You should stay away from sites/books about names that have the word "baby" in their title. They unfortunately often pander to parents and "sweeten" the name meanings, or just give out-and-out wrong meanings (such as Brendan meaning "stinking hair"). Especially stay away from Babynames.com, which is totally inaccurate and also very incomplete.

One exception is Oxygen's Babynamer, which is pretty accurate, I've found.

Miranda

- Anon. (guest)

8/15/2004, 2:07 AM

I asked because of a question (and answer) on the surname board.
http://surnames.behindthename.com/messages/2188.html
Thanks for clearing that up :D

- Courtney (guest) +4

8/13/2004, 9:56 AM

I am going to guess that they are the same name with two different origins, something like Nicholas, Nicolas, Nikolas, or Nikolai. Same name different origin.

- Daniel Bonne' (guest)

9/6/2004, 8:31 PM

My middle name is Soren.

- Anthony (guest) +2

8/13/2004, 10:49 PM

Actually those are the same name...

Just different spelling according to the languages they have been transfered

- Gifted spear of honest freedom (guest) +1

8/20/2004, 12:56 PM

Althought I know it to be a more common custom (is this the right word? I'm not first-language English speaker... In Spanish it would be the proper word... well I will just go on) among the ancient grecolatin worshippers... It might be that "soren" in the sense of "Thor" was just an epiphet of Thor meaning what it's latin counterpart "severus" (severe) meant, maybe a "scandinavization" of the word the latins used to identify their Thor... Likewise Belzebub is a cognate or a paronym and an epithet of a wind god of the more advanced cultures ancient monotheists found, meaning "lord of flies" it was used to name a similiarly-named (phonetical similiarity)god, whose name (being him a god) probably had another more lofty meaning... Do my point gets across?

- Anon. (guest)

8/28/2004, 12:31 PM

So you think Soren and Søren have existed side by side in Scandinavia since 'ancient' times?

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