Severina is the Italian/Croatian feminine form of Severin — from the Latin severus (stern, serious, severe). A modern American baby name in the broader South Slavic-Italian heritage aesthetic. Severina Vučković (born 1972) — iconic Croatian pop singer; widely considered one of the most-celebrated Croatian pop stars of the 21st century; represented Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest (2006) in Athens with Moja štikla (My Stiletto) — finishing 13th; over 15 studio albums released between 1989-2024; her iconic singles Dalmatinka (1998), Hrvatica (2002), and Italiana (2003) topped Croatian and broader Balkan charts; recipient of multiple Porin Awards (Croatia's most-prestigious music award); one of the most-recognized faces in Croatian pop culture for over 30 years; over 100 million YouTube views cumulative; brand ambassador for major Croatian brands; subject of multiple Croatian biopics and documentaries. Saint Severina of Cologne — early Christian saint; venerated in medieval European Catholic tradition. Severina in Italian tradition — used widely across modern Italy; reflects the foundational Italian Catholic naming tradition referring to Saint Severin of Noricum (5th century) — the foundational apostle to the Norican region (modern Austria). Severina Cirilová — Czech historical figure. Severina Beltrán — modern figure. Princess Severina — South Slavic-Italian heritage naming. The Severina name reflects the broader 2020s American taste for distinctive South Slavic-Italian heritage feminine names.
Featured throughout Croatian heritage and Eurovision.
Severina does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Severina reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.