What does the name Serena mean?

Question

What does the name Serena mean?

Answer 1

Serene, Calm (:

Answer 2

mermaid. (in Italian) My friend's name is Serena.

Answer 3

It means peaceful, tranquil.

http://wiki.name.com/en/Serena

OR

If you spell it like my name, which sounds the same, but is actually a different name, it means "princess"

Sarena

Sarina

http://wiki.name.com/en/Sarena

Answer 4

The most accurate websites when it comes to baby name meanings and origins are 'Baby Namer' and 'Behind the Name'. From what I can gather, the name Serena is of late Latin origin and stems from the Latin phrase 'serenus', which means 'calm, serene'.

To find out more information about this name check out the links below:

http://www.behindthename.com/name/serena

http://www.babynamer.com/Serena

Answer 5

on blurtit.com it defines Serena as:

From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name belonged to an obscure early saint. It was also used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).

that is the same definition used on behindthename.com

Hope I helped!

Answer 6

Serena is a lovely name!!!

It is of latin origin and means composed and peaceful.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Serena generally means calm.  I never saw the mermaid definition before.

Regarding a similar name, I love the meaning of Selena, it means "like the moon; shapely" Selene means "goddess of the moon"

Answer 8

serene one.

But it depends on what web site you go to.

Baby names world has it as "composed, peaceful"