Søren (given name)

Søren (Danish: [ˈsɶːɐ̯n̩]; Norwegian: [ˈsøːɳ̍]) or Sören (Swedish: [ˈsœːrɛn]; German: [ˈzøːʁən]) is a Scandinavian given name of Scandinavian, sometimes Anglicised as Soren. The name is derived from that of the 4th-century Christian saint Severin of Cologne, ultimately derived from the Latin severus ("severe, strict, serious").