Seren is a
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, of or about Wales
* Welsh language, spoken in Wales
* Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales
Places
* Welsh, Arkansas, U.S.
* Welsh, Louisiana, U.S.
* Welsh, Ohio, U.S.
* Welsh Basin, during t ...
female and male name meaning "
star
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". It has become a common female name and was the third most common name for baby girls born in
Wales
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in 2009; in 2010 Seren was the 5th most common name in Wales, and the 288th most common name for newborn girls in England.
Seren is also a popular
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
* Something related to Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire
* The w ...
name, where it is a surname (including with a
cedilla
A cedilla ( ; from Spanish language, Spanish ', "small ''ceda''", i.e. small "z"), or cedille (from French , ), is a hook or tail () added under certain letters (as a diacritic, diacritical mark) to indicate that their pronunciation is modif ...
under the 'S'), and a feminine given name.
Given name
Turkish
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Seren Serengil
Seren Serengil (born 6 April 1971) is a Turkish TV presenter, singer and actress. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and TV series. Her father Öztürk Serengil was an actor, theatre performer and showman.
Personal life
S ...
(b. 1971), Turkish actress and singer
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Seren Şirince (b. 1991), Turkish actress
Welsh
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Seren Bundy-Davies (b. 1994), British athlete
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Seren Gibson
Seren Gibson (born 16 January 1988 in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales) is a British former glamour model. She has appeared topless and nude in photo spreads for several men's magazines and on Page 3 of the UK newspaper '' Daily Star''. She featured ...
(b. 1988), British model
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Seren Waters (b. 1990), British-Kenyan cricketer
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Seren Jenkins (b.1992), British chef
Surname
Turkish
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Turgay Şeren
Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches at the 195 ...
(1932-2016), Turkish footballer
See also
Ceren, a
cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.
Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...
name in both Turkish and Welsh
References
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Feminine given names
Welsh feminine given names
Turkish feminine given names