Zephyrinus
Zephyrinus is a Latin masculine name (derived from the Greek Ζεφυρος, the name of the west wind). The name has related forms in modern languages:
- Zéphyrin or Zéphirin (French); feminine: Zéphyrine
- Zephyrin or Zephirin (German); feminine Zephryine
- Zeferino (Italian); feminine: Zeferina
- Ceferino, Zeferino or Seferino (Spanish); feminine: Ceferina, Zeferina or Seferina
The name can refer to the following:
People
[edit]Men
[edit]- Pope Zephyrinus (died 217), pope and saint
- Zepherinus Joseph (born 1975), Saint Lucia athlete
- Zéphyrin or Zepherin Ferrez (1797–1851), French-Brazilian sculptor and engraver
- Zéphirin Diabré (born 1959), Burkina Faso politician
- Zéphirin Gerbe (1810–1890), French naturalist
- Zephyrin Engelhardt (1851–1934), German Franciscan and historian
- Zéphyrin Camélinat(1840–1932), French communist and political activist
- Zéphyrin Toé (1928–2013), Burkina Faso bishop
- Louis-Zéphirin Joncas (1846–1903), Canadian journalist and politician
- Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1824–1901), German bishop
Women
[edit]- Marie Zéphyrine of France (1750–1755), French princess
- Princess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-Kyrburg (1760–1841), German princess
See also
[edit]- Ceferino, a given name
- Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin', a rose
- Zeferino, a given name
- Zephyrina Jupon, a type of skirt
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