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Soren
SorenSay it SOR-en
- Meaning today
- Stern, severe
- Original meaning
- "Danish form of Severinus, from Latin severus, "serious, stern"" Store norske leksikon, s.v. Søren
- Say it
- SOR-en
- Other spellings
- Søren
Soren
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Soren meaning
Soren is an international boy's name of Danish origin (from Latin).
Danish form of Severinus, from Latin severus, "serious, stern"
Also used to mean: severe
Soren is the English spelling of the Danish name Søren. The Norwegian encyclopedia Store norske leksikon traces it to the Latin name Severinus, formed from severus, which Lewis & Short define as serious, grave, strict, austere and stern, used of a person's manner as well as of things. Name lists give "stern" or "severe", which matches the source; a few link the name to Thor, the Norse thunder god, which we could not confirm. Its most famous bearer is the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, often called the father of existentialism. In English it is usually said SOR-en.
Source: Store norske leksikon, s.v. Søren · entry Søren · See the entry · checked 27 Oct 2026
References: Store norske leksikon, Søren · Lewis & Short, severus (Perseus) · Britannica, Søren Kierkegaard
Famous namesakes
- Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher
Popularity abroad
- #464 United States, boys 2025 (up 107 from 571 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #822 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Soren · Søren