Severus Snape around the world |
Updated January 9th, 2006 (in green)
Some entries may have changed according
to new information I got
I've studied a bit in Linguistics
and I must say I also enjoy cultural differences. They can
teach us so much about ourselves, our way of living and thinking.
That's why I decided to begin this list! I already know a
couple of translation of Snape's name. But really, I can't know
or find them all alone! Therefore, if you speak a language which is not listed here, please inform me of your language's translation of Severus Snape and what it means. Even if it's the same, I want to know how you pronounce it! Include: Name, language (dialect), country, meaning (if translated) and etymology if you know! Warning: I will not list all countries for each language! That would take too long! So I just put the languages' mother countries. For example, English - England. I won't put USA, Canada or Australia! So bear that in mind and please don't feel hurt if your country is not listed next to its official language! If it's a dialect different from the original country however, I'll post it. |
One very good reference
Harry
Potter International
United Kingdom |
The canon Severus Snape Non-canon: other meaning, names and places called Severus or Snape Another meaning though not related
to the story from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1996, 1998) Other interesting facts which give Snape's name a certain realism! Snape
is a real family name dating from the 1790's.
Snape is a village in North Yorkshire Snape Green is the name of a village in Lancashire Fair Snape - The name of a fell at the western edge of the Forest of Bowland Snape castle in the city of Snape, North Yorkshire
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Septimius Severus - More information on the Roman Emperor (may have some relationship with Severus's name) Thanks to SM! |
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Saint Severus - There are a couple of Saints named Severus. Here's an example of St.Severus the Gaul and of St. Severus of Avranches |
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Severus Snape Around the World Translations |
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Europe Note: I separated Europe in different geographical regions upon the Merriam-Webster's classification. Usually from left to right on a map. |
West
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Sefran Sneip Welsh - Wales "fran" in sefran means "crow" and the surname is only a phonetic translation. Pronounce sevraan snape |
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Severo Snape Portuguese - Portugal Severo: severe, rigorous |
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Severus Snape |
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Severus Rogue |
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Severus Sneep |
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Swiss - Switzerland |
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South Europe |
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Severus Piton
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Robaus Raws |
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Severus Raws Croatian - Croatia (in Slovenian) Raws: to scuffle, to tussle or near the word "strike" |
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Bosnian - Bosnia |
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Severus
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Yugoslavian - Yugoslavia |
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Séverous Snéip Greek - Greece |
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Северус Снейп |
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North Europe |
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Severus
Snape Icelandic - Island |
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Severus Slur |
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Severus Kalkaros |
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Severus Snape Estonian - Estonia |
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Severas Sneipas |
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Central Europe |
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Austrian - Austria |
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Severus
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Sewer or Seweryn Snape |
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Severus
Snape Slovak - Slovakia |
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Perselus Piton |
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East Europe |
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Северус Снэйп or
Ñåâåðóñ Ñíåãã (Sewerus Snejp - 1st variant) or Ñåâåðóñ Ñíýéï (Sewerus Snegg - 2nd variant) All depends on the alphabetic system used Russian - Russia Pronunciation: The pronunciation of the 1st variant is the same as in English (Severus Snejp), and the pronunciation of the official variant is Se-ve-rus Snegg. In both, the first name means "north", and the last name means "snow". Meaning: In Russia, we could say that Severus Snape is not somebody who is strict and snappish, but somebody who is very cold, frosty. |
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Belarus |
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Ñåâåðóñ Ñíåéïn
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Severus Plesneala |
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Africa |
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Asia
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Asia Minor and West Asia |
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Severus
Snape Turkish - Turkey |
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East Asia Note: usually, in Asia, the u sounds more like oo (boot) |
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India |
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Mandarin - China a)Xi1-fu2-le4-si1 Si1-nei4-pu3 (for pronunciation see: CJVlang Site) b)Si1-nei4-pu3 jiao4-shou4 Symbols are just for sound, not for meaning. However, each character represents a word: noun, adjective, verb, etc. |
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Sai4-fo2-le4-si1 Shi2-nei4-bu3 (for pronunciation see: CJVlang Site) Taiwan dialect - Taiwan Symbols are just for sound, not for meaning. However, each character represents a word: noun, adjective, verb, etc. |
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Pronunciation: Sé-bu-ru-su Su-né-i-pu Japanese - Japan Meaning: phonetic. It also exists in Japanese-Roman alphabet |
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South Korea Pronunciation: Se-be-lu-seu Seu-ne-i-peu North Korea Pronunciation: Se-be-lu-su Su-ne-i-pu Meaning: phonetic. It also exists in Korean-Roman alphabet |
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Severus Snape Indonesian - Indonesia |
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Oceania |
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North and Central Americas |
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South America |
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