At a Glance
- Meaning
- Goddess of the River Seine; the name is essentially the ancient river-name itself, of disputed deeper root
- Origin
- Gaulish (Celtic, possibly pre-Celtic)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- seh-KWAH-nuh
Sequana is a Gaulish (Celtic, possibly pre-Celtic) girl's name meaning “goddess of the River Seine; the name is essentially the ancient river-name itself, of disputed deeper root”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Sequana
Meaning: Goddess of the River Seine; the name is essentially the ancient river-name itself, of disputed deeper root.
Origin: Gaulish (Celtic, possibly pre-Celtic).
A common claim: Sequana means 'the flowing one' Actually: This is one guess among several unproven etymologies — scholars aren't confident the name even has a clear Celtic root.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Sequana
seh-KWAH-nuhIPA /sɛˈkwɑːnə/
Popularity of Sequana
Sequana doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Sequana
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