Baby name

FADING BOY · HEBREW-ITALIAN
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Serafino

/seh · rah · FEE · noh/


“Fiery angels”

Italian masculine form of Seraphim, from Hebrew seraphim (fiery angels); the -ino suffix is the Italian diminutive marker, softening the celestial source name.

sera · fino

elegant

How it ages.

Antique and rarely revived; feels like a southern Italian village elder's name.

The cultural moment.

Traditional use in Italy and Italian-speaking Switzerland; rare in new births since the mid-20th century.