# Severn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/ · frequency rank #28,016

## Definitions
1. A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
2. A long river in northern Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay.
3. A short river in central Ontario which flows into Lake Huron.
4. A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
5. A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.
6. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
7. A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.
8. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Severne, from Old English Sæfern, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren), perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow”). Doublet of Sabrina.

## Easily confused with
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severn-vs-sven)
- **stern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severn-vs-stern)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severn-vs-sewer)
- **Steven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severn-vs-steven)
- **seen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seen-vs-severn)
- **seer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seer-vs-severn)
- **seven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seven-vs-severn)
- **semen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semen-vs-severn)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saver-vs-severn)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sever-vs-severn)
- **severe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severe-vs-severn)
- **server** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/server-vs-severn)
- **several** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/several-vs-severn)
- **severed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severed-vs-severn)
- **severing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/severing-vs-severn)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esvern`, `seevrn`, `sevenr`, `severnn`, `severrn`, `sevren`, `sevvern`, `ssevern`, `sveern`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/severn