The Name Sergey
Sergey is a male name of Latin origin meaning “of the Sergius family; traditionally ‘highly revered’”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Sergey is a male name of Latin origin. Meaning: “of the Sergius family; traditionally ‘highly revered’”. From the Roman family name Sergius, whose origin is unclear (possibly Etruscan). The reading “highly revered” is traditional rather than scholarly.
In the church calendar the name is written as Sergiy: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Sergey |
| Church form | Sergiy |
| Short forms | Serezha, Serega |
| Affectionate forms | Serezhenka, Serezhka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| July 18 | finding of the relics of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh |
| October 8 | Venerable Sergius of Radonezh |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Sergey is a gentle, responsive and sociable man. He is honest, dislikes conflict and knows how to be a friend. He can be indecisive and vulnerable. His strength is kindness and decency.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Sergey («Сергей») in the Russian 1–9 table: С 1 + Е 6 + Р 9 + Г 4 + Е 6 + Й 2 = 28 → 1. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 1 — will and leadership. One is the number of the first: independence, initiative, readiness to answer for decisions. It is easier for the bearer to start and lead than to adapt; the weak spot is stubbornness and impatience with other people’s pace.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 7 (analysis and intuition). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: analysis and intuition. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): С=200 + Е=5 + Р=100 + Г=3 + Е=5 + Й=8 = 321, reduced to 6. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
С — common sense. A striving for material security, practicality; irritability when someone gets in the way.
Other letters: Е — self-expression; Р — confidence and courage; Г — thirst for knowledge; Й — impulsiveness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 1 is linked with the Sun.
| Planet | Sun |
| Stones | topaz, amber, yellow diamond |
| Colours | gold, yellow, orange |
| Favourable days | Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 1 goes most easily with 2 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Anastasiya, Angelina, Darya, Elizaveta, Zinaida, Lyubov, Margarita, Olesya, Svetlana.
More friction with: Aleksandra, Alena, Ekaterina, Zlata, Larisa, Lidiya.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Sergey carries the meaning “of the Sergius family; traditionally ‘highly revered’”. Name number 1 — will and leadership; first letter S — common sense. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (analysis and intuition) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: July 18, October 8.