Meaning and background
The story behind Serafina
Serafina is an Italian, Spanish and sometimes Portuguese form of Seraphina. Its deeper history runs through Late Latin Seraphinus to the biblical seraphim, traditionally described as fiery angelic beings. Those links explain the name’s imagery without turning religious symbolism into a prediction of a dog’s temperament. The final -a and four syllables distinguish this feminine form from the shorter Serafin.
- Origin
- Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina, from Latin Seraphinus and biblical seraphim. Source
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About Serafina
Recorded as a dog’s name
Serafina appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sɚɑfinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/sɚɑfinə/ · primary stress on syllable 3S ER0 AA0 F IY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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