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Main character in Venus in Furs, ie the original masochist. I doubt many people would know that if you named a kid Severin but if you wanted a book character called that people would probably try to make connections.

I like Severin. It reminds me of ski jumper Severin Freund who is one of my favourite athletes.

I automatically think of Venus in Furs by Masoch, but that's a fairly niche thing. Otherwise I don't have much opinion on it other than it sounds old.

I immediately thought of Severus Snape. That can be a negative or a positive association (sometimes to extremes) for different people, given the nature of his character in the wildly popular Harry Potter books and associated films.

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I realize it is not in fact the same name, but it is similar enough in sound/look as well as being derived from it.

I actually find that I really like this name, but I would never use it because it sounds too much like 'sever(ing)', and maybe also Severus Snape.

I don't like it. It's very old-fashioned and almost frilly.

I don't like it. I don't think it sounds like a name actually. But I obviously know that it is.

It's not attractive. It sounds an awful lot like severing.