Serena is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin word , meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by one of the first saints, Saint Serena of Rome, wife of Emperor Diocletian.

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* Prisca Serena (wife of the Emperor Diocletian) * Serena (wife of Stilicho) (c. 370–408), important noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire * Serena Altschul (born 1970), broadcast journalist *

Serena Katherine Dandridge Violet Dandridge, was the pseudonym for Serena Katherine Dandridge (1878–1956), she was an American scientific illustrator, painter, naturalist, and Suffrage, suffragist. She was the Smithsonian Institution’s first female scientific illustrato ...

(1878–1956), American scientific illustrator, painter, naturalist, and suffragist * Serena DeBeer, American chemist * Serena Deeb (born 1986), American professional wrestler * Serena Grandi (born 1958), Italian actress *Serena McKay (1997–2017), a Canadian woman whose brutal murder was posted online (see

Murder of Serena McKay Serena Chelsea "Serenity" McKay (September 30, 1997 – April 22 or 23, 2017) was an First Nations in Manitoba, Indigenous woman from Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada, whose murder was video recorded and posted on social media—being Streaming media, s ...

) *

Serena Nanda Serena Nanda is an American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus. She received the Ruth Benedict Prize in 1990 for her monograph, ''Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India''. Biography Serena Nanda was born on August 13, 1938 in Ne ...

(born 1938), American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus * Serena Ortolani (born 1987), Italian volleyball player * Serena Ryder (born 1982), Canadian singer/songwriter * Serena Shim (1985–2014), American journalist * Serena Williams (born 1981), American tennis player

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*Serena, cousin of main character Samantha Stephens in ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

''; both roles were played by Elizabeth Montgomery *

Serena (Pokémon) is a character in the 2013 video game ''Pokemon X'' and ''Y''. Players can choose to play as either her or the male protagonist Calem. She also appears in the '' Pokémon'' anime, accompanying protagonist Ash Ketchum on his journey. She has r ...

, the playable female protagonist in '' Pokémon X'' and ''Y'' and one of the main characters in the Pokémon anime *Serena, in Edmund Spenser's poem '' The Faerie Queene'' *Serena, in the film '' Terminator Salvation'' *Serena, in the PBS Kids show ''

Super Why! ''Super Why!'' (stylized as ''Super WHY!'') is a CGI-animated superhero preschool television series created by Angela C. Santomero (who also created ''Blue's Clues'') for PBS Kids and aimed for preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Produced by New York ...

'' *Serena, a swan in E. B. White's children's novel '' The Trumpet of the Swan'' * Serena, one of the main characters from the video game '' Dragon Quest XI'' * Serena the Healer, one of the heroes from the video game '' Master of Magic'' *Serena, a character played by Deepika Padukone in '' XXX: The Return of Xander Cage'' *

Serena Baldwin ''General Hospital'' is the longest-running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, it originally was set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the c ...

, in the American soap operas ''General Hospital'' and ''Port Charles'' * Serena Bishop, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Serena Butler ''Dune: The Butlerian Jihad'' is a 2002 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the first book in the ''Legends of Dune'' prequel trilogy, which takes ...

, from the ''Legends of Dune'' series of books *Serena Kamin, in the 1998 American comedy movie '' My Giant'' * Serena Southerlyn, a district attorney in ''Law & Order'' *

Serena Tsukino Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime th ...

, the English dub name of the Japanese character Usagi Tsukino (English: Sailor Moon), the main character in ''Sailor Moon'' media *

Serena van der Woodsen Serena Celia van der Woodsen is the fictional character and the protagonist in the ''Gossip Girl'' novel series and in its TV adaptation, in which she is portrayed by Blake Lively. Serena is featured on the blog of the series' mysterious narrato ...

, '' Gossip Girl'' character * Serena Joy Waterford, an antagonistic character in ''Handmaid's Tale'' and ''television adaptation''

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