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The only one I ever met was French, pronounced "sehrzhe", and I loved it. In English it definitely loses its charm. I like Sergei better. Sergio for me is irrevocably linked to '70s designer jeans.

I agree with erb816. It's lovely in French. It sounds very dull and gray in English (at least American English).

If I were French, it's a name I'd genuinely consider using. I'm not as fond of its variants in other languages, but Serge in French has always sounded refined yet strong to me. But outside of Francophone areas, I think Serge would look and sound very much out-of-place.

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Edit: I also pronounce this name as SEHRZH, with almost a long-A sound; not like the word "surge."

This message was edited 2/21/2020, 9:51 AM

I think of Gainsbourg. :)

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I prefer Sergei cuz I like the hard G, it's got a solid point.

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Serge is a sludge-y, I'm imagining chocolate ganache rolling down the side of a cake... maybe I'm hungry.

I don't like it, I much prefer Sergei.

It's nice as a nickname. But I prefer Sergei, and then Sergio.

It's pretty bad. It's fabric like for a uniform, or what you do to the edges of cloth. Or Suuuuurge!!! Like the soda.

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Sergio is very handsome.

I rather like it. It makes me think of Russian royalty.

dont like it

Are you pronouncing it like “Sir-gay” ? Or like, “Surge”?

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All I can see is the sewing term, Serge. I guess it doesn’t really matter, I don’t like it either way.