Meanings
plural Sennes
- A surname
- A now partially covered river in Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
Synonyms: Zenne
- A neighbourhood and district of Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA now partially covered river in Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
Origin
- Arabicسَنَا“plant whose leaves has cathartic properties”
- Etruscan𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀
- Old Frenchsené“sage, wise”
- EnglishSenne
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Senn. * As a French surname, from Old French sené (“sage, wise”). * As an Italian surname, spelling variant of Senna, from the placenames Senna Lodigiana and Senna Comasco, both possibly from Etruscan 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from senna (“cassia plant”), from Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “plant whose leaves has cathartic properties”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Senne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senne
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