What is "serena"

fem. proper name, from Latin serena, fem. of serenus "clear, bright, fair, joyous" (see serene).

Séréna is a town in the Oury Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. As of 1996 the town had a total population of 2,245.

Serena was a noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire. In 384, Theodosius arranged her marriage to a rising military officer, Stilicho. Stilicho's marriage to Serena ensured his loyalty to the House of Theodosius in the years ahead.

A resident at the court of her cousin, Honorius, she selected a bride for the court poet, Claudian, and took care of Honorius' half-sister, her cousin Galla Placidia. She and Stilicho had a son, Eucherius, and two daughters, Maria and Thermantia, both of whom married Honorius.

Zosimus records how Serena, a Christian, took a necklace from a statue of Rhea Silvia and placed it on her own neck. An old woman, the last of the Vestal Virgins, appeared, who rebuked Serena and called down punishment upon her for her act of impiety. Serena was then subject to dreadful dreams predicting her own untimely death.

Stilicho was executed on Honorius' orders in 408. During the siege of Rome by the Visigoths the following year, Serena was falsely accused of conspiring with the Goths, and was executed with Galla Placidia's consent.

Serena (born February 20, 1951) is an American former pornographic actress.

A teenage runaway, Serena was discovered by a make-up artist. She began by modelling for men's magazines, then she moved on to film. She starred in over 110 pornographic films between 1970 and 1988, including Sweet Cakes (1976), Fantasm Comes Again (1977), Sensual Encounters of Every Kind (1978), Dracula Sucks (aka Lust At First Bite) (1978) and The Ecstasy Girls (1979).

In 1978, Playboy magazine published an interview with her together with other "top adult performers." In 1979, she appeared in Hardcore in an uncredited role. Serena has dated Warren Beatty. She was last reported to be living in the San Francisco Bay Area working as an artist.

Serena was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame as a "film pioneer."

Serēna is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin word serēnus, meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by an obscure early saint, Saint Serena of Rome. People named Serena include:

• Serena (Roman) (c. 370-408), important noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire
• Serena Altschul (born 1970), broadcast journalist
• Serena Deeb (born 1986), American professional wrestler, manager, and former WWE Diva
• Serena Ortolani (born 1987), Italian volleyball player
• Serena Ryder (born 1982), Canadian singer/songwriter
• Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player
• Serena Shim (1985-2014), American journalist

In fictional characters:

• Serena Tsukino, the English dub name of Usagi Tsukino or Sailor Moon, the main character in Sailor Moon media
• Serena, the beautiful pen and mate of Louis in EB White's The Trumpet of the Swan
• Serena, cousin of main character Samantha Stephens in Bewitched; both roles were played by Elizabeth Montgomery
• Serena Bishop, character in Neighbours
• Serena Baldwin, character in General Hospital and Port Charles
• Serena Butler, character from the Legends of Dune series of books
• Serena van der Woodsen, Gossip Girl character
• Serena, the female player protagonist in Pokémon X and Y
• Serena, one of the main characters in the Pokémon anime
• Serena, a character in Terminator Salvation
• Serena Southerlyn, District Attorney in Law & Order
• Serena, a character, who played by Deepika Padukone in XXX: The Return of Xander Cage

Serena is a 2014 American–French drama film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by American author Ron Rash. Directed by Susanne Bier, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper as newlyweds running a timber business in 1930s North Carolina.

Serena is a 1962 British crime thriller directed by Peter Maxwell.

Serena is a 2008 novel by Ron Rash. Set in 1930s North Carolina, the novel tells the story of newlywed couple Serena and George Pemberton and their timber business. It was listed as #34 on the New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction in the November 2, 2008, issue of The New York Times Book Review. It has been adapted into a film by the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. The film was released in October 2014.

Serena is a freeware horror adventure game developed by several video game development companies, including Senscape, CBE Software, Infamous Quests, Digital Media Workshop and Guys from Andromeda. It was released for Windows, Linux and OS X. The game previews the Dagon Engine that will be used in Asylum. The main characters are voiced by Josh Mandel and Sarah Wilson ( YouTube blogger Pushing Up Roses), as well as a cameo from Guys from Andromeda's Scott Murphy. Gameplay is first-person perspective, with fixed background screens and a point-and-click interface.