Soren derives from the Latin Severus by way of Scandinavian use, and its root meaning leans toward stern or severe. Modern use has softened that edge considerably, and the name now tends to read as serious-minded and grounded rather than harsh -- gravity without coldness.
Saturn passing out of one sign into another, causes strange apparitions in the heavens, which the Arabians term Assub; or certain other signs of a Fiery nature. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)