Sevil is a common female Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. "Sevil" derives from "sev". In Turkish, "sev" means "to love" and "Sevil" means the "be loved".

Sevil
GenderFemale
Origin
Language(s)Turkish, Azerbaijani
Meaning"be loved"
Other names
Related namesSevgi, Sevim, Sevin, Sevinç

In contexts in which Spanish terms are anglicized, "Sevil" can be an anglicization of "Seville", the city of Sevilla (as in "Sevil plate", silver money from Sevilla).

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  • Sevil, a 1928 by Azerbaijani playwright Jafar Jabbarly
  • Sevil, a 1929 film by Alexander Bek-Nazarov, based on the play
  • Sevil, a 1953 opera by Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov
  • Sevil, a 1970 opera film by Vladimir Gorikker

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