FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Sevgi: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Sevgi is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “love, affection”.

Say it: sev-gee

About the name Sevgi

Meaning: love, affection
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From sevmek “to love”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: sev-gee

How to pronounce Sevgi

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingsev-gee is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Sevgi

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Sevgi sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Sevgi with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Sevgi'ye, Sevgi'nin), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Sevgi is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Sevgi'de, Sevgi'yi.

Because Sevgi ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Sevgi'yi, Sevgi'ye and Sevgi'yle, and n in the genitive Sevgi'nin.

Case forms of Sevgi
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Sevgi'yi	Sevgi'yi tanıyor musun? Do you know Sevgi?
Dative (to)	Sevgi'ye	Sevgi'ye bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Sevgi.
Locative (at / with)	Sevgi'de	Anahtarlar Sevgi'de. Sevgi has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Sevgi.)
Ablative (from)	Sevgi'den	Sevgi'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Sevgi.
Genitive (’s)	Sevgi'nin	Bu Sevgi'nin çantası. This is Sevgi’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Sevgi'yle	Dün Sevgi'yle konuştum. I talked with Sevgi yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Sevgi mean?

Sevgi is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “love, affection”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From sevmek “to love”.

How do you pronounce Sevgi?

Say it roughly as “sev-gee”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Sevgi in Turkish?

Because Sevgi is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Sevgi'ye (to Sevgi), Sevgi'nin (Sevgi’s), Sevgi'de (at Sevgi’s) and Sevgi'yle (with Sevgi).