FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Sevil: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Sevil is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “be loved (an imperative: “may you be loved”)”.

Say it: seh-veel

About the name Sevil

Meaning: be loved (an imperative: “may you be loved”)
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From sevilmek “to be loved”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: seh-veel

How to pronounce Sevil

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingseh-veel 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.

Sevil

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Sevil 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.

Sevil with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Sevil'e, Sevil'in), 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 Sevil is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Sevil'de, Sevil'i.

Because Sevil ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Sevil'i, Sevil'e) with no buffer letter.

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

Sevil is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “be loved (an imperative: “may you be loved”)”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From sevilmek “to be loved”.

How do you pronounce Sevil?

Say it roughly as “seh-veel”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Sevil in Turkish?

Because Sevil is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Sevil'e (to Sevil), Sevil'in (Sevil’s), Sevil'de (at Sevil’s) and Sevil'le (with Sevil).