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Sevin

Sevin /ˈsevin/

“rejoice!”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Sevin?

Sevin

IPA /ˈsevin/

The stress usually falls on syllable 1 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sevin mean?

Read as Turkish, it is the stem and imperative of sevinmek ‘to rejoice’: ‘rejoice!’. Nişanyan traces sevin- to Old Turkic sevin-, from sev- ‘to love’. For the personal name Sevin, Nişanyan Adlar also mentions that it may be a form of Selvin/Servin or may come from Kurdish sêwî ‘orphan’.1

Grammar stem / imperative of sevinmek.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Imperative of sevinmek or a derivative of sev- (Nişanyan Sözlük and Adlar).
  2. A form of Selvin/Servin, or Kurdish sêwî ‘orphan’ (Nişanyan Adlar).

What is Sevin made of?

Sevin is a single root: sevin- (sevinmek: to rejoice).

Sevin + root sevin- sevinmek: to rejoice TURKIC sevinmek “to rejoice” KURDISH sêwî “orphan” Sevin sevin- root sevinmek: to rejoice sevinmek TURKIC “to rejoice” sêwî KURDISH “orphan”
Sevin: parts and root words
  • sevinmek Turkic — to rejoice1
  • sêwî Kurdish — orphan1

How was the name Sevin formed?

Sevin belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Sevin?

Sevin Sevinç Sevindik
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sevinç same root – –
02 Sevindik same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sevin?

  1. Meryem Sevin writer 1960–2007
  2. Hector-Irénée Sevin theologian 1852–1916
  3. Jacques Sevin lay brother 1882–1951
  4. Charles Sevin de Quincy military personnel 1660–1728

People surnamed Sevin as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Sevin also a first name?

Yes. Sevin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rejoice!”.

Sevin as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: sevinmek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Sevin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sevin

Q1

What does the surname Sevin mean?

Read as Turkish, it is the stem and imperative of sevinmek ‘to rejoice’: ‘rejoice!’. Nişanyan traces sevin- to Old Turkic sevin-, from sev- ‘to love’. For the personal name Sevin, Nişanyan Adlar also mentions that it may be a form of Selvin/Servin or may come from Kurdish sêwî ‘orphan’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sevin?

The root word of Sevin is sevinmek (Turkic): “to rejoice”. There are 3 competing views on where Sevin comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sevin?

Se·vin, 2 syllables; IPA: /ˈsevin/.