Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sevindi

Sevindi /sevinˈdi/

“rejoiced”1

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

How do you pronounce Sevindi?

Sevindi

IPA /sevinˈdi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sevindi mean?

Sevindi is the past tense of sevinmek, “(he/she) rejoiced”. It belongs to the type of sentence names such as Sevindik and Geldi that express joy at a birth. A village called Sevindi lies in the Oğuzeli district of Gaziantep.1

Grammar sevin- + past tense -di.

That Sevindi goes back to sevinmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Sevindi made of?

Sevindi is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sevin- (sevinmek: to rejoice) + -di (simple past, 3rd person singular).

Sevindi + root sevin- sevinmek: to rejoice TURKIC sevinmek “to rejoice, to be glad” suffix -di simple past, 3rd personsingular Sevindi sevin- root sevinmek: to rejoice sevinmek TURKIC “to rejoice, to be glad” -di suffix simple past, 3rd person singular
Sevindi: parts and root words
  • sevinmek Turkic — to rejoice, to be glad1

How was the name Sevindi formed?

Sevindi was formed by adding the suffix -di (“simple past, 3rd person singular”) to the verb stem sevin- (“sevinmek: to rejoice”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Sevindi?

Sevindi Sevinç Sevindik Sevin
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 – –
03 Sevin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sevindi?

  1. Turgay Sevindi mayor 1983–

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

How is Sevindi written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Sevindi abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sevinmek accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sevindi

Q1

What does the surname Sevindi mean?

Sevindi is the past tense of sevinmek, “(he/she) rejoiced”. It belongs to the type of sentence names such as Sevindik and Geldi that express joy at a birth. A village called Sevindi lies in the Oğuzeli district of Gaziantep.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sevindi?

The root word of Sevindi is sevinmek (Turkic): “to rejoice, to be glad”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sevindi?

Se·vin·di, 3 syllables; IPA: /sevinˈdi/.