Sevin (given name)

This article is about given name. For other uses, see Sevin (disambiguation).

Sevin
Gender:	Female
Origin:	Turkish
Meaning:	"Love her" or "Rejoice!"
Related Names:	Sevgi, Sevil, Sevim, Sevinç

Sevin is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevin" means "Love her!" and/or "Rejoice!".

Sevin is a Kurdish name for girls. The name came from a kurdish village which Ottomans tried to destroy three times. This particular village was very famous for its apples and its fertile soil. Even that Ottomans tried to destroy the village, villagers built it time after time again. The name Sevin came from kurdish word Sev which means apple in Kurdish, and when it is said Sevin so it means apples.

People

Sevin Okyay, Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist and a prolific translator.
Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Turkish actor who received Best Supporting Actress in 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. (See Turkish Wikipedia article)

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