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سِفدَا
Sevda
SEV-da
“Deep love.”
About Sevda
Sevda is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "deep love", a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish, ultimately from Arabic 'sawda' (a deep, melancholic kind of love). A common motif in Turkish poetry.
Spellings of Sevda
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sevdathe spelling used on this page | Not listed | 40 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Sevda's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sevda
- What does the name Sevda mean?
- Sevda (سِفدَا) means "Deep love". Turkish, ultimately from Arabic 'sawda' (a deep, melancholic kind of love). A common motif in Turkish poetry.
- Is Sevda a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Sevda is a Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Sevda a boy or a girl name?
- Sevda is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sevda come from?
- Sevda is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters S-W-D.
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