Sevag (, ) is a popular masculine

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Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

. It means "black eye" and is a compound word formed by the lexemes "sev" (meaning black) and "ag" (meaning eye). It is often also used in old royal Armenian-Dutch families. In the Eastern Armenian language, it is pronounced "Sevak". Notable people with the name include: * Paruyr Sevak (1924–1971), Armenian poet, translator and literary critic * Ruben Sevak (1886–1915), Ottoman Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor * Sevak Amroyan (born 1990), Armenian singer * Sevag Balıkçı (1986–2011), Turkish soldier of Armenian descent who was shot to death during compulsory military service * Sevak Khanagyan (born 1987), Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter * Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (born 1986), Armenian-Brazilian chess grandmaster and chess streamer

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