Sevil is a common female Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. "Sevil" derives from "sev". In Turkish, "sev" means "to love" and "Sevil" means the "be loved". In contexts in which Spanish terms are anglicized, "Sevil" can be an

anglicization Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English languag ...

of "Seville", the city of

Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...

(as in "Sevil plate", silver money from Sevilla).

People

* Sevil Atasoy (born 1949), a Turkish

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and immediate past president of the UN International Narcotics Control Board * Sevil Hajiyeva (1968-2000), Azerbaijani singer *

Sevil Sabancı Sevil Sabancı (born January 4, 1973) is a Turkish businesswoman and a member of the Sabancı family in third generation. Biography She was born on January 4, 1973, in Istanbul, Turkey as the third child of Sakıp Sabancı, the founder of Sab ...

(born 1973), a Turkish businesswoman who is a member of the Sabancı family in third generation * Sevil Shhaideh (born 1964), Romanian politician

Works

* '' Sevil'', a 1928 by Azerbaijani playwright

Jafar Jabbarly Jafar Gafar oghlu Jabbarly, (, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was the eminent Azerbaijani and USSR, Soviet writer, the founder of the Azerbaijan Soviet dramaturgy. He was a director, playwright and screenwriter. Life After his ...

* ''Sevil'', a 1929 film by Alexander Bek-Nazarov, based on the play * ''Sevil'', a 1953 opera by Azerbaijani composer

Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov (November 22, 1922February 20, 1984) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Early life and education Originally from Shusha, Fikret Amirov was born on November 22, 1922, in the family of ...

* ''Sevil'', a 1970 opera film by Vladimir Gorikker

Fictional characters

*Sevil, one of the two protagonists of ''Merry-Go-Round'' {{given name Turkish feminine given names Feminine given names