The baby name Sevila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-VEE-lah (approx. /səˈviːlə/; Turkish approx. /seˈvila/).
Sevila is Albanian in Origin.
The baby name Sevila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-VEE-lah (approx. /səˈviːlə/; Turkish approx. /seˈvila/).
Sevila is Albanian in Origin.
Sevila is a feminine given name with two plausible sources. In Turkic languages, it aligns with Sevil, from the verb sev- “to love,” with sevil meaning “be loved; beloved”; the -a ending is a common feminine flourish, so Sevila carries the sense of “beloved.” In Iberian and Romance contexts, it can be a creative single-l variant of Sevilla, the Andalusian city (Latin Hispalis, later Arabic Ishbiliyya), making it a toponymic name evoking place and culture.
Use of Sevil and its offshoots rose in 20th-century Turkey and Azerbaijan, and Sevila appears in modern records across Turkey, the Balkans, and diaspora communities. As a place-derived choice, it is an uncommon alternative to Sevilla in Spanish-speaking families. Variants and relatives include Sevil, Sevilah, Sevilla/Seville, Sevilia/Sevilja, Sevgi, and Sevilay. Nicknames Sevi and Vila are natural. Meaning depends on origin: “beloved” or “from/of Seville.”
Sevila is rarely chosen. We count 21 recorded uses of it across 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 |
Sevila is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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