Sevag ( hy, Սեւակ, ) is a popular masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
used in
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 across 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
Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language.
Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as we ...
language, it is pronounced "Sevak".
Notable people with the name include:
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Paruyr Sevak (1924-1971), Armenian poet, translator and literary critic
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Ruben Sevak
Rupen Chilingiryan (Sevag) (Ռուբէն Յովհաննէսի Չիլինկիրեան (Սեւակ), February 28, 1886, Silivri, Ottoman Empire – August 26, 1915, Çankırı, Ottoman Empire) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.Grego ...
, Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor
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Sevak Amroyan
Sevak Amroyan ( hy, Սևակ Ամրոյան; born July 10, 1990) is an Armenian singer, who is best known as the winner of Shant TV's folk music competition . Amroyan has released three albums so far, (2016), (2020), and (2022)
Early life
Amr ...
(born 1990), Armenian singer
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Sevag Balıkçı, a Turkish soldier of Armenian descent who was shot to death during compulsory military service
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Sevak Khanagyan
Sevak Khanagyan ( hy, Սևակ Խանաղյան, russian: Севак Тигранович Ханагян, Sevak Tigranovich Khanagyan; born 28 July 1987) is a Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter. Khanagyan came to prominence while competing i ...
(born 1987), Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter
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Given names
Armenian masculine given names