Sevag Explained

Sevag (Armenian: Սեւակ, in Armenian pronounced as /sɛvɑɡ/) is a popular masculine given name used in Armenian. 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, Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor
• Sevak Amroyan (born 1990), Armenian singer
• Sevag Balıkçı, 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