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Sevag (Armenian: Սեւակ, pronounced [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 Eastern Armenian, it is pronounced "Sevak".

People

Military

  • Sevag Balıkçı, a Turkish soldier of Armenian descent who was shot to death during compulsory military service

Poets

  • Ruben Sevak, an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor
  • Paruyr Sevak, an Armenian poet, translator and literary critic