Save Gender Feminine Usage Turkish Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as SELVİ in uppercase and selvi in lowercase. Meaning & History Means "cypress" in Turkish (derived from Persian, ultimately from Sumerian). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsarvOther Languages & CulturesSelbi(Turkmen) User SubmissionSelvi Categories Albanian words, nature, plants, trees, Turkish words