"Sevda" means melancholy, sadness in Georgian. It's a beautiful name still. Meanings love and sadness compliment each other. Life has both of these extreme feelings, so, it's a really thoughtful name.
― Anonymous User 1/18/2017
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In Bulgaria even there is a masculine name Sevdalin derivative from Sevda and are considered Bulgarian. In one church booklet from 1942, the names approved at baptism are Sevda, Sevdena, Sevdalina, Sevdalena.