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Meaning & History
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom". This makes the name etymologically related to the Azerbaijani and Turkish name Sevda, which has the same root but has come to mean something different in these languages.