title: Sevag
text: # Sevag
  
  Sevag (Armenian: Սեւակ, pronounced) 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, a Turkish soldier of Armenian descent who was shot to death during compulsory military service
  * Sevak Khanagyan (born 1987), Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter
  