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Seville

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Pronounced suh-VIL /səˈvɪl/Low

Meaning: Seville is the English name of the historic city in southern Spain, called Sevilla in Spanish. The place-name goes back through Arabic Ishbiliya to a Roman name, Hispalis, of pre-Roman origin. Used as a given name, Seville carries the city's romantic, sun-warmed associations rather than a personal-name meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Seville is the English name of the Spanish city, used as a given name. It stayed rare and peaked around 1987 (said suh-VIL).
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Origin LowSpanish, English
MeaningSeville is the English name of the historic city in southern Spain, called Sevilla in Spanish. The place-name goes back through Arabic Ishbiliya to a Roman name, Hispalis, of pre-Roman origin. Used as a given name, Seville carries the city's romantic, sun-warmed associations rather than a personal-name meaning.
U.S. rank (2018)#17738 ↘ Falling
2018 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1987
Total births (all-time)≈ 83

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719792018

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Seville is used as a given name from the city in Andalusia, southern Spain, known in Spanish as Sevilla. The city's name traveled from a pre-Roman root through Roman Hispalis and Arabic Ishbiliya to the modern form. As a first name it is a place-name choice, evoking the city rather than a fixed meaning, and it stayed rare.

Seville was never common as a given name, used for only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1987. A girl named Seville then is in her thirties today.

Did you know? Seville takes its name from a famous city in southern Spain, whose name passed through Roman and Arabic forms over many centuries before reaching English.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Seville — Place-name; city of Seville/Sevilla, Spain; used as given name

Variations

SevillaSevilleSevila

Nicknames

SevVil

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Seville mean?

It is the English name of the Spanish city Seville (Sevilla), used as a place-name given name rather than a word-name.

How do you pronounce Seville?

It is said suh-VIL /səˈvɪl/ - two syllables.

Is Seville a boy or girl name?

Seville is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Seville?

It was always rare as a given name, used for only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-eighties.

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