Meaning of the Name Selvican

Selvican means “cypress soul”. It is used as a girl's name in Turkish.

It is recorded for Turkish.
3 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 8 letters.

What does Selvican mean?

“cypress soul”Editorial · likely

Literally: selvi 'cypress' + can 'soul'

Literal meaning

Selvican is a girl's name used in Turkish. It means “cypress soul”, from selvi 'cypress' + can 'soul'.

meaning composed from its two elements

Meaning themes: Life and soul

Selvican in Turkish

What does Selvican mean in Turkish?

In Turkish the name is written Selvican. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “cypress soul” applies. It is recorded as a girl's name.

Is Selvican a Turkish name?

Yes. Selvican is used as a given name in Turkish.

Selvican across Turkic languages

Selvican by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Turkish	SelvicanLatin	Girl	same as above: “cypress soul”	Editorial

Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.

Spelling variations of Selvican

Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.

Recorded spellings of Selvican
Form	Language	Script	Type
Selvican	Turkish	Latin	Native spelling

Names with a similar meaning

AbihayatGirl“water of life”
AijanGirl“dear moon”
AişəGirl“living, full of life”
AishaGirl“living, alive”
A'isheGirl“good life; enduring; a woman like Aisha”
AiymzhanGirl“my moon, my soul”
AizhanGirl“moon soul, dear as the moon”
AkcanUnisex“pure soul”

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Sibling names for Selvican

Names recorded for the same language (Turkish) that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Selvican rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

MircanUnisex
“prince of the soul”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
GülhayatUnisex
“rose life”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
DurcanGirl
“stay alive, may you live long”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
ÖmürUnisex
“life, lifetime”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
UzcanUnisex
“gentle, good-natured person”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
ErtinUnisex
“manly spirit”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
BeycanBoy
“lordly soul”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul
RuhugülGirl
“rose of the spirit”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme life and soul

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Common questions about Selvican

What does the name Selvican mean?

Selvican means “cypress soul”. It is used as a girl's name in Turkish.

Is Selvican a girl's or a boy's name?

Selvican is recorded as a girl's name.

Which languages use Selvican?

Selvican is recorded for Turkish. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.

How many syllables does Selvican have?

Selvican has 3 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 8 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

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