Unisex name
Seylab name meaning
“flood; overflowing water”
Seylab means flood or overflowing water. It comes from Persian seylâb, combining Arabic seyl, meaning flood, with Persian âb, meaning water. Used for girls and boys in Türkiye, it evokes a river spilling beyond its banks and shares its source and meaning with the alternative spelling Seylap.
What does Seylab mean?
Flood; overflowing water
In Turkish: sel; taşarak akan su
Seylab uses a word for overflowing, forcefully moving water as a personal name. Its variant Seylap also occurs in Turkish descriptions of floods. The imagery concerns movement and inundation rather than stillness or clarity, so explaining the name simply as “water” would leave out an important part of its meaning.
Origin of the name Seylab
From Persian seylāb, formed from Arabic sayl, “flood,” and Persian āb, “water.” Seylap is another Turkish spelling.
How to pronounce Seylab
| Syllables | 2 · 6 letters · 6-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /sejlab/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | سيلاب |
Is Seylab a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Seylab is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Seylab does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
The same name in other spellings (e.g. Ahmet and Ahmed):
Names that sound like Seylab
- Seylan♂♀Flow, flowing
- Seyran♀A stroll, leisurely wandering
- Seyhan♂♀Name of a river flowing through Adana
- Sebla♀Having long eyelashes
- Selah♂Goodness, uprightness
- Saylav♂Elected representative
- Selam♂Peace, well-being
- Selay♀Flood and moon
- Sertab♀Defiant, unwilling to submit
- Seynan♀
- Seyra♀
- Seyyah♂One who travels widely
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FAQ about the name Seylab
What is the meaning of Seylab?
Seylab means “flood; overflowing water”. From Persian seylāb, formed from Arabic sayl, “flood,” and Persian āb, “water.” Seylap is another Turkish spelling.
Is Seylab a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Seylab is used for both boys and girls.
Is Seylab in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Seylab nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Seylab?
Seylab is of Arabic and Persian origin.
How many syllables does Seylab have?
Seylab has 2 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Seylab?
Seylab does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
What are other spellings of Seylab?
Other spellings: Seylap.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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