Seville

From (possibly through a Middle French form) Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /⁠sefela⁠/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”).

• IPA^(key): /səˈvɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Seville

1. The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
2. A province of Andalusia, Spain.
3. A surname.
4. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

• (1): Hims al-Andalus (historical), Ishbiliyah (historical), Pearl of Andalusia (informal)

• Sevillan/Sevillian/Sevillano
• Seville orange

• vellies, vielles