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Popular Turkish names and their meanings, from Elif and Zeynep to Aylin, Defne and Emre. 438 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Abdülhamit
“servant of the Praiseworthy”
Arabic, via Turkish
Acun
may mean “perhaps world”
Turkish
Adalet
“justice”
Arabic, via Turkish
Adem
“man”
Hebrew, via Turkish and South Slavic
Ahmet
“most praiseworthy”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ahu
“gazelle”
Turkish
Aiyla
may mean “halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Akgül
“white rose”
Turkish
Akif
“devoted”
Arabic, via Turkish
Akin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish and Yoruba
Akkan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ala
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Polish and Turkish
Alev
“flame”
Turkish
Aleyna
Read its story
Turkish, ultimately Greek
Alican
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Alim
“learned”
Arabic, via Turkish
Aliye
“exalted”
Arabic, via Turkish
Alpar
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Alparslan
“brave lion”
Turkish
Alpaslan
“brave lion”
Turkish
Alper
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Alperen
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Altay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Anzor
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aras
may mean “the Aras river”
Turkish and Lithuanian
Arda
“river Arda”
Turkish
Ardıç
“juniper”
Turkish
Armağan
“gift”
Turkish
Arna
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Icelandic and Turkish
Artun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Arzu
“wish”
Turkish
Asena
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Asim
“protector”
Arabic, via Turkish and Bosnian
Aşkın
may mean “passionate”
Turkish
Aslan
“lion”
Turkish
Asli
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Asuman
“sky”
Persian, via Turkish
Asya
may mean “Asia; or comfort”
Turkish and Russian
Ata
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish, Arabic
Atakan
“ancestor's blood”
Turkish
Atilla
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Gothic, via Hungarian and Turkish
Aya
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Japanese, Arabic and Turkish
Ayaz
“frosty night breeze”
Turkish
Ayberk
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aybüke
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aydan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aydin
“bright, enlightened”
Turkish
Aygün
may mean “moon and sun”
Turkish
Aykut
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ayla
“halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Aylin
“moon halo”
Turkish
Ayse
“living, alive”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ayşegül
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aysima
“moon-faced”
Turkish
Aysun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Aytaç
“moon crown”
Turkish
Aytek
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ayyıldız
“moon and star”
Turkish
Azra
“virgin, maiden”
Arabic, via Turkish and Bosnian
Bahriye
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Banu
“lady”
Persian, via Turkish
Baran
“rain”
Persian and Kurdish, via Turkish
Barbaros
“foreign, red-beard”
Greek, via Turkish
Barış
“peace”
Turkish
Başak
“ear of grain”
Turkish
Batuhan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Baykal
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Bayram
“festival”
Turkish
Bedri
“full moon”
Arabic, via Albanian and Turkish
Bekir
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Belinay
may mean “modern Turkish name”
Turkish
Bengü
“eternal”
Turkish
Beren
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Beril
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Greek, via Turkish
Berkant
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Berkay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Betül
“devoted, chaste”
Arabic, via Turkish
Beyza
“white”
Arabic, via Turkish
Bilge
“wise”
Turkish
Bilgin
“learned, scholar”
Turkish
Birgün
may mean “one day”
Turkish
Buğra
“young male camel”
Turkish
Bülent
“high, lofty”
Turkish
Burak
may mean “lightning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Burçin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Burcu
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Buse
“kiss”
Persian, via Turkish
Büsra
“good news”
Arabic, via Turkish
Çağan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Çağla
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Çağrı
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Can
“soul, life”
Persian, via Turkish
Canan
“beloved”
Turkish
Canberk
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Cankat
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Cansu
“water of life”
Turkish
Cem
“king Jamshid”
Persian, via Turkish
Cemal
“beauty”
Arabic, via Turkish
Cemil
“beautiful”
Arabic, via Turkish
Cemre
“warming ember”
Arabic, via Turkish
Cenk
“battle”
Persian, via Turkish
Cennet
“paradise”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ceren
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Cetin
“hard, tough”
Turkish
Cevat
“generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Cevher
“jewel, essence”
Arabic, via Turkish
Çevik
“agile, quick”
Turkish
Ceyhun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ceylan
“gazelle”
Turkish
Çiğdem
“crocus”
Turkish
Cihan
“world”
Persian, via Turkish
Cihangir
“world conqueror”
Persian, via Turkish
Cihat
“effort, striving”
Arabic, via Turkish
Cüneyt
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Damla
“drop”
Turkish
Davut
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Turkish
Defne
“laurel”
Greek, via Turkish
Demet
“bouquet”
Turkish
Demir
“iron”
Turkish
Demircan
“iron soul”
Turkish
Demirhan
“iron khan”
Turkish
Deniz
“sea”
Turkish
Derin
“deep”
Turkish
Derya
“sea, ocean”
Persian, via Turkish
Devlet
“fortune, state”
Arabic, via Turkish
Devrim
“revolution”
Turkish
Didem
may mean “my eye”
Persian, via Turkish
Dilek
“wish”
Turkish
Doğa
“nature”
Turkish
Dolunay
“full moon”
Turkish
Doruk
“summit, peak”
Turkish
Duru
“clear, pure”
Turkish
Duygu
“feeling, emotion”
Turkish
Ebrar
“the righteous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ebru
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ebubekir
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ecrin
may mean “rewards, blessings”
Arabic, via Turkish
Eda
“grace, manner”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ediz
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Efe
“elder brother”
Turkish
Ege
“Aegean; master”
Turkish
Egemen
“sovereign”
Turkish
Ekin
“harvest, crop”
Turkish
Ekrem
“most generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ela
may mean “hazel-eyed (Turkish); or short for Elena or Elżbieta”
Turkish and others
Elçi
“envoy”
Turkish
Elif
may mean “slender, upright”
Turkish, from Arabic
Elma
Read its story
English coinage, also Turkish
Emel
“hope, wish”
Arabic, via Turkish
Emin
“trustworthy”
Arabic, via Turkish
Emine
“trustworthy”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Emir
“commander, prince”
Arabic, via Turkish
Emrah
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Emre
may mean “friend, brother”
Turkish
Engin
“vast, wide”
Turkish
Eraslan
“brave lion”
Turkish
Eray
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ercüment
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Erdal
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Erdem
“virtue”
Turkish
Erdemir
“man of iron”
Turkish
Erden
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Eren
“saint, holy man”
Turkish
Erkut
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ersoy
“of brave lineage”
Turkish
Ertekin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Esen
may mean “healthy, or breeze”
Turkish
Esila
may mean “gentle breeze”
Turkish
Esin
“inspiration”
Turkish
Esma
may mean “names, or lofty”
Arabic, via Turkish
Esra
“the Night Journey”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ethem
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Evren
“universe”
Turkish
Evrim
“evolution”
Turkish
Eylül
“September”
Aramaic, via Turkish
Eymen
“blessed, lucky”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ezgi
“melody”
Turkish
Faik
“superior”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Fatih
“conqueror”
Arabic, via Turkish
Fatma
“one who weans”
Arabic, via Turkish
Fazıl
“virtuous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Fehmi
“understanding”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Ferdi
“daring journey”
Germanic, via Turkish
Ferid
“unique”
Arabic, via Turkish
Feride
“unique”
Arabic, via Turkish
Feridun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Turkish
Ferit
“unique”
Arabic, via Turkish
Feyzan
“abundance”
Arabic, via Turkish
Fidan
“sapling”
Turkish
Figen
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Fikri
“thought”
Arabic, via Turkish
Filiz
“sprout”
Turkish
Firdevs
“paradise”
Arabic, via Turkish
Fuad
“heart”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Fuat
“heart”
Arabic, via Turkish
Funda
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Gamze
“dimple”
Turkish
Gizem
“mystery”
Turkish
Gjyle
may mean “rose”
Turkish, via Albanian
Göker
“man of the sky”
Turkish
Göksel
“heavenly”
Turkish
Gönül
“heart”
Turkish
Görkem
“splendour”
Turkish
Gözde
“favourite”
Turkish
Gül
“rose”
Persian, via Turkish
Gülcan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Gülcemal
“rose beauty”
Persian and Arabic, via Turkish
Gülen
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Güler
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Gülşah
“queen of roses”
Persian, via Turkish
Gülşen
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Güray
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Güven
“trust”
Turkish
Hakkı
“truth, right”
Arabic, via Turkish
Haldun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Halid
“eternal”
Arabic, via Turkish and Bosnian
Halil
“close friend”
Arabic, via Turkish
Halit
“eternal”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hamit
“praising”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Handan
“joyful, smiling”
Persian, via Turkish
Hande
“smile”
Persian, via Turkish
Hanife
“upright, true believer”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Hatice
“born early”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hayri
“good”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hayrünnisa
“best of women”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hikmet
“wisdom”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hilal
“crescent moon”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hülya
“daydream”
Turkish
Hürriyet
“freedom”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hüseyin
“good, handsome”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hüsnü
“beauty, goodness”
Arabic, via Turkish
İffet
“chastity, virtue”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ihsan
“beneficence”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ilayda
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ilgaz
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Ilhan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
İlkay
“first moon”
Turkish
Ilke
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
İlknur
“first light”
Turkish
İnan
“belief, trust”
Turkish
Inci
“pearl”
Turkish
İpek
“silk”
Turkish
Irem
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Irmak
“river”
Turkish
Işık
“light”
Turkish
Işın
“ray”
Turkish
Ismet
“purity, protection”
Arabic, via Turkish
İzzet
“might, honour”
Arabic, via Turkish
Janberk
“strong soul”
Turkish
Kadin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Kadir
“capable, powerful”
Arabic, via Turkish
Kara
may mean “dear”
Italian, Turkish and others
Kardelen
“snowdrop”
Turkish
Kartal
“eagle”
Turkish
Kaya
“rock”
Turkish
Kâzım
“one who restrains anger”
Arabic, via Turkish
Kemal
“perfection”
Arabic, via Turkish
Kenan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Hebrew and Turkish
Kerem
“kindness, generosity”
Arabic, via Turkish
Kevser
“abundance”
Arabic, via Turkish
Koray
may mean “ember + moon”
Turkish
Kuzey
“north”
Turkish
Lala
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Lale
“tulip”
Turkish
Latife
“gentle, kind”
Arabic, via Turkish
Leman
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Levent
“handsome, brave young man”
Turkish
Leyla
“night”
Arabic, via Turkish and Azerbaijani
Lütfiye
“kindness”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mahir
“skilled”
Arabic, via Turkish, Albanian and South Slavic
Mahmut
“praised”
Arabic, via Turkish
Makbule
“accepted, welcome”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mazlum
“wronged”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mecnun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mehmed
“praised”
Arabic, via Ottoman Turkish
Mehmet
“praised”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mehtap
“moonlight”
Persian, via Turkish
Melek
“angel”
Arabic, via Turkish
Melih
“handsome, pleasant”
Arabic, via Turkish
Meliha
“beautiful, pretty”
Arabic, via Turkish
Melike
“queen”
Arabic, via Turkish
Meltem
“summer sea breeze”
Turkish
Memduh
“praised”
Arabic, via Turkish
Meral
“doe”
Turkish
Mert
“brave, manly”
Persian, via Turkish
Merve
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Meryem
“beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Arabic and Turkish
Mesut
“happy, lucky”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mevlüt
“birth”
Arabic, via Turkish
Mikail
“who is like God?”
Hebrew, via Turkish
Miraç
“ascension”
Arabic, via Turkish
Miray
may mean “moon princess”
Turkish
Müfit
“useful”
Arabic, via Turkish
Müge
“lily of the valley”
Turkish
Mukaddes
“holy, sacred”
Arabic, via Turkish
Murat
“wish, desire”
Arabic, via Turkish
Müslüm
“one who submits”
Arabic, via Turkish
Narin
“delicate”
Turkish
Nazlı
“coy, delicate”
Turkish
Necip
“noble”
Arabic, via Turkish
Necmettin
“star of the faith”
Arabic, via Turkish
Nedim
“companion”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Nehir
“river”
Arabic, via Turkish
Neşe
“joy”
Turkish
Nesrin
“wild rose”
Persian, via Turkish
Nihat
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Nilay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Nilüfer
“water lily”
Persian, via Turkish
Nisa
“women”
Arabic, via Turkish
Nuray
“light + moon”
Turkish
Nurettin
“light of the faith”
Arabic, via Turkish
Nurgül
“light + rose”
Turkish
Nuri
“luminous”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Nursel
“flood of light”
Turkish
Oğuzhan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Olgun
“mature, ripe”
Turkish
Omer
may mean “long-lived”
Arabic, Turkish and Hebrew
Öncel
may mean “forerunner”
Turkish
Orhan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Osman
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic, via Turkish
Oya
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Özge
“different, unique”
Turkish
Özgü
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Özgür
“free”
Turkish
Özkul
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Özlem
“longing, yearning”
Turkish
Pelin
“wormwood”
Turkish
Pınar
“spring, fountain”
Turkish
Ragıp
“eager”
Arabic, via Turkish
Rakip
“guardian, watchful”
Arabic, via Turkish
Rasim
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Raşit
“rightly guided”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ravza
“garden”
Arabic, via Turkish
Recep
“Rajab”
Arabic, via Turkish
Refik
“companion”
Arabic, via Turkish and Bosnian
Reşat
“right guidance”
Arabic, via Turkish
Reyhan
“sweet basil”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ridvan
“contentment”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Riza
“contentment, approval”
Arabic, via Persian and Turkish
Roksana
“bright”
Old Persian, via Polish and Turkish
Şaban
“Sha'ban”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sabanur
may mean “morning breeze light”
Arabic, via Turkish
Şafak
“dawn”
Turkish
Şahin
“falcon”
Persian, via Turkish
Sarıaslan
“yellow lion”
Turkish
Satılmış
“sold”
Turkish
Savaş
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Greek or Turkish
Şebnem
“dew”
Persian, via Turkish
Seda
“voice, echo”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sedat
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sefa
may mean “joy”
Turkish and Pacific
Şefik
“compassionate”
Arabic, via Turkish
Selahattin
“righteousness of the faith”
Arabic, via Turkish
Selim
“safe, sound”
Arabic, via Turkish
Selin
may mean “flowing water, stream”
Turkish
Sema
may mean “sky, heaven”
Arabic, via Turkish
Semih
“generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Semiramis
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Greek, via Turkish
Sena
“praise, radiance”
Arabic, via Turkish
Şenay
“joyful moon”
Turkish
Şenol
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Serap
“mirage”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sercan
may mean “head of the soul”
Turkish
Şerife
“noble”
Arabic, via Turkish
Serkan
may mean “leader of noble blood”
Persian and Turkish
Şermin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Serpil
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sertunç
may mean “bronze chief”
Turkish
Servet
“wealth”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sevda
“passionate love”
Turkish
Sevim
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sevinc
“joy”
Turkish
Şevket
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sibel
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sila
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sinan
“spearhead”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sirin
“sweet”
Persian, via Turkish
Som
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Soner
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Sözer
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Şükran
“gratitude”
Arabic, via Turkish
Şükrü
“thankful”
Arabic, via Turkish
Suna
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Suzan
“lily”
Hebrew, via English and Turkish
Taner
“dawn man”
Turkish
Tanrıverdi
“God gave”
Turkish
Tansu
may mean “dawn water”
Turkish
Tarkan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Taşkın
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tayfun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tayyip
“good, pure”
Arabic, via Turkish
Teoman
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tevfik
“success, divine guidance”
Arabic, via Turkish
Timuçin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Toy
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tuana
may mean “heavenly, angelic”
Turkish
Tuba
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tuğba
“tree of paradise”
Arabic, via Turkish
Tugçe
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tülay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Tuna
“the Danube”
Turkish
Tunay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Turgay
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Türkan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Türkdoğan
“born a Turk”
Turkish
Uğur
“good luck”
Turkish
Ülker
“the Pleiades”
Turkish
Umut
“hope”
Turkish
Uzay
may mean “space”
Turkish
Varol
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Vedat
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Vehbi
“gift”
Arabic, via Turkish
Veysel
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Volkan
“volcano”
Turkish
Yağız
may mean “brave, swarthy”
Turkish
Yağmur
“rain”
Turkish
Yakup
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Hebrew, via Turkish
Yaman
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Arabic or Turkish
Yaren
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Yaşam
“life”
Turkish
Yasemin
“jasmine”
Persian, via Turkish
Yavuz
“stern, fierce”
Turkish
Yelda
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Yeliz
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Yeşim
“jade”
Turkish
Yeter
“enough”
Turkish
Yiğitcan
“brave + soul”
Turkish
Yıldıray
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish
Yıldırım
“lightning”
Turkish
Yörük
“nomad”
Turkish
Yüksel
“rise”
Turkish
Yürekli
“brave-hearted”
Turkish
Zehra
“radiant, bright”
Arabic, via Turkish
Zekeriya
“Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, via Turkish
Zeynel
“ornament”
Arabic, via Turkish
Zeynep
may mean “precious gem, her father's jewel”
Arabic, via Turkish
Ziya
“light”
Arabic, via Turkish
Zübeyde
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Turkish