Tatar Names - Behind the Name

Airat Айрат m Tatar, Bashkir
Alternate transcription of Tatar/Bashkir Айрат (see Ayrat).

Akhmat Әхмәт m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Ahmad.

Alfia Әлфия f Bashkir, Tatar
Possibly derived from Arabic ألْف (alf) meaning "thousand". Alternatively, it may be of Turkic origin.

Alfiya Әлфия f Tatar
Alternate transcription of Tatar Әлфия (see Alfia).

Aliya 1 Алия f Kazakh, Tatar, Arabic
Kazakh and Tatar form of Aliyah 1, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic عليّة (see Aliyah 1).

Alsu Алсу f Tatar
Means "pink" in Tatar.

Amina Әминә f Arabic, Bosnian, Tatar, Kazakh, Swahili, Hausa
Alternate transcription of Arabic Aminah 1 or Aminah 2, as well as the form in several other languages.

Amir 1 Әмир m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian
Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emir.

Amirkhan Әмирхан m Tatar, Kazakh, Chechen
From Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Anvar Әнвәр m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz and Tatar form of Anwar.

Aygol Айгөл f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Aygül.

Ayrat Айрат m Tatar, Bashkir
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic خيرات (khayrat) meaning "good deeds". Alternatively it could be from the name of the Oirat people, a western Mongol tribe.

Azat Азат m Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Form of Azad in several languages.

Damir 2 Дамир m Tatar, Kazakh
Meaning uncertain. It might be from a variant of Turkic temür meaning "iron" or from Arabic ضمير (damir) meaning "mind, heart, conscience". It could also be an acronym of the Russian phrase даёшь мировую революцию "bring on the world revolution".

Daniyar Данияр m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Derived from Persian دانا (dana) meaning "wise" and یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion".

Dinara Динара f Kazakh, Tatar, Kyrgyz
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Arabic دينار (dinar), a currency used in several Muslim countries, ultimately derived from Latin denarius. Alternatively it may be a derivative of دين (din) meaning "religion".

Elmira 2 Эльмира f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Possibly from Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander".

Elwira Эльвира f Polish, Tatar, Bashkir
Polish, Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.

Farit Фәрит m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Farid.

Gölnara Гөлнара f Tatar
Tatar form of Golnar.

Guzal Гүзәл f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "beautiful" in Tatar and Bashkir.

Ibrahim Ибраһим m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, Swahili
Arabic form of Abraham, also used in several other languages.

İldar Илдар m Tatar
Tatar form of Eldar.

Ildar Илдар m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir form of Eldar, as well as an alternate transcription of Tatar Илдар (see İldar).

İlshat Илшат m Tatar
Tatar form of Elşad.

Ilshat Илшат m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir form of Elşad, as well as an alternate transcription of Tatar Илшат (see İlshat).

Irek 1 Ирек m Tatar, Bashkir
Means "freedom, liberty" in Tatar and Bashkir, of Turkic origin.

Karim Кәрим m Arabic, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Means "generous, noble" in Arabic, from the root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous". In Islamic tradition الكريم (al-Karim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Khamza Хәмзә m Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir form of Hamza.

Khasan Хәсән m Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Bashkir, Tatar
Form of Hasan in various languages.

Marat Марат m Tatar
Tatar form of Murad.

Maryam Мәрьям f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir and Tatar form of Miryam (see Mary). In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Mohammad Мөхәммәд m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Bengali, Tatar
Persian form of Muhammad, as well as an alternate transcription for Arabic and several other languages.

Mokhammad Мөхәммәд m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.

Mokhammat Мөхәммәт m Tatar
Tatar form of Muhammad.

Nail Наиль m Arabic, Turkish, Tatar
Means "attainer" in Arabic.

Ramil Рамил m Tatar, Bashkir, Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic رمْل (raml) meaning "sand, geomancy, divination, magic".

Räshit Рәшит m Tatar
Tatar form of Rashid.

Ravil Равил m Tatar
Meaning unknown, possibly of Arabic origin.

Rinat 1 Ринат m Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Tatar, Bashkir and Kazakh form of Renat.

Röstäm Рөстәм m Tatar
Tatar form of Rostam.

Ruslan Руслан m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, Malay
Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.

Samat Самат m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir, Tatar
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir and Tatar form of Samad.

Shamil Шамил m Arabic, Kazakh, Avar, Chechen, Tatar, Azerbaijani
From Arabic شاميل (shamil) meaning "comprehensive, universal".

Tälgat Тәлгать m Tatar
Tatar form of Tal'at.

Timur Тимур m Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkish, Russian, History
From the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Timur e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia.

Yosif Йосыф m Bulgarian, Tatar
Bulgarian and Tatar form of Joseph.

Zemfira Земфира f Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir, Literature
Meaning unknown, possibly of Romani origin. This name was (first?) used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem The Gypsies (1827).

Zifa Зифа f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Ziba 1.

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