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in reply to a message by gigibee
In Turkish, muslim (or foreign) male names usually take the -iye/-ye/-e ending to become female names.
Examples found at http://www.babynology.com/turkish_babynames.html:
Bahar -> Bahriye
Bedri -> Bedriye
Hayri -> Hayriye
Nazim -> Nazmiye
Sabri -> Sabriye
Examples found at http://www.babynology.com/turkish_babynames.html:
Bahar -> Bahriye
Bedri -> Bedriye
Hayri -> Hayriye
Nazim -> Nazmiye
Sabri -> Sabriye
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