Names Categorized "Turkiye in the Eurovision Song Contest"

Ali 1 m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root علا ('ala) meaning "to be high". Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.... [more]

Arzu f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur form of Arezou.

Athena f Greek Mythology, English
Meaning unknown. Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. It is likely that her name is derived from that of the city, not vice versa. The earliest mention of her seems to be a 15th-century BC Mycenaean Greek inscription from Knossos on Crete.... [more]

Aydın m Turkish
Means "bright, clear" in Turkish.

Aylin f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "of the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon".

Ayşegül f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Aysun f Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" combined with an uncertain element.

Burak m Turkish
From Arabic براق (Buraq), the name of the legendary creature that, according to Islamic tradition, transported the Prophet Muhammad. Its name is derived from Arabic برق (barq) meaning "lightning".

Can m Turkish
Means "soul, life" or by extension "darling, sweetheart" in Turkish, from Persian جان (jan).

Cem m Turkish
Turkish form of Jam.

Cenk m Turkish
Means "battle, war" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Çetin m Turkish
Means "harsh, hard" in Turkish.

Derya f Turkish
Means "sea, ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Dilek f Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.

Efe 1 m Turkish
Means "older brother, brave" in Turkish.

Emir m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish form and Bosnian variant of Amir 1.

Emre m Turkish
Means "friend, brother" in Turkish. This name was borne by the 13th-century Turkish poet Yunus Emre.

Ercan m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and can meaning "soul, life".

Eser f & m Turkish
Means "product, achievement" in Turkish.

Esma f Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Asma.

Feridun m Turkish
Turkish form of Fereydoun.

Fuat m Turkish
Turkish form of Fuad.

Gökhan m Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".

Gülden f Turkish
Means "from the rose" in Turkish.

Gülnur f Turkish
Means "rose light" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Hakan m Turkish
Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish.

Harun m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Aaron. Harun ar-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.

Hazal f Turkish
Possibly from Kurdish xezal meaning "gazelle, antelope" (of Arabic origin). It is also associated with Turkish hazan meaning "autumn" (of Persian origin).

İskender m Turkish
Turkish form of Alexander.

Kenan 2 m Turkish
From the Turkish name for the ancient region of Canaan.

Kerem m Turkish
Turkish form of Karim.

Leilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flowers" or "royal child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Levent m Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish term levend, referring to a member of the navy, which is possibly ultimately derived from Italian levante "person from the eastern Mediterranean". The Turkish word has now come to mean "tall, handsome, roguish".

Mazhar m Turkish
Means "honoured" in Turkish.

Mehmet m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Muhammad. This name was borne by sultans of the Ottoman Empire (with the older form Mehmed).

Melis f Turkish
Turkish form of Melissa.

Murat m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Murad.

Nazar m Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen and Armenian form of Nazarius.

Nilüfer f Turkish
Turkish form of Niloufar.

Orhan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish or, of uncertain meaning, possibly from a Turkic root meaning "place", and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader". This was the name of a 14th-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Ozan m Turkish
Means "bard" in Turkish.

Özgür m & f Turkish
Means "free" in Turkish.

Pınar f Turkish
Means "spring" in Turkish.

Reyhan f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Rayhana.

Şebnem f Turkish
Turkish form of Shabnam.

Seda f Turkish
Means "voice, echo" in Turkish.

Selim m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Salim. This was the name of three Ottoman sultans, including the father of Süleyman the Magnificent.

Semih m Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.

Semiha f Turkish
Feminine form of Semih.

Serkan m Turkish
Means "leader, chief" from Turkish ser "head, top" and kan "blood".

Sinem f Turkish
Means "my bosom, my breast" in Turkish.

Süleyman m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Solomon. Süleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects.

Tuğba f Turkish
Turkish variant form of Tuba.

Tuncay m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "bronze moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Uğur m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "luck, fortune" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Vedat m Turkish
Turkish masculine form of Widad.

Yağmur f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "rain" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Zeynep f Turkish
Turkish form of Zaynab.

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