Behind the Name: Kazakh Names

AIBEKАйбекmKazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Turkic ay "moon" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

AIDAYАйдайfKazakh
Means "moon child" in Kazakh.

AIMAN (1)АйманfKazakh
Means "beauty of the moon" in Kazakh.

AINA (5)АйнаfKazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айна (see AYNA).

ALI (1)ӘлиmArabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. 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]

ALIKHANӘлиханmKazakh
Combination of the name ALI (1) and the Turkic title khan which means "ruler, leader".

ALISHERӘлішерmUzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
Combination of ALI (1) and SHER.

ALIYA (1)ӘлияfKazakh, Tatar, Arabic
Kazakh and Tatar form of ALIYAH (1), as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic عليّة (see ALIYAH (1)).

ANAR (2)АнарfKazakh
Variant of ANARA.

ANARAАнараfKazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "pomegranate" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz, ultimately from Persian.

ANARGULАнаргүлfKazakh
Means "blooming pomegranate tree" in Kazakh.

ARMAN (1)АрманmPersian, Kazakh
Means "wish, hope" in Persian.

ARUZHANАружанfKazakh
Means "beautiful soul" in Kazakh.

ASLANАсланmTurkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian
From Turkic arslan meaning "lion". This was a byname or title borne by several medieval Turkic rulers, including the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan (a byname meaning "brave lion") who drove the Byzantines from Anatolia in the 11th century. The name Aslan was later used by the author C. S. Lewis for the main protagonist (a lion) in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series of books, first appearing in 1950.

AYAULYMАяулымfKazakh
Means "beloved" in Kazakh.

AYBEKАйбекmKyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Kazakh Айбек (see AIBEK).

AYNAАйнаfKazakh
Kazakh form of AÝNA.

AYNURАйнұрfTurkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uyghur
Means "moon light" in Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

AZATАзатmTatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Cognate of AZAD.

BIBIGULБибігүлfKazakh
Means "nightingale" in Kazakh.

BOLATБолатmKazakh
From a Turkic word meaning "steel", ultimately from Persian.

BULATБолатmKazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Болат (see BOLAT).

ERASYLЕрасылmKazakh
Means "noble hero" in Kazakh.

GAUHARГауһарfUrdu, Kazakh
From Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, gemstone".

GULNARГульнарfKazakh
Kazakh form of GOLNAR.

GULNARAГульнараfKazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Azerbaijani form of GOLNAR.

GULNAZГулназfKazakh, Georgian, Urdu
Kazakh, Georgian and Urdu form of GOLNAZ.

INKARІңкәрfKazakh
Means "desire, passion" in Kazakh.

INZHUІнжуfKazakh
Means "pearl" in Kazakh.

ISLAMИсламmArabic, Kazakh, Chechen, Ingush
From the name of the religion, derived from Arabic إسلام (Islam) which means "submission (to God)".

MADINAМәдинаfKazakh, Avar, Chechen
From the name of the city of Medina, Arabic المدينة (al-Madinah), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.

MAKHMUDМахмудmUzbek, Kazakh, Chechen
Uzbek, Kazakh and Chechen form of MAHMUD.

MUKHAMEDМұхамедmKazakh
Kazakh form of MUHAMMAD.

MUKHAMMEDМұхаммедmKazakh
Kazakh form of MUHAMMAD.

NURASYLНұрасылmKazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble".

NURISLAMНұрисламmKazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with Islam, the name of the religion (ultimately from Arabic إسلام).

NURLANНұрланmKazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and ұлан (ulan) meaning "soldier".

NURSULTANНұрсұлтанmKazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).

NURZHANНұржанmKazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).

RAMAZANРамазанmTurkish, Azerbaijani, Avar, Kazakh, Circassian
Turkish, Azerbaijani, Avar, Kazakh and Circassian form of RAMADAN.

RINAT (1)РинатmTatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Tatar, Bashkir and Kazakh form of RENAT.

RUSLANРусланmRussian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian
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.

RUSTAMРустамmKazakh, Uzbek, Tajik, Azerbaijani
Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajik and Azerbaijani form of ROSTAM.

SALTANATСалтанатfKazakh
Possibly means "festival" in Kazakh.

SERIKСерікmKazakh
Means "support" in Kazakh.

SEZIMСезімfKazakh
Means "sensitive" in Kazakh.

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

SUKHRABСухрабmKazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of SOHRAB.

TALGATТалғатmKazakh, Tatar
Kazakh and Tatar form of TAL'AT.

TEMIRТемірmKazakh
Kazakh form of Temür (see TIMUR).

TIMURТимурmTatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Russian, History
From the Turkic name Temür meaning "iron". Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Timur e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), was a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of Western Asia.

ZHULDYZЖұлдызfKazakh
Means "star" in Kazakh.

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