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This is a list of names in which the usage is turkic mythology.
gender
usage
Korkut m Turkic Mythology
Probably related to Turkish korkutmak meaning "to frighten, to scare". This is the name of the narrator in the 14th-century Turkic epic the Book of Dede Korkut.
Selcan f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkic Mythology
The name of a princess of Trebizond who marries the hero Kan Turali in the 14th-century Turkic epic the Book of Dede Korkut. It is sometimes spelled Selcen in Turkish and Saljan in English translations. The Turkic origin is uncertain, but it is often associated with the name elements sel "flood, stream, torrent" and can "soul, life", derived from Arabic سيل (sayl) and Persian جان (jān) respectively.
Selcen f Turkic Mythology
Turkish form of Selcan.