This is a list of names in which the usage is turkic mythology.
Korkut m Turkic MythologyProbably 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 MythologyThe 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.