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Nadir m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "rare" in Arabic.

Nadire f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian feminine form of Nadir.

Nadiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Nadiyya.

Nail m Arabic, Turkish, Tatar
Means "attainer" in Arabic.

Naim m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian
Means "tranquil, happy, at ease" in Arabic, derived from the root نعم (naʿima) meaning "to live in comfort, to be delighted".

Naime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Naim.

Narin f Turkish
Means "slender, delicate, fragile" in Turkish.

Naz f Turkish
Means "coy" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Nazım m Turkish
Turkish form of Nazim.

Nazlı f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Nazli.

Nebil m Turkish
Turkish form of Nabil.

Nebile f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Nabil.

Necla f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.

Nedim m Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Nadim.

Nefes f Turkish (Modern)
Means "breath" in Turkish.

Nefise f Turkish
Turkish form of Nafisa.

Nehir f Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.

Nejla 1 f Turkish
Turkish form of Najla.

Nergis f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).

Nermin m & f Bosnian, Turkish, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Persian نرم (narm) meaning "soft, gentle". It is typically masculine in Bosnian, and feminine in Turkish and Arabic.

Neşe f Turkish
Means "joy, happiness" in Turkish.

Nesim m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasim.

Neslihan f Turkish
From Turkish nesl meaning "lineage" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

Nesrin f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasrin.

Nevra f Turkish
Turkish form of Nawra.

Nezih m Turkish
Turkish form of Nazih.

Nezihe f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Nazih.

Nida f Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "call, proclamation" in Arabic, a derivative of نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".

Nihal 1 f Arabic, Turkish
Means "drink" in Arabic.

Nihat m Turkish
Possibly from Persian نهاد (nehād) meaning "nature, disposition".

Nil m & f Catalan, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare), Turkish
Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Neilos (and the Nile River). This name was borne by a 15th-century Russian saint, Nil Sorsky. As a Turkish name it is feminine, and comes directly from the Turkish name for the river.

Nilay f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish and Azerbaijani Nil, the name of the Nile River, combined with ay meaning "moon".

Nilüfer f Turkish
Turkish form of Niloufar.

Nimet f Turkish
Turkish form of Nimat.

Nisa f Turkish, Indonesian
From Arabic نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women". This is the name of the fourth chapter of the Quran (surah an-Nisa).

Nisanur f Turkish
From the name Nisa combined with Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Nuh m Arabic, Turkish
Arabic and Turkish form of Noah 1.

Nur f & m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Nuray f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "bright moon" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".

Nurcan f Turkish
Means "bright soul" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Persian jān meaning "soul, life".

Nurettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Nur ad-Din.

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

Nuri m Arabic, Turkish
Means "my light" in Arabic.

Nurten f Turkish
Means "radiant skin" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Persian تن (tan) meaning "body".

Nurullah m Arabic, Turkish
Means "light of Allah", from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with الله (Allah).

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