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Adem m Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Adam.

Ali Asaf m Turkish
Combination of Ali 1 and Asaf 2.

Bünyamin m Turkish
Turkish form of Benjamin.

Cebrail m Turkish
Turkish form of Gabriel.

Ceyhun m Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Arabic جيحون (Jayḥūn), from Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥon), which in the Old Testament is a river originating in the Garden of Eden. The river's name itself is derived from Hebrew גִּיחַ (giyaḥ) meaning "to burst forth". In Islamic tradition it is identified with the Amu Darya, a river in central Asia.

Danyal m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Daniel.

Eyüp m Turkish
Turkish form of Job.

Hacer f Turkish
Turkish form of Hagar.

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

Havva f Turkish
Turkish form of Eve (via Arabic Ḥawāʾ).

İbrahim m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Ibrahim. This name was borne by a 17th-century sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

İlyas m Turkish
Turkish form of Elijah.

İsa m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jesus.

İsmail m Turkish
Turkish form of Ishmael.

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

Menesa f Turkish (Modern)
From the biblical name Manasseh. This name became popular in Turkey after it appeared on the Turkish version of the popular Iranian television series Prophet Joseph (2008). In the series Menesa is the daughter of Joseph and Asenath, whereas in the biblical account Manasseh was their son.

Meryem f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Miriam (see Mary).

Mikail m Turkish
Turkish form of Michael.

Musa m Arabic, Turkish, Hausa, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.

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

Ömer Asaf m Turkish
Combination of Ömer and Asaf 2.

Sare f Turkish
Turkish form of Sarah.

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.

Yahya m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.

Yakup m Turkish
Turkish form of Jacob.

Yunus m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yona (see Jonah). It appears in the Quran.

Yunus Emre m Turkish
Combination of Yunus and Emre, given in reference to the 13th-century poet.

Yusuf m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Pashto, Tajik, Uzbek, Bengali
Arabic form of Yosef (see Joseph) appearing in the Quran. This is also the form used in several other languages.

Zekeriya m Turkish
Turkish form of Zechariah.

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