This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Turkish.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Onat m TurkishIn Turkish means "decent", "proper", "beneficial", "correct".
Onurhan m TurkishDerived from Turkish
onur "honour" and the title
khan meaning "leader".
Orkun m Turkish (Modern)Came from name of Orkhon Valley in Mongolia. Valley have first Turkic inscriptions in history, which was erected in the valley by Bilge Khan, an 8th-century ruler of the Göktürk Empire.
Oruç m TurkishMeans "fast" in Turkish. A famous bearer of this name is Oruç Reis (c. 1474–1518), a Barbary pirate.
Övgü m & f TurkishMeans "praise, commendation, compliment, tribute" in Turkish.
Özay f TurkishDerived from
öz meaning "self" and
ay meaning "moon".
Özcan m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "core, essence" and
can meaning "soul".
Özdal m & f TurkishDerived from
öz meaning "self" and
dal meaning "catch, capture".
Özdelik f & m TurkishDerived from
öz meaning "self" and
delik meaning "wish, desire".
Özdemir m TurkishProbably means "pure iron" and is related to
Demir. It's also a surname and a village in Turkey.
Özer m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "essence, kernel, self" and
er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Özgü f TurkishMeans "characteristic" or "appropriate, incidental, particular" in Turkish.
Özgül f TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "essence, self" and
gül meaning "rose".
Özgün m & f TurkishMeans "original, unique" in Turkish, from
öz "self" and
-gün, a form of the adjective-forming suffix
-gin (whose vowel shifts to correspond to the last vowel of the preceding root word).... [
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Öznur f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or
öz meaning "soul" combined with
nur meaning "light".
Parla f TurkishMeans "shine!" in Turkish (the imperative form of
parlamak meaning "to shine").
Pekcan m TurkishDerived from Turkish
pek meaning "many, much" and
can meaning "life, soul".
Perihan f TurkishTurkish name of Persian origin meaning "queen of the fairies" or "queen of the nymphs". The name is derived from Turkish
peri (Persian
pari) "fairy; nymph" and
han "queen".... [
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Piyale m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)Means "wineglass" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پیاله
(piyale). It is unisex in Turkey, but was almost entirely masculine in the Ottoman Empire.
Rahmet m Kazakh, TurkishMeans "mercy" or "to give thanks" in Kazakh. Derived from Arabic
rahmah, meaning "mercy".
Ruhi m TurkishMeans "spiritual, psychical" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic روحي
(rūḥiyy).
Rukh m Persian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, UzbekPersian, Kazakh, Pashto, Turkish, Tajik, Uzbek, & Turkmen form of the Arabic name
Ruh, meaning "spirit".
Saadet f TurkishMeans "happiness", "felicity", "contentment" or "bliss" in Turkish. Famous barer is Saadet Aksoy.
Sabahat f Turkish, UrduDerived from Arabic صباحة
(ṣabāḥa) meaning "beauty, fairness, agreeableness, gracefulness".
Sabiha f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, UrduMeans "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
Şafak m & f TurkishMeans "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شفق
(shafaq) meaning "twilight".
Saffet m & f TurkishDerived from Arabic صفوة
(ṣafwa) meaning "elite, best, prime, pure".
Sali f TurkishNot available but the name of the main protagonist Sali
wainwright in the book series
Sali Sali Saluki Saner m TurkishTurkish masculine name derived from the word
san meaning "name, reputation" and
er meaning "man".
Sarıgül f Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "yellow flower", from Azerbaijani and Turkish
sarı meaning "yellow" and Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Sarper m TurkishThe name is formed from the Turkish words
sarp "steep, high" and
er "man, male, soldier".
Sayar f TurkishMeans "she counts, respects, regards, values, takes into account, or considers" in Turkish.
Sedat m TurkishMeans "justness, truth" or "mind, intelligence" in Turkish.
Selinay f TurkishThe name "Selinay" can be broken down into two parts:"Selin" which is derived from "Sel," meaning "stream" or "flood" in Turkish."Ay" means "moon" in Turkish. So, "Selinay" could be interpreted as "Moon of the Stream" or "Moon of the Flood."
Selva f TurkishTurkish spelling of the Arabic name
Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Şemsa f TurkishDerived from the Turkish word
şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see
Shams).
Şennur f TurkishFrom Turkish
şen meaning "happy" combined with Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light".
Sercan m TurkishFrom Turkish
ser meaning "head, top" and
can meaning "soul, life".
Sertab f TurkishMeans "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".
Sertaç m TurkishTerived from Turkish
ser, an archaic word for "head" and
taç meaning "crown".
Seval f TurkishFrom Turkish
sev meaning "love" and
al meaning "take".
Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)Means "loving moon", from Turkish
seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Şeyda f TurkishDerived from Persian شيدا
(sheydā) meaning "enamoured, madly in love".
Seyhan m & f TurkishThe river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Seyyare f TurkishFrom Arabic سيارة
(sayyara) meaning "planet", literally meaning "moving frequently".
Sezai m TurkishDerived from Persian سزا
(sazā) meaning "worthy, suitable, meritorious".
Sezen f & m TurkishMeans "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.
Sezer m & f TurkishMeans "understand, sense, feel" in Turkish.
Sezgi f & m TurkishMeans "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.
Sezgin m TurkishMeans "insightful, sagacious, intuitive" in Turkish.
Şiir m & f TurkishMeans "poetry, verse, song" in Turkish.
Simten f TurkishMeans silver skin from 'sim' meaning silver and 'ten' meaning skin (both words are of Persian origin)
Şinasi m TurkishFrom Persian شناسی
(shenāsī) meaning "science". This name was borne by İbrahim Şinasi, a 19th-century Ottoman intellectual and author.
Sirem f TurkishMeaning uncertain. The name is possibly derived from
Sirem, which is the Turkish name for Syrmia, a region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe.
Sonay f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
son meaning "last, final" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Songüz m & f TurkishMeans "the end of autumn", from Turkish
son meaning "the end, the last" and
güz meaning "autumn".
Sonyaz m & f TurkishMeans "the end of summer" from Turkish
son meaning "last, the end" and
yaz meaning "summer".
Şükran f TurkishMeans "gratitude, thankfulness, blessing" in Turkish.
Şükret m & f TurkishMeans “be grateful” or “appreciate” in Turkish.
Şükrü m TurkishDerived from Turkish
şükür meaning "gratitude, thankfulness", ultimately from Arabic شُكْرِيّ
(šukriyy) "thankful".
Şükür m Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "gratitude, thankfulness" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شُكْر
(šukr).
Süsen f TurkishTurkish feminine name referring to either the iris or freesia flower.
Süyümbike f TurkishTurkish name with the combination of
Süyüm "Lovely" and
Büke "Queen, Woman".
Süzgün f Turkish (Rare)A word meaning pure, cleanest. The root of the word comes from the verb "to filter(in Turkish süz-".... [
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Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, BengaliMeans "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the root حَسَّنَ
(ḥassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".
Tamer m TurkishMeans "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tamshugh m Turkish, Georgian, AbkhazOrigin of the name is Turkish and it has been popular in western Georgia, specifically in Abkhazia, from somewhere XVI-XVII centuries.
Tanaydin m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish
tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tansu m & f TurkishFrom Medieval Turkic
tang meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
su meaning "water".
Tardu m TurkishMeans "a light coming from darkness" in Turkish.
Tarkan m Turkish, Popular CultureIn the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [
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Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)Most likely a combination of words
taş (from Old Turkic
taş and Proto-Turkic
*tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and
Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic
témir and Proto-Turkic
*tämür) meaning "iron."... [
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Temren m TurkishMeans "pointy tip of a spear or arrow" in Turkish.
Tenzile f Turkish (Rare)Turkish form of
Tanzila. A notable bearer was Tenzile Erdoğan (1924-2011), the mother of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.