Submitted Names in Turkey

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Turkey.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abdi m Arabic, Indonesian, Turkish, Persian
Derived from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant".
Abdülhadi m Turkish
Turkish form of Abdul Hadi.
Abdülmecit m Turkish
Turkish form of Abd al-Majid.
Abdulsamet m Turkish
Combination of Abdul and Samet.
Abdulvahap m Turkish
Turkish form of Abd al-Wahab.
Abdurrahim m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحيم (see Abd ar-Rahim), as well as the Turkish and Indonesian form.
Abdurrahman m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبد الرحمن (see Abd ar-Rahman), as well as the Turkish and Indonesian form.
Abide f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish abide meaning "monument".
Abidin m Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Derived from Arabic عابدين ('abidayn) meaning "worshippers", the plural of عابد ('abid) meaning "worshipper, servant".
Abuzer m Turkish
Turkish form of Abu Dharr.
Acar f & m Turkish
Means "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.
Acarsu f Turkish
Means "stream, river, running water" in Turkish.
Açelya f Turkish
Derived from Turkish açelya "azalea".
Aci m Turkish
Variant of Hacı.
Acun m Turkish
Means "cosmos, universe" in Turkish.
Adak m & f Turkish
Means "vow, offering" in Turkish.
Adal m & f Turkish
From Turkish ad "name" and al- "receive". Means "May your name be spread, may you achieve fame" in Turkish.
Adar m Kurdish
Means "the month of March" in Kurdish.
Adeviye f Turkish
Means "goodness" in Turkish.
Adın m Turkish
Means "What is your name?" in Turkish.
Afet f Turkish
Means "ravishingly beautiful" in Turkish.
Afife f Turkish
Derived from Turkish afif meaning "chaste" or "uncorrupted".
Afra f Turkish
thirteenth night of the month
Afrodit f Turkish
Turkish version of the name Aphrodite.
Agan m Turkish
Means "shooting star" in Turkish.
Agir m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish adir meaning "flame".
Agit m Kurdish, Persian
Means "the brave, the warrior".
Agrîn m Kurdish
Means "fiery" in Kurdish.
Aheng f Kurdish
Means "harmony" in Kurdish.
Ahenk m Turkish
Means "harmony, tune" in Turkish.
Ahoo f Turkish
Variant of Ahu.
Ahteran f Turkish
Means "stars" in Turkish.
Ahwan m Kurdish
Calm, A quiet person
Aisel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.
Ajar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Ajda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ajda meaning "sprout, shoot".
Akagündüz m Turkish
From Turkish aka "white" and gündüz "daytime".
Akam m Kurdish
Means "striking power" in Kurdish.
Akan m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.
Akar m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.
Akasya f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Acacia.
Akay f & m Turkish
From Turkish ak, meaning "white" and ay, meaning "moon".
Akça m & f Turkish
Means "pale" in Turkish.
Akcan m & f Turkish
Means "dear friend" in Turkish. Combination of common Turkish words "ak" meaning "white", and "can" meaning "life".
Akdöl m Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" combined with döl meaning "progeny".
Akın m Turkish
Means "influx, rush, invasion, raid" in Turkish.
Akıncı m Turkish
From Turkish akıncı meaning "akinji, cavalry soldier, raider".
Akkaya m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ak "white" and kaya "rock".
Akkutlu f Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and kutlu meaning "happy, blessed".
Aksel m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ak "white; clear; pure" and sel "flood; whitewater; torrent".
Akyıldız f & m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word ak meaning "white" and yıldız meaning "star".
Ala f Kurdish
Means "flag" in Kurdish.
Alacan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ala "flag" and can "life".
Alaeddin m Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant transcription or form of Ala ad-Din.
Alal f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish al meaning "banner, flag".
Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
Alaz m & f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish
Alçiçek f Turkish
Means "scarlet flower" in Turkish.
Alesta f Turkish
Means "alert" or "watchful" in Turkish.
Alev f & m Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish.
Algı f Turkish
Means "perception" in Turkish.
Aliasaf m Turkish
Combination of the names Ali 1 and ASAF.
Alican m Turkish
Combination of Ali 1 and Can.
Alik f Kurdish
Means "starling" in Kurdish.
Alîkar m Kurdish
Means "assistant, helper" in Kurdish.
Ali Rıza m Turkish
Turkish form of Alireza.
Aliyar m Arabic, Turkish
From Arabic عالي (eali), meaning "high".
Almila f Turkish
Derived from Turkish al "red" and elma "apple".
Alpay m Turkish
Means "Brave moon" in Turkish. Alp meaning Brave and Ay meaning Moon.
Alper m Turkish
It is composed of the two words alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See Alp.
Alpertunga m Turkish
It is composed of the three words alp "brave" or "hero", er "soldier" or "male" and tunga "tiger". A mythical hero who was mentioned in Turkic mythology and the Epic of Alp Er Tunga. The name is sometimes mentioned as the khan of Scythia... [more]
Altay m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Turkish
From the name of the Altay Mountains.
Altemur m Turkish
Means "red iron" in Turkish.
Altuğ m Turkish
Means "Red Banner" in Turkish.
Alûs f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.
Amanc m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish amanc meaning "target, aim".
Amanj m Kurdish
This name is a Kurdish name which means target or aim for the thing's that you want to achieve in life
Amed m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Ahmad.
Amez m Kurdish
Meaning "hug" in Kurdish.
Anadolu m Turkish
Turkish form of Anatolios.
Andaç m Turkish
Means "souvenir" in Turkish.
Aran f Kurdish
Means "desert, wilderness" in Kurdish.
Aras m Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Urdu
In Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
Araz m Kurdish
From the name of the mountain in the Kurdistan region.
Ardalan m Kurdish
It is the name of a Kurdish dynasty who lived in the Kurdistan of Iran. The name means "goodness", "virtue". It is formed from the ancient Persian roots of Ard "pure", "sacred" and -lan "place", "nest".
Ardeşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Ardashir.
Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.
Ardil m Kurdish
Fire Heart
Arez m Kurdish
According to a user from Iraq, the name Arez is of Kurdish origin and means "Rain".
Arife f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Arif, meaning "learned, knowing, expert".
Arin m & f Turkish
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".
Arjîn f Kurdish
Means "fire of life" in Kurdish.
Arkin m Turkish
Old and wise man.
Armağan m & f Turkish
Means "gift, bestowal" in Turkish.
Armanc m Kurdish
Variant of Amanc.
Arpad m Turkish
Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name Árpád via barley.
Arpat m Turkish
Turkish version of Árpád.
Artemiz f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Artemis.
Artîn m Kurdish
Means "flame" in Kurdish.
Arya f Turkish
Popular girl's name in modern Turkey, from the Persian Arya 1.
Arzum f Turkish, Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "my wish, my desire", from Turkish and Azerbaijani arzu meaning "wish, desire" (of Persian origin) and the first person singular possessive suffix -m.
Asê f Kurdish
Means "steep slope" or "insurmountable, impenetrable" in Kurdish.
Ashti f & m Kurdish
Variant of Aştî.
Ashty f & m Kurdish
Variant of Aştî.
Asi f Turkish
In Turkish means "rebellious, wild"
Asima f Turkish
Means "exceeding; one who exceeds" in Turkish.
Aska f Kurdish
From Kurdish ask meaning "deer, gazelle".
Aşkay f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish aşk meaning "love" and ay meaning "moon".
Askê f Kurdish
Means "deer" in Kurdish.
Asker m Turkish
Means "soldier" in Turkish.
Aşkim f Turkish
Means "my love" in Turkish.
Aşkın m & f Turkish
Means "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.
Asmîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish asîman meaning "sky", or a type of wildflower.
Aso m Kurdish
Means "horizon" in Kurdish.
Aso m Kurdish (Modern)
Kurdish name it means “ horizon”
Astêr f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish stêrk meaning "star".
Astêre f Kurdish
Variant of Astêr.
Asu f Medieval Turkic, Turkish
Means naughty in Turkish
Asude f Turkish
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آسوده (āsūda).
Atahan m Turkish
The name Atahan first originated in 1930s after the Kemalist revolution. Legends speculate that people who bear this name tend to have network connection problems.
Atakan m Turkish
From Turkish ata "father, ancestor" and kan "blood".
Atalay m Turkish
Famous, well-known.
Atay m Turkish
A masculine form of the name Ataya. Also it means appoint in turkish.
Ateş f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ateş, meaning "fire, heat, temperature, blaze".
Ateş m & f Turkish
Fire, blaze.
Atije f Ubykh (?)
Albanian and Ubykh form of Atiya.
Atik m Turkish
Means "alert, agile, swift" in Turkish.
Atike f Turkish
Turkish form of Atika
Atiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Atiya.
Avan m & f Kurdish
Derived from Kurish avê "water".
Aveen f Kurdish, Persian
Means “love, عشق” in Kurdish.
Avin m & f Kurdish
Means "love" in Kurdish.
Avni m Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic عون (ʿawn) meaning "helper".
Avreng f Kurdish
From the Kurdish av meaning "water" and reng meaning "colour".
Avzem f Kurdish
Means "grass" in Kurdish.
Awar m Kurdish
Means "challengeable" in Kurdish.
Awat f & m Kurdish
Derived from the words wish, desire, hope in Kurdish. It is also used by Muslims.
Awaz m & f Kurdish
Means "music, melody" in Kurdish.
Awira f Kurdish
Means "interesting" in Kurdish.
Axîn f Kurdish
Means "sigh" in Kurdish.
Ay m & f Turkish
Means "moon" (also, by extension, "month") in Turkish.
Ayan m Urdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish
Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.
Ayben f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from ay "moon" and ben "I", usually translated as "I am like the moon".... [more]
Aybige f Turkish
An alternate spelling of Aybüke, deriving from Turkish ay meaning "moon" combined with büke meaning "queen, woman".
Aybike f Turkish
One of medieval Turkic feminine names, Aybüge consists of Ay (the Moon) and Büge (lady, madam, gentlewoman). The name means "lady of the moon" Its form Aybüge is modernized as Aybike in modern Turkish.
Aybora m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and bora "storm, squall".
Aybüke f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and büke "queen, woman".
Ayça f Turkish
Means "crescent, new moon" in Turkish.
Aycan f & m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and can "soul, life, being".
Aydemir m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".
Ayden f Turkish, Muslim (Rare)
Feminine version of Aydin, also a girl muslim name.
Aydinç m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and dinç "vigorous".
Aydoğan f & m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğan “falcon”.
Aydoğmuş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğmuş "born".
Aykız f Turkish
Ay meaning “Moon” in Turkish and Kız Meaning “Girl” in Turkish
Aylan m & f Kurdish, Turkish
Means "openness, space, square" in Kurdish.
Aymaral f Turkish
From the Turkish ay meaning "moon" and maral meaning "doe, deer".
Aymira f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkish (?), Tuvan (?)
The first part is likely derived from Turkic "ay" or "ай" in Cyrillic, meaning moon.
Aynaz f Iranian, Turkish
Iranian variant and Turkish form of Ainaz.
Ayşa f Turkish (Rare), Chechen
Turkish variant form of Ayşe and Chechen variant transcription of Aysha.
Aysa f Turkish
Aysa is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means “moonlike”, “beautiful”, “radiant”.
Ayşad m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Rare)
From ay meaning "moon" and Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".
Ayse f Turkish (Anglicized)
Form of Ayşe used outside of Turkey.
Ayşedeniz f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Deniz.
Ayşen f Turkish
Means "merry moon" in Turkish, from Turkic ay meaning "moon, month" and şen meaning "happy".
Aysev f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taken from the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and sev, which could be taken from the words sevgi or sevmek meaning "love" and "to love" respectively... [more]
Ayşin f Turkish
As beautiful as moon.
Aytaş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taş meaning "stone".
Aytek m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tek meaning "one, only, single".
Aytekin m Turkish
From Turkish ay meaning "moon" combined with the Turkic title tegin meaning "prince".
Aytuğ m Turkish
Means "moon banner" in Turkish.
Aytun m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish words ay meaning "moon" and tun meaning "light" or "brightness."
Aytunç m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tunç meaning "bronze".
Ayün f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taking the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and the element ün, meaning "fame".
Ayzel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.
Aza m Kurdish
Means "brave" or "hero" in Kurdish. A famous bearer is the king of Mannae.
Azadî f Kurdish
Means "freedom" in Kurdish.
Azamet m & f Turkish
Means "greatness, granduer, magnificance" in Turkish.
Azemina f Bosnian, Turkish
It probably has its origins from the Arabic language. Az coming from the word عز meaning strength or might and amin coming from the word أمين meaning trustworthy.
Azim m Turkish
Means "perseverance" in Turkish.
Azime f Turkish
Turkish form of Azima.
Azmi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish
Derived from Arabic عزم ('azm) meaning "resolution, resolve, determination".
Azwer m Kurdish
Means "proud" in Kurdish.
Babürşah m Turkish
Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
Bade f Turkish
Means "wine, drink", from Persian bâde (باده) "wine".
Bâdegül f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bâde meaning "almond" and gül meaning "rose".
Bagok m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish bager meaning "whirlwind".
Bahattin m Turkish
Modern form of Bahaeddin.
Bahoz m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ba meaning "storm".
Bahri m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "maritime, nautical, marine" in Arabic, a derivative of بحر (bahr) meaning "sea".
Bahriye f Turkish
Feminine form of Bahri.
Bahtişen f Turkish
Derived from Turkish baht meaning "luck, fortune" and şen meaning "merry".
Bala f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey".
Balçiçek f Turkish
Means "honey flower" in Turkish.
Balim f Turkish
Means "my honey" in Turkish.
Balkiz f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey" and kiz meaning "girl, daughter".
Banaz f Kurdish
Borne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.
Banê f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.
Baneşîn f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.
Bano f Kurdish
Kurdish version of Banu.
Barbaros m Turkish
Turkish form of Barbarossa.
Barîn f Kurdish
Means "well" in Kurdish.
Barquq m Circassian, Adyghe, Turkish, Arabic
Adyghe name of Unknown Meaning. It is famous mainly as the name of the Burji dynasty’s founder.
Bartu m Turkish
The name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".
Başar m Turkish
Means "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.
Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.
Bati m Turkish
Means "the west" in Turkish.
Batikan m Turkish
Means "khan of the west" in Turkish.
Batlamyus m Turkish
Turkish form of Ptolemy.
Battal m Turkish
Means "large, oversized" in Turkish.
Batu m Turkish
Means "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word batı meaning "west".
Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).
Bawer m Kurdish
Means "belief" in Kurdish.
Baweşîn f Kurdish
Means "fan" in Kurdish.
Bayan f & m Kurdish
morning
Bayezid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Means "father of Yazid".
Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.
Bayraktar m Turkish (Rare)
Means "flagger" or "flag carrier" in Turkish. More common as a surname (see Bayraktar).
Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.
Bazê f Kurdish
Means "falcon" in Kurdish.
Bazin f Kurdish
Means "bracelet" in Kurdish.
Bedew f Kurdish
Means "cool" in Kurdish.
Bedewcan f Kurdish
From Kurdish bedew meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty" and can meaning "soul".
Bedia f Turkish
Turkish form of Badi'a.
Bediha f Turkish
Variant of Bedia.
Bedir m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr
Bedrettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr al-Din.
Bedri m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Badri.
Beena f Persian, Kurdish, Urdu
Means "perceptive, far-sighted, insightful," from the Urdu word for "able to see".
Befran m Kurdish
Means "December" in Kurdish.
Befraw f Kurdish
From the Kurdish befr meaning "snow" and aw, av meaning "water".
Befrî f Kurdish
Means "snow shovel" in Kurdish.
Befrîn f Kurdish
Means "snowy" in Kurdish.
Behçet m Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic بَهْجَة (bahja) meaning "joy, happiness"
Behice f Turkish
Turkish form of Bahija.
Behime f Turkish
From Arabic Bahima
Behre m Kurdish
Means "talent" in Kurdish.
Bêhrûz m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Behrouz.
Behsat m Persian, Turkish
Turkish form and Persian variant of Behzad
Behzat m Turkish
Turkish form of Behzad.
Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.
Bekir m Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Bakr or Bakir.
Bektaş m Turkish
Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".
Bela m Turkish
Means distinguished... [more]
Belalûk f Kurdish
Means "sour cherry" in Kurdish.
Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.
Belen f Turkish
Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish
Belend m Kurdish
Originated from a Turkish name meaning: High in rank, or tall in general
Bêlim f Kurdish
Means "stem" in Kurdish.
Belkıs f Turkish
Turkish form of Bilqis.... [more]
Belkız f Turkish
Variant of Belkıs. Belkız Özener (1940-) is a Turkish singer.
Belqis f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Bilqis.
Benaw f Kurdish
Means "willow" in Kurdish.
Bendewa f Kurdish
Means "hopeful" in Kurdish.
Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.
Bengîn f Kurdish
Means "impassioned" in Kurdish.
Bengisu f Turkish
Means water of eternality, aqua vitæ, the water believed to give one eternal life. Derives from Old Turkic Beñgüsuv/Meñgüsuv consisting of Beñgü, Meñgü (eternal, everlasting, immortal) and Suv (water).
Bengü m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic
Endless, always-staying, everlasting, eternal.
Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.