Submitted Names in Turkey

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Turkey.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hevta m & f Kurdish
Means "equal, match" in Kurdish.
Hewa f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Hawa.
Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)
Hewrê m Kurdish
From Kurdish ewr, hewr meaning "cloud".
Hewşa f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish hewş meaning "courtyard".
Heynar f Kurdish
Variant of Henar.
Heyv f Kurdish
Means "moon" in Kurdish.
Hezan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish hêz meaning "power".
Hezar f Kurdish
Means "thousand" in Kurdish.
Hidayet m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Hidayat.
Hıdır m Turkish
Turkish form of Khidr.
Hilmi m & f Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian
Means "my forbearance, my tolerance" from Arabic حلم (ḥilm) meaning "forbearance, longanimity, self-restraint". It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Hıncal m Turkish
Means "get revenge" in Turkish. A notable namesake is Hıncal Uluç, Turkish journalist and commentator.
Hişyar m Kurdish
Means "smart, alert" in Kurdish.
Hîvan f Kurdish
From Kurdish hiv meaning "moon".
Hîvda f Kurdish
Means "moon" in Kurdish.
Hîvî f Kurdish
Means "hope" in Kurdish.
Hîvîdar f Kurdish
Means "optimistic" in Kurdish.
Hîvron f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish heyveron meaning "moonlight, moonshine".
Hiwa f & m Kurdish
Means "hope" in Kurdish.
Hızır m Turkish
Turkish form of Khidr.
Hogir m Kurdish
Means "supporter" in Kurdish.
Hüda f Turkish
Turkish form of Huda.
Hüdaverdi m Turkish
Turkish form of Xudaverdi.
Hüma f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Homa.
Hümaşah f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Combination of Hüma and şah meaning "king, shah".
Huner m Kurdish
Means "art, skill" in Kurdish.
Huri f Turkish
Turkish variant of Huriya.
Huriye f Turkish
Turkish form of Huriya.
Hurma f Turkmen, Turkish
Means "date" in Turkish and Turkmen.
Hürmüz m Turkish
Turkish form of Hormizd.
Hürriyet f & m Turkish
Means "freedom, liberty" in Turkish.
Hüsamettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Husam ad-Din.
Huseyin m Turkish
Simplified form of Hüseyin.
Hüsrev m Turkish
Turkish form of Khusraw.
Hüsün m Turkish
Means "awe" in Turkish.
Huzan m & f Kurdish
Means "poetry" in Kurdish.
Ibadat m & f Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Derived from the Turkish word ibadet, meaning "worship" (ultimately derived from Arabic ibādat). Used in Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Turkmen, Tajik, Uzbek, & Pashto languages.
Ibiş m Turkish
Diminutive form of Ibrahim.
Ibo m Turkish, Arabic
Diminutive of Ibrahim.
Içten m & f Turkish
Means "devout, sincere" in Turkish.
Idil f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from idil "idyll".... [more]
İffet f Turkish
Means "decency, chastity" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic عفة (ʿiffa).
Ifiklis m Turkish
Turkish form of Iphicles.
Ikranur f Turkish
Combination of the names İkra and Nur.
İlay f & m Turkish
Possibly a short form of İlayda.
Ilgaz m & f Turkish
It is a name that has meanings such as galloping on a horse, attacking, or raiding. In addition, there are Ilgaz Mountains known as Ilgaz throughout Turkey.
Ilgin m & f Turkish
Means "tamarisk" in Turkish.
Ilkbahar f Turkish
Means "first spring" in Turkish.
İlke f & m Turkish
Feminine form of İlker. Can be also use as a variant.
Ilke m Turkish
Variant of İlker
Ilkhan m Turkish
Variant of İlhan.
Ilkyaz f Turkish
Means "first summer" in Turkish.
Ilter m & f Turkish
Turkish version of Eldar with meaning "patriot" or person who loves and protects his country.
Ilyaz m Turkish (Rare), Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Turkish and Indian form of Ilyas.
Imameddin m Turkish, Persian
Turkish and Persian form of Imamuddin
İman f & m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Iman. This name is feminine in Turkish and masculine in Azerbaijani.
İmran m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Imran.
İnanç m & f Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish. In modern Turkiye mainly used as a masculine name.
İnşirah f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Ultimately from Arabic انشراح (inshirāh) meaning "relief, cheerfulness".
İntizar f & m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Intizar. A known bearer of this name is the Turkish singer İntizar Arslan (b. 1974).... [more]
Ipeknur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of İpek, meaning "silk". And Nur, meaning "light".
Ira f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Ira 1 and Ira 2.
İris f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Iris.
Irsen m Turkish
Meaning unknown.
Îsa m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Jesus.
Isfendiyar m Turkish
Turkish form of Isfandiyar (see Esfandiar). A notable bearer of this name was the Turkish soccer player and coach İsfendiyar Açıksöz (1929-2006).
İshak m Turkish
Turkish form of Ishaq.
Işik m & f Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Işıl f Turkish
Means "sparkling, brilliant, shining, glittering" in Turkish.
Isin f & m Turkish
Means "(light) ray" in Turkish.
Îskenderê m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Alexander.
Îsmaîl m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Ishmael.
Ismi f Turkish
Turkish form of Asmaa.
Îsrafîl m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Raphael.
İsrafil m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Israfil.
İstanbul f & m Turkish
A modern Turkish name, coming from the city with the same name.
Istefanos m Turkish
Turkish version of Stephanos.
İstem f Turkish
Means "request, volition" in Turkish.
Ivan m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Ivan.
Izel f & m Turkish
Possibly the Turkish form of Eidel or Israel, or perhaps from the Turkish iz 'footprint, track, trace, mark' and el 'hand, country, homeland'.
Izlem m Turkish
Means "tracking, surveillance" in Turkish.
İzzettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Izz ad-Din.
Jale f Kurdish
Means "oleander" in Kurdish.
Jêla f Kurdish
Means "upward" or "from above" in Kurdish.
Jîn f Kurdish
Means "live, be alive" in Kurdish.
Jina f Kurdish
Means “life.”
Jîr m Kurdish
Means "wise" in Kurdish.
Jîrhat m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish jîrik meaning "smart".
Jîyan f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.
Jiyan m & f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.
Jîyar f Kurdish
Means "sustenance" in Kurdish.
Jorîn f Kurdish
Feminine form of Joro.
Joro m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish jor meaning "high, tall".
Jül m Turkish
Turkish form of Julius.
Jülyen m & f Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur form of Julian or Juliana, more commonly used by Christians.
Jüstinyen m Turkish
Turkish form of Justinian.
Kadın f Turkish
Means "married daughter" or "(adult) woman" in Turkish.
Kadina f Turkish
Means "woman" in Turkish.
Kaghan m Turkish (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Kağan.
Kagul f Kurdish
Possibly derived from Kurdish kâkül meaning "spring".
Kahraman m Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish, derived from Persian قهرمان (qahramān).
Kajîn f Kurdish
Possibly from Kurdish kaj meaning "pine tree".
Kalbinur f Kazakh, Turkish (Rare)
Kazakh and Turkish form of Qalbinur.
Kalê f Kurdish
From Kurdish kal meaning "green".
Kamelya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kamelya "camellia".
Kamer m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Qamar.
Kâmil m Turkish
Turkish form of Kamil 1.
Kamile f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Kamil 1, meaning "perfect".
Kamuran m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Kamran, also used as a feminine name.
Kanî m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kanî meaning "spring, fountain".
Kanîwar m Kurdish
Variant form of Kanî.
Kaplan m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Means "tiger" in Turkish.
Karaca f Turkish
Either derived from kara meaning "black" or else meaning "roe deer".
Karaman m Turkish
Means "swarthy, black, dark-skinned" in Turkish.
Karan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".
Karanfil f Turkish
The origin is Arabic, means Carnation; a beautiful flower.
Karbeyaz f Turkish
Means "snow white" in Turkish.
Karda m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardan m Kurdish
Variant of Kardox.
Kardelen f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".
Kardox m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from Kardox, the word for the ancient Carduchoi tribe of Corduene, an ancient region located in northern Mesopotamia, present-day south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
Karêz m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish karêz meaning "spring".
Karîn f Kurdish
Means "be able to" in Kurdish.
Karo m Armenian, Kurdish
Amenian diminutive and Central Kurdish form of Karapet.
Kartal m Turkish, Medieval Hungarian
Derived from Turkish kartal "eagle" (ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kạ̄rt- "falcon, hawk" via Ottoman Turkish قرتال‎ (kartal)). This name was also used in medieval Hungary.
Karwan m Kurdish
THis a historical name of kurdish persons who had visited the other cities or villages and making trade between their village or city and the others by animals like donkey or other.... [more]
Karza m Kurdish
Means "expert" in Kurdish.
Karzan m Kurdish
Variant of Karza.
Kastor m Russian, Turkish, Tagalog
Russian, Turkish, and Tagalog form of Castor. In Turkish and Tagalog, this is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver".
Kawa m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Kaveh.
Kawin f Kurdish
Means "hill" in Kurdish.
Kayan m Persian (Modern), Kurdish
Kayan meaning “king, leader, high status”, coming from Middle Persian.
Kayhan m Turkish, Persian
Turkish form of Keyhan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Persian name.
Kefser f Turkish
Kefser, sometimes Kevser is a turkish name coming from the Quran, where the Kefser is described to be a holy water in heaven
Kejal f Kurdish
Means "gazelle" in Kurdish.
Kejê f Kurdish
Means "radiant beauty" in Kurdish.
Kelpa f Kurdish
Evidently means “kelp” in Kurdish.
Kemaleddin m Turkish
Turkish form of Kamal ad-Din.
Keriman f Turkish
Turkish name related to the Arabic name Karima. A famous bearer was Keriman Halis Ece (1913-2012), the winner of the 1932 Miss Turkey pageant.
Keser f Kurdish
Means "sigh" in Kurdish.
Keskê f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kesk meaning "green".
Kesko m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kesk meaning "green".
Kevî f Kurdish
Means "drift" in Kurdish.
Kêvin f Kurdish
Means "icicles" in Kurdish.
Kevir m Kurdish
Means "stone" in Kurdish.
Kevok f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kevok meaning "pigeon, dove".
Kevser f Turkish
Turkish form of Kawthar.
Kewê f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kew meaning "partridge".
Kewer f Kurdish
Means "leek plant" in Kurdish.
Keyaan m Kurdish
Variant of Kayan or Keyan.
Keyan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish key meaning "king".
Kezban f Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Persian کدبانو (kadbanū) meaning "housewife, homemaker" or perhaps from Arabic تكذبان (tukadhdhibān) meaning "you deny" (repeated several times in surah Ar-Rahman in the Quran).
Kezîzer f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kezî meaning "fringe, bangs" and zer meaning "yellow, gold, blond".
Khezan m Kurdish
Means "October" in Kurdish.
Khoakhi f Kurdish
Means "plum" in Kurdish.
Kibar m Turkish
Means "polite, courteous" in Turkish
Kibariye f Turkish
Feminine form of Kibar
Kibele f Turkish
Turkish form of Cybele.
Kılıç m Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.
Kinar f Kurdish
Means "honour" in Kurdish.
Kinê f Kurdish
Means "petite" in Kurdish.
Kıvılcım f Turkish
Means spark
Kivilcim m & f Turkish
Means "spark, glint" in Turkish.
Kiyan m Kurdish
Variant of Keyan.
Kıymet f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kıymet meaning "value".
Kizil m Turkish
Means "bright red" in Turkish.
Kızılay f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish kızıl meaning "bright red, scarlet" and ay meaning "moon".
Koçer m Kurdish
Means "nomad, emigrant" in Kurdish.
Kohda m Persian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic
Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."
Konul f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word konul, meaning "soul" or "heart."
Koşehuvari f Ubykh
Historical variant transcription of Gʷašʲaxʷəraj.
Kubar f Kurdish
Means "subtle" in Kurdish.
Kübey f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Kubai.
Kuçer f Kurdish
Means "nomad" in Kurdish.
Kuğu f Turkish
Means "swan" in Turkish.
Kulîlk f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kulîlk meaning "flower".
Kumru f Turkish
Means "dove" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قمري (qumriyy).
Kurban m Avar, Lak, Dargin, Lezgin, Turkmen, Turkish, Kazakh
Form of Qurban used in various languages.
Kürşat m Turkish
From Old Turkic kür meaning "valiant, brave" combined with the title şad meaning "governor, leader". This is the name of a legendary hero in Turkish literature.
Kutay m Turkish
Means "lucky moon", from kut meaning luck, and ay meaning moon.
Kutlu m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish adjective kutlu meaning "blessed, auspicious" as well as "happy". As such, this name is basically the modern Turkish form of Qutluğ... [more]
Kutluay m & f Turkish
From Turkish kutlu meaning "fortunate, prosperous, lucky" and ay meaning "moon".
Kutluğ m Turkish
Modern Turkish form of Qutluğ. Also compare the name Kutlu, which is quite closely related.... [more]
Kuzgun m & f Turkish
Means "raven" in Turkish.
Lalezar f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "field of tulips", ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".
Lana f Kurdish
Kurdish origin, meaning "bird's nest"
Lania f Kurdish
Means "Birdnest" in Kurdish.
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Larzan f Kurdish
Meaning "to tremble, to shake" in Kurdish. This is the name of a folk dance.
Laşer m Kurdish
Means "flood, stream" in Kurdish.
Lawîn m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.
Lawje f Kurdish
Means "carol, ballad" in Kurdish.
Layen f Kurdish
Possibly means "side" in Kurdish.
Leman f Turkish
Derived from Arabic لمعان (lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lerzan f Turkish
From Persian لرزان (larzān) meaning "trembling".
Leylan f Kurdish
Means "mirage" in Kurdish.
Leylê f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Layla.
Lezgîn m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lezok meaning "hasty".
Lezîn f Kurdish
Means "hurry" in Kurdish.
Lîlan f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish tilîlî meaning "yodel".
Lîloz f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lale meaning "tulip".
Liva f Turkish (Modern)
Maybe derived from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʾ) "banner, flag; brigade".
Livanur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
A combined form of Liva and Nur.
Liyan f Kurdish
Means "snowshoe" in Kurdish.
Lokman m Turkish, Bengali, Malay
Turkish, Bengali and Malay form of Luqman.
Lorî f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lorik, lorîn meaning "lullaby".
Lorîcan f Kurdish
From lorî meaning "lullaby" and can meaning "soul".
Lorîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lorik, lorîn meaning "lullaby".
Lügen f Turkish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Lulianos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.
Lütfullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Lutf Allah.
Macit m Turkish
Turkish form of Majid.
Maharet f Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish مهارت, from Arabic مَهَارَة (mahāra) & means, "skill (capacity to do something well)".
Mahinur m & f Turkish, Uyghur
From Persian ماهی (mâhi) meaning "lunar, moonly" combined with Arabic نُور (nūr) or Persian نور (nur) both meaning "light, brightness, gleam, glow".
Maksut m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkish, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мақсұт (see Maqsut), as well as the Kyrgyz, Turkish and Albanian form of Maqsud.
Mamiz f Kurdish
Means "gazelle" in Kurdish.
Manolya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish manolya "magnolia".
Mariye f Turkish
Turkish form of Mary.
Maşallah m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mashallah.
Masum m Arabic, Bengali, Turkish
Means "protected, guarded, defended" in Arabic, from the root عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect".
Mavisu f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish mavi "blue" and su "water".
Mazlum m Turkish
Means "oppressed, wronged, modest, mild" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic مظلوم (maẓlūm).
Meawizh f Kurdish
Means "raisin" in Kurdish.
Mebest f Kurdish
Means "intention" in Kurdish.
Mecbure f Turkish
Derived from Arabic مجبور (majbūr) meaning "obliged, compelled, forced".
Medet m Kazakh, Turkish
Means "support, help" in Kazakh and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic مدد (madad).
Mediha f Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Madiha.
Medîne f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Medina.
Mehemed m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Muhammad.
Mehin f Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mahin
Mehmethan m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Turkish han, which is a form of the Turkic title khan.
Mehpare f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".
Mehri f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "love, kindness".
Mêhvan m Kurdish
Means "guest" in Kurdish.
Melih m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".
Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.
Meliz f Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Hellenized)
Possibly a Hellenized form of the Turkish name Melis. A known bearer is Turkish Cypriot sprinter Meliz Redif (1989-).
Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.
Memet m Sundanese, Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Sundanese diminutive as well the Turkish, Uyghur, Crimean Tatar and Albanian form of Muhammad. In Sundanese it can also be used as a diminutive of Ahmad.
Memiş m Turkish
Diminutive of Mehmet.
Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.
Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.
Mendê f Kurdish
From the Kurdish name for a type of edible grass.
Menderes m Turkish
Turkish version of Meander, ultimately from the river in Turkey with the same name.
Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).
Merd m Kurdish
Means "generous" in Kurdish.
Mêrdîn f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish merdi meaning "generosity".
Mereto m Kurdish
Kurdish masculine given name derived from the name of a mountain in Kurdistan.
Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.
Merih m & f Turkish
Arabic origin.... [more]
Merivan f Kurdish
Means "people" in Kurdish.
Mertal m Kurdish
Means "shield" in Kurdish.
Mertcan m Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Mert and Can. Means "brave soul".
Mervan m Kurdish, Turkish (Rare)
Kurdish and Turkish form of Marwan.
Mêrxas m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mêrxas meaning "brave".
Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.
Metanet f Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Means "sturdiness, stability" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matāna). It is also a transliteration of its cognate Mətanət.
Mevlan m Turkish
Turkish form of Mavlan.
Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.
Mevlüt m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth", used to refer to the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meymune f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Maimuna.
Meyzi f Turkish
Meaning: ?
Mezin m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish mezin meaning "great, big".
Mıgırdiç m Turkish
Turkish form of Migirdich. A famous person with this name is Mıgırdiç Margosyan.
Mihman f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Persian مهمان (mehmān) meaning "guest".
Mihriban f Turkish
Derived from Persian مهربان (mehrabān) meaning "kind, gracious".