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.
Stran f Kurdish
Means "song" in Kurdish.
Suat m Turkish
Variant of Suad.
Şuayip m Turkish
Turkish form of Shuaib.
Şuayp m Turkish
A prophet that is sent to Midians, Jethro or Arabic Shuhaib.
Sueda f Turkish
Derived from "Su" meaning Water and "Eda".
Suer m Turkish
Brave soldier
Süfyan m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Sufian.
Suğra f Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Soghra.
Sugül f Turkish
Combination of the names Su 1 and Gül.
Süha m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic given name Suha.
Şükran f Turkish
Means "gratitude, thankfulness, blessing" in Turkish.
Şükret m & f Turkish
Means “be grateful” or “appreciate” in Turkish.
Şükrü m Turkish
Derived from Turkish şükür meaning "gratitude, thankfulness", ultimately from Arabic شُكْرِيّ (šukriyy) "thankful".
Şukûfe f Turkish
Turkish form of Shokoufeh.
Şükür m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Means "gratitude, thankfulness" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).
Suley m Turkish
Diminutive of Süleyman.
Şulker f Kurdish
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Kurdish şûl meaning "roe deer".
Sülü m Turkish
Diminutive of Süleyman.
Sülün f Turkish (Rare)
Means "pheasant" in Turkish.
Sümeyya f Turkish
Turkish form of Sumayya.
Sumru f & m Turkish
Means "tern" in Turkish.
Sündüs f Turkish
Turkish form of Sundus.
Suphi m Turkish
Turkish form of Subhi.
Suret f Ubykh
Derived from the Arabic صُورَة‎ (ṣūra) meaning "picture, form, appearance, manner".
Surethan f Ubykh
Derived from Suret and han meaning "khan, ruler".
Süsen f Turkish
Turkish feminine name referring to either the iris or freesia flower.
Süyümbike f Turkish
Turkish 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-".... [more]
Tacettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Taj ad-Din.
Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali
Means "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the root حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".
Takiyettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Taqi al-Din
Talil m Arabic (Egyptian), Turkish (Rare)
A very rare male name whose pronunciation is unknown.
Tamay f & m Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Tamer m Turkish
Means "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tamshugh m Turkish, Georgian, Abkhaz
Origin of the name is Turkish and it has been popular in western Georgia, specifically in Abkhazia, from somewhere XVI-XVII centuries.
Tan m Turkish
Turkish
Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tandoğan m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.
Tangül f Turkish
Means "dawn rose" in Turkish.
Tansu m & f Turkish
From Medieval Turkic tang meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".
Tardu m Turkish
Means "a light coming from darkness" in Turkish.
Tarkan m Turkish, Popular Culture
In 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.... [more]
Tašʲ m Ubykh
Derived from t’ašʷ meaning "younger".
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."... [more]
Taşkın m Turkish
Means "flood" in Turkish.
Tavan f Kurdish
Spring rain
Taven m & f Kurdish, Uzbek
Means "spring rain" in Kurdish and/or "healthy, strong" in Uzbek.
Tavry f Kurdish
It is the kurdish name of the flower of the red sandalwood
Tavus f Turkmen, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Tawus.
Tawus m Arabic, Kurdish
Means "peacock".
Tayfun m Turkish
Means "typhoon" in Turkish.
Tayfur m Turkish, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic طَيْفُور (ṭayfūr) meaning "(small) bird".
Tazen m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Turkish taze meaning "new, fresh".
Tekan m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurish tekane "peerless".
Tekin m Turkish
From Old Turkic tegin meaning "prince".
Têkoşer m Kurdish
Means "fighter" in Kurdish.
Têkoşîn f Kurdish
Means "fight, strive" in Kurdish.
Telat m Turkish
Means "intermittent" in Turkish.
Temiz m & f Turkish
Means "clean" in Turkish.
Temrəqʷ m Ubykh
Ubykh form of Timur.
Temren m Turkish
Means "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.
Teoman m Turkish, Bosnian (Rare)
Modern Turkish and Bosnian form of the Mongol name Tümen via its Chinese form Touman.... [more]
Terlan m Kurdish
Means "young man" in Kurdish.
Tesele f Turkish
Means "hope" in Zaza, language spoken in Turkey.
Teslime f Turkish
Turkish form of Taslima.
Tevhit m Turkish (Rare)
Modern form of Tevhid.
Tewfîq m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Tawfiq.
Timicin m Turkish
Probably a variant form or misspelling of Timuçin.
Tîrêj m Kurdish
Means "sunbeam" in Kurdish.
Tîroj f Kurdish
Means "sunlight" in Kurdish.
Tirûske f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish çirûsk meaning "glint".
Tîşk m Kurdish
Means "ray of light" in Kurdish.
Tolgahan m Turkish
Combination of the given name Tolga and han, a variant of the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Tolhildan m Kurdish
Means "avenger, retaliator" in Kurdish.
Tomader f Arabic, Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.
Tomris f Turkish
Modern Turkish form of Tomyris.
Toraman m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Means "powerful young person" in Turkish.
Töre m & f Turkish
Means "custom, morals" in Turkish.
Tören m & f Turkish
Means "ceremony, celebration" in Turkish.
Torî m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish tor meaning "beginner, naive".
Toros m Turkish
A mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau, no relation with Armenian name Toros, has relation with medieval name Taurus meaning bull.
Tosun m Turkish
Means "bull" in Turkish.
Trîfa f Kurdish
Means "moonlight" in Kurdish.
Tufan m Turkish
Means "deluge, storm" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).
Tülin f Turkish
Means "the halo around the moon" in Turkish.
Tuna m & f Turkish
Turkish name for the Danube River.
Tunahan m Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Tuna and han meaning "khan".
Tunay m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "moonlight" or "the light that illuminates night" in Turkish.
Tuncer m Turkish
Composed from Turkish tunç ''bronze'' and er "brave; man".
Tunga m Turkish
Mostly known as a name of Alp Er Tunga who is is a mythical hero and one of the great leader in old Turkish history and Turkic literature. He is mentioned as a khan of Saka (Scythia)... [more]
Turaç m & f Turkish
Means "francolin" in Turkish.
Turhan m & f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish masculine name; meaning unknown. It is also occasionally used as a feminine name, as was the case of Turhan Hatice, wife of Sultan Ibrahim I of the Ottoman Empire.
Türk m & f Turkish
Means "Turk" in Turkish.
Türkan f Turkish
Türkan was the name of a Turkish princess.
Türker m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Means "a valiant, brave Turk".
Türkuvaz m & f Turkish
Means "cyan" in Turkish.
Tuvana f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
From old Persian, meaning strong
Twana m Kurdish
From Persian توانا (tavânâ) meaning "powerful".
Tzemile f Greek, Turkish (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Turkish name Cemile.
Ubeydullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Ubaidullah.
Üçgül f Turkish
Means "clover" in Turkish.
Uğuray f Turkish
From the Turkish uğur meaning "good luck" and ay meaning "moon".
Uğurcan m & f Turkish
Derived from uğur meaning "luck" and can meaning "soul".
Uilyam m Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Turkish
Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Turkish form of William (following phonetic rendering of the English pronunciation).
Ülger m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic, Near Eastern Mythology, Medieval Mongolian
Derived from "Ülker", the Pleiades; and "Ülgen", a Turkic creator-deity from Tengrism, an ethnic Turkic, Yeniseian, Mongolic religion.... [more]
Ülker f & m Turkish
Means "the Pleiades" in Turkish.
Ulku f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ülkü used outside of Turkey.
Umman f & m Turkish
Means "ocean" in Turkish.
Ümmü f Turkish
More modern variant of Ümmî.
Ümmühan f Turkish
Derived from the Arabic أم ('umm) meaning "mother" and خان‎ (khan) meaning "khan, ruler".
Ümmüseleme f Turkish
Turkish form of Arabic name (kunya) Umm Salama, meaning "mother of Salama". Umm Salama Hind bint Abi Umayya was one of Muhammad's wives. Ümmüseleme Sultan was a daughter of Ahmed III (1673 - 1736).
Ünlü f & m Turkish
Means "famous" in Turkish.
Ünsal f Turkish
Etymology uncertain, it may be from the Turkish ün meaning "reputation, fame" and salmak meaning "set free, release, dispatch, send".
Ünver m & f Turkish
Derived from ün meaning "reputation, fame" and ver meaning "truth".
Urûtsûk m Ubykh
Etymology uncertain, although the second part may be from the Adyghe цIыкIу (tsIykIu) meaning "small".
Üstün m Turkish
excellent/above in turkish
Utkan m Turkish
Possibly a variant of Utku.
Üveyiz m Turkish
Turkish form of Uwais.
Üveys m Turkish
Turkish form of Uways.
Uygar m & f Turkish
Means "civilised" in Turkish.
Uysal f Turkish
Means "submissive" in Turkish.
Uzay m & f Turkish
Means "space" in Turkish.
Üzeyir m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Uzair.
Üzüm m & f Turkish
Means "grapes" in Turkish.
Vahap m Turkish
Turkish form of Wahab.
Vahide f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Wahida.
Vahideddin m Turkish
Turkish form of the Arabic name Waheed al-Din, which means "lonely man of the religion".
Varlik m & f Turkish
Means "asset, wealth" in Turkish.
Varol m Turkish
Means "existing" in Turkish.
Vasip m Turkish (Rare)
Newer form of Vasib.
Vecdi m Turkish
Turkish form of Wajdi.
Veda f Turkish
Means "leave, farewell, valedictory" in Turkish.
Vefa m Turkish
Means "loyalty" in Turkish.
Veger m Kurdish
Means "return, comeback" in Kurdish.
Vehbi m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Wahab.
Vejîn f Kurdish
Means "resurrection" in Kurdish.
Velid m Turkish
Turkish form of Walid
Verda f Turkish
Turkish form of Warda.
Vergin m Turkish
Meaning:... [more]
Vesile f Turkish
Turkish form of Wasila.
Veysel m Turkish
The name is derived from Arabic Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as Veysel Karani.
Veysi m Turkish
Turkish variant of Uways.
Vian f Kurdish
Variant of Viyan.
Vildan f & m Turkish, Bashkir, Bosnian
Derived from Arabic وِلْدَان‏ (wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of Uyildan, of the same origin.
Vilyam m Turkish
Turkish form of William
Vina f Kurdish
A person who can see beyond what others see , and a person who understands everything.
Wanawsha f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Banafsheh.
Waran m Kurdish
Means "rain" in Kurdish.
Wərəsbij m Ubykh
Derived from wərəs meaning "Russian" and bij meaning "lord, master".
Welat m Kurdish
Means "homeland, land" in Kurdish.
Xalîd m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Khalid.
Xanî m Kurdish
Means "dwelling" in Kurdish.
Xʷəsejən m Ubykh
Ubykh variant form of Husain.
Xatûn f Kurdish
Means "lady" in Kurdish.
Xazači m Ubykh
Derived from the Adyghe зечэ (zeche) meaning "breeder, trainer" and хьэ (kh'e) meaning "dog".
Xebat m & f Kurdish
Means "life" in Kurdish.
Xelad f & m Kurdish
Means "Gift" in Kurdish.
Xelat m & f Kurdish
Means "reward, praise" in Kurdish.
Xelîl m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Khalil.
Xerdel m Kurdish
Means "mustard" in Kurdish.
Xewn f Kurdish
Means "dream" in Kurdish.
Xeyal f Kurdish
Means "daydream, illusion" in Kurdish.
Xezal f Kurdish
Means "gazelle, deer" or "yellow autumnal leaves" in Kurdish.
Xotšir m Ubykh
Etymology unknown.
Xoxê f Kurdish
From xox meaning "peach".
Xurt m Kurdish
Means "powerful" in Kurdish.
Xuzî f Kurdish
Means "hoarfrost" in Kurdish.
Yadgar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yadîgar meaning "souvenir".
Yadigar f & m Turkish
Means "keepsake, memento, souvenir" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian یادگار (yādgār).
Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.
Yakut f Turkish
Means "ruby" in Turkish.
Yalim m Turkish
Means "sharp edge of a blade" in Turkish. Also means "fire, flame, blaze".
Yaman m Turkish
Yaman Candar is a famous bearer.
Yanar m Turkish
Means "on fire" in Turkish, derived from the word yangin meaning "fire".
Yaprak f Turkish
Means "leaf" in Turkish.
Yardil f Kurdish
From the Kurdish yar meaning "mistress" and dil meaning "heart".
Yaşam m & f Turkish
Means "life" in Turkish.
Yaşin m & f Turkish
Former Turkish people coming from Central Asia calls lightning as YAŞIN.... [more]
Yason m Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Jason, as well as a Turkish variant form of İason.
Yavuz Selim m Turkish
Combination of Yavuz and Salim, given in honour of Sultan Selim I (1470-1520) of the Ottoman Empire, who was nicknamed Selim the Grim.
Yazgül f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "summer rose" from Turkish and Azerbaijani yaz meaning "summer" and gül meaning "rose".
Yazgülü f Turkish
Means "rose of summer", derived from Turkish yaz meaning "summer" and gül meaning "rose".
Yekan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yek meaning "unique".
Yekber f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish yek meaning "unique" and ber meaning "path, way", perhaps intended to mean "only moving forward".
Yekbûn f Kurdish
Means "solidarity" in Kurdish.
Yekcan f Kurdish
Means "one soul" in Kurdish.
Yekser f Kurdish
Means "completely, totally" in Kurdish.
Yekta f Kurdish
Means "rare" in Kurdish.
Yelda f Turkish, Kurdish
Turkish form of Yalda.
Yeli m Turkish
Name of turkish origin, meaning "wind".
Yeliz f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish actress Yeliz Akkaya... [more]
Yemena f Turkish, Arabic
In Turkish origin the name means “beautiful” it’s a common name in turkey ... [more]
Yener m Turkish
Means "defeat, overcome, triumph" in Turkish.
Yeniay f Turkish
Feminine name meaning "new moon", from the etymological elements yeni meaning "new, young, recent, fresh" and the common feminine name ending ay, meaning "moon".
Yeremya m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Jeremiah.
Yetkin f & m Turkish
Yetkin is a modern Turkish name which means:... [more]
Yezda f Kurdish
Means "divine creature" in Kurdish.
Yezdanşêr m Kurdish
From the Kurdish yezdan meaning "god" and şêr meaning "lion".
Yiğitcan m Turkish
Derived from yiğit meaning "heroic" and can meaning "soul, spirit".
Yıldıray m Turkish
Means "shining moon", derived from Turkic yuldura meaning "to shine" combined with ay "moon, month".
Yıldızay f Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Turkish yıldız "star" and ay "moon". The name can be used as a reference to the crescent moon and star symbol associated with various Turkic, Middle Eastern and Central Asian traditions and communities, predominantly the Islamic faith and the Ottoman Empire... [more]
Yörük m Turkish
Means "nomad" in Turkish.
Yosma f Turkish (Archaic)
Orjinal Meaning of Yosma is beautiful lady in Turkish Language.But today its mean to Scarlet Women.
Yosun f Turkish
Means "moss" in Turkish.
Yücel m & f Turkish
Means "sublime" in Turkish.
Yüksel m & f Turkish
Means "rise!" in Turkish.
Yurdagül f Turkish
Derived from Turkish yurda meaning "home" and gül meaning "rose".
Yurdanur m & f Turkish
Derived from Turksih yurda meaning "home" and nur meaning "light".
Yurday m & f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish yurt meaning "homeland" and ay meaning "moon, month".
Yûsif m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Joseph.
Zackeriya m Arabic, Turkish
Modern spelling of Zakariyya or Zekeriya influenced by some English forms of that name.
Zal m Kurdish
Means "triumphant" in Kurdish.
Zana m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zanyar meaning "scholar".
Zanist m Kurdish
Means "science" in Kurdish.
Zarife f Turkish, Kosovar, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Zarifa.
Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.
Zekir m Turkish
Variant of Zakir.
Zelal f Kurdish
Means "clear, limpid" in Kurdish.
Zelimhan m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Zelimkhan.
Zeliş f Turkish
Diminutive of Zeliha.
Zelixa f Zaza, Gurani, Kurdish
Zaza form of Zuleika.
Zengin m Turkish
Means "rich" in Turkish.
Zêrav f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and av meaning "water".
Zêrda f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold".
Zerda f Turkish
Derives for the tree name 'Zerdali'
Zerdeşt m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zarathustra.
Zerê f Kurdish
Means "grain" in Kurdish.
Zêrgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zêr meaning "gold" and gula meaning "rose".
Zerî f Kurdish
Means "blonde" in Kurdish.
Zêrîn m & f Kurdish
Means "golden" in Kurdish.
Zernişan f Turkish
Means "ornament, ornamental" in Turkish.
Zerren m & f Turkish
Means "golden" in Turkish.
Zerrin f Turkish
Means "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین (zarrin).
Zerya f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Derya.
Zeydan m Turkish
Turkish form of Zaydan.
Zeynel m Turkish
Turkish form of Zainul, used as a short form of Zeynel Abidin.
Zeytûn f Kurdish
Means "olive" in Kurdish.
Zeyyan f Turkish
Ornaments, glitters
Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.
Zhina f Kurdish
Means "life" or "life giving person" in Kurdish
Zilan f Kurdish
Means "wind, storm" in Kurdish.
Zîn f Kurdish
Means "saddle" in Kurdish, this is the name of the heroine in the traditional Kurdish romance Mem û Zin.
Zinar m Kurdish
Means "cliff, rock" in Kurdish.
Zînê f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish zin meaning "saddle".
Zînet f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Zaynab.
Zîrek m Kurdish
Means "good" in Kurdish.
Ziryan f Kurdish
Means "borealis" in Kurdish.
Zîv m & f Kurdish
Means "silver" in Kurdish.
Zîvan f Kurdish
Means "couch grass" in Kurdish.
Zorav m Kurdish
Means "torrent" in Kurdish.
Zorlu m Turkish
Means "powerful" in Turkish. Transferred from the surname.
Zozan f Kurdish, Yazidi
Means "flower garden" in Yezidi.
Zrian m Kurdish
Means "storm" in Kurdish.
Zuhal f Turkish, Arabic
Arabic variant and Turkish form of Zohal.
Zühra f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Zuhra 2.
Zühre f Turkish
Turkish form of Zuhra 2.
Zülfiye f Turkish
Derived from Persian زلف‎ (zolf) meaning "curl, tress", a cognate of Zulfiya and Zolfia.
Zülüf f Turkish
Derived from Turkish zülüf, meaning "lovelock".
Zümrüt f Turkish
Variant of Zümra directly from the Turkish word zümrüt meaning "emerald".
Zumrut f Turkish
Means "jade (color)" in Turkish.