Ottoman Turkish Submitted Names

Ottoman Turkish names were used in the Ottoman Empire.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abdülmecid m Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Abd al-Majid. This was the name of a Sultan and 2 Caliphs of the Ottoman Empire.
Afitab f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian aftab meaning "sunlight".
Alemşah f & m Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish alem meaning "world, universe" combined with şah meaning "shah, king".
Aynî f Ottoman Turkish
Derived from Turkish aynı meaning "same, unchanged".
Aynişah f Ottoman Turkish
Derived from Turkish aynı meaning "same, unchanged" and şah meaning "shah, king".
Belagat f Ottoman Turkish
It means "eloquence".
Benefşe f Ottoman Turkish
Means "violet" in Turkish.
Bezmiâlem بزم عالم f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (bezm - "feast" and âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [more]
Binnaz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "thousand of whims": bin - "thousand" and naz - "coquetry,coyness, whim".
Bülbül f Ottoman Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Ottoman Turkish.
Cameria f Ottoman Turkish, History
Variant of Qamariya. Sultana Cameria was the name Europeans used to refer to Mihrimah Sultan (1522 – 25 January 1578), an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan... [more]
Canaziz f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish can "soul, life" combined with aziz "respected, powerful, beloved".
Canfeda f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish can meaning "soul, life" or by extension "darling, sweetheart" combined with Turkish feda meaning "sacrifice".
Çeşmisiyah f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish ceşm meaning "eye" combined with siyah meaning "black".
Devletşah f Ottoman Turkish
Combination of Devlet and Turkish şah meaning "king, shah".
Dilpesend f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish dil-pesend - "likeable to heart"
Durpaşa f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic durr meaning "pearls" combined with Turkish paşa "pasha".
Erhondu f Ottoman Turkish
Name bared by Ottoman princesses: Erhondu Hatun, daughter of Bayezid the first.
Gevherhan f Ottoman Turkish
Gem (kohar) of the khan
Ghazi غازي m Ottoman Turkish, Arabic
Means "War Champion, Hero, Conqueror" in Arabic.
Gülaçmaz f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish gül açmaz meaning the rose that does not open or the impenetrable rose which is a poetic term.
Gülahmer f Ottoman Turkish
Means as red as a rose in Turkish.
Gülbeyaz f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "white rose" in Turkish: gül - "rose" and beyaz - "white"
Gülçiçek f Ottoman Turkish
Means "rose blossom", from Turkish gül meaning "rose" combined with Turkish çiçek meaning "flower, blossom".
Gülpaşa f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish gül meaning "rose" combined with paşa meaning "pasha".
Gülruh f Ottoman Turkish
From Turkish gül meaning "rose" combined with 'rukh' meaning "cheek, face", giving it the meaning "rose-cheeked", "rose-faced".
Gülsima f Ottoman Turkish
Means "rose-faced", "rose-like" in Turkish, from Turkish gül "rose" and sima "face".
Gülüstü f Ottoman Turkish
Means "above the rose" from Turkish gül meaning "rose" and Turkish üstü "above".
Hiristiniye f Ottoman Turkish
Cognate of Christina recorded among the Christian community in the Ottoman Empire.
Hoşyar خوشیار f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "pleasant lover", from Ottoman Turkish hoş - "nice, pleasant, likeable" and yâr - "beloved, lover". Hoşyar Kadın (died 1859) was the wife of Sultan Mahmud II.
Hürrem خرم f Ottoman Turkish
Means "the cheerful one" from Persian خرم‎ (khurram). A famous bearer was Hürrem Sultan (also known by the name Roxelana), a slave and then a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire... [more]
İlaldi f Ottoman Turkish
This was the name of an Ottoman princess.
Kamerfer f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "radiance of the crescent": kamer - "half-moon, crescent" and fer - "radiance, brightness".
Kamerşah f Ottoman Turkish
From kamer meaning "moon" and şah meaning "ruler". This was the name of an Ottoman princess.
Kösem f Ottoman Turkish
This name was given to Mahpeyker Sultana by her husband, Sultan Ahmed I. Kösem was possibly the most powerful women in so called "Female Sultanate". She lived since 1590 until 1651.
Laleruh f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian lale meaning "tulip" combined with rukh meaning "cheeks, face".
Lalezar f Ottoman Turkish
Either means "field of tulips" or "golden tulip", from Persian لاله (lâle) meaning "tulip" and زر (zar) "gold".
Lebrizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish lebriz - "overflowing", "exuberate" (taken from the Persian language) and felek - "the universe", "fate, destiny" (taken from the Arabic language).
Mahfiruz ماہ فروز f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "favorable moon": mah, meh - "the moon" and fîrûz - "favorable", "lucky, fortunate".
Mahidevran ماه دوران f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Mahpeyker ماه پيكر f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "face like the moon", from Ottoman Turkish mah, meh - "the moon" and peyker - "face" (taken form the Persian language).
Meleki ملکی f Ottoman Turkish
Etmology unknown, possibly related to the given name Malik.
Meleksima f Ottoman Turkish
Means "angel-like" from Turkish melek meaning "angel" combined with sima meaning "face, figure".
Mihri f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian mihri meaning "sun".
Mihrimah f Persian, Persian Mythology, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Urdu
Means "sun and moon" in Farsi from the word مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and ماه (mah) meaning "moon".... [more]
Mihrişah f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian mihri meaning "sun, light" combined with Turkish şah meaning "shah, king".
Nevfidan نوفدان f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "new sapling": nev - "new" (taken form the Persian language) and fidan - "sapling, plant" (taken from the Greek language).
Pervizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish perviz-i felek meaning "the Sun".
Rewani m Ottoman Turkish
Rewani was an Ottoman poet. Rewani wrote a Diwan dedicated to Selim I known for its ghazels, which sing in a gentle flowing manner of human and mystic love, most of which were later set to music. Also Rewani's Ishret-name was the first Ottoman Turkish poem with a bacchic theme, which inspired the saki-names genre that became popular a century later.
Şah f & m Ottoman Turkish
Şah means in Turkish "king, queen", which derives from Persian title "shāh" of the same meaning. This name was severaly given to members of Ottoman family, such as daughter of Selim I (actually named Şahihuban, but more often refered to as "Şah") and daughter of Selim II and Nurbanu.... [more]
Şahıhuban f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "the queen of beauties": şah - "shah (queen)" and hûban - "beauties" (plural form of Persian word hub - "beauty", "beautiful")
Salime f Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish form of Salima.
Şehla f Ottoman Turkish
Likely derives from Ottoman Turkish shehla meaning "bluish or light eyes".
Şekerpare f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish Şekerpare or Şeker-pare meaning "a piece of sugar" (from words şeker - "sugar" and pare-"piece"), "like sugar", "very sweet".
Şemsiruhsar f Ottoman Turkish
Means "cheeks like the sun" in Ottoman Turkish.
Sevin سوين f Ottoman Turkish
Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.
Sittişah f Ottoman Turkish
Derives most possibly from "sitti" which means "he, who protects" or "is kept safe (by) him" and "şah", which means "king, queen". This was the given name of Sittişah Hatun, consort of Mehmed II. and biological mother of Bayezid II... [more]
Şivekar شوکار f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish şivekâr - "graceful", "flirty","mannered"
Sultanah f Ottoman Turkish, Medieval Jewish
Ottoman Turkish equivalent of Hebrew name Malka or its Spanish translation Reina, both meaning "queen", popular in Jewish community
Tuti f Ottoman Turkish
Means "parrot", derived from Persian.
Tuvana f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
From old Persian, meaning strong
Ümmî f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic umm meaning "mother".
Vuslat f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish vuslat (taken from the Arabic language) - "reunion with the beloved".
Zeyni f Ottoman Turkish
Possibly from Arabic zayn which means "beauty".