Turkish names are used in the country of Turkey, which is situated in western Asia and southeastern Europe. Turkey is part of the larger Muslim world. See also about Turkish names.
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AKDÖLmTurkish From Turkish ak meaning "white" combined with döl meaning "progeny".
AKIFmArabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu Means "one who stays at the mosque" from Arabic اعتكاف (iʿtikāf) referring to the practise of staying in a mosque for a period of time to worship.
AKINCImTurkish Combination of Turkish ak "white" and ıncı "pearl".
AKINCIBAYmTurkish Derived from Turkish ak "white", ıncı "pearl" and bay "gentleman".
AKKAYAmTurkish Combination of Turkish ak "white" and kaya "rock".
AKKUTLUfTurkish From Turkish ak meaning "white" and #kutlu" meaning "happy, blessed".
AKSELmTurkish Derived from Turkish ak "white; clear; pure" and sel "flood; whitewater; torrent".
AKYILDIZf & mTurkish Derived from ak meaning "white" and yıldız meaning "star".
ALARAfTurkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare) Alara appears in the 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... [more]
ALPERmTurkish It is composed of the two words alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See ALP.
ALPERTUNGAmTurkish 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]
ARASmKurdish, 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.
ARPADmTurkish Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name ÁRPÁD via barley.
ARSALm & fArabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish Means "he (who) was sent", derived from Arabic أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send". It is also a feminine name in Turkey.
AYANmUrdu, 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'.
AYSEVfTurkish 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]
AZEMINAfBosnian, 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.
AZMImArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish Means "my determination" from Arabic عَزْم (ʿazm) meaning "resolution, resolve, determination".
BABÜRŞAHmTurkish 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.
BADEfTurkish Means "wine, drink", from Persian bâde (باده) "wine".
BÂDEGÜLfTurkish Derived from Turkish bâde meaning "almond" and gül meaning "rose".
BEKTAŞmTurkish 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".
BERGÜZARfTurkish Famous bearer: Turkish actress Bergüzar Korel
BERKANmTurkish From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".
BERKAYmTurkish Means "solid moon" in Turkish (in effect equal to "full moon"?), derived from berk "solid, firm, strong" and ay "moon".
BERKEm & fTurkish, Medieval Mongolian From Turkish berk and Mongolian бэрх (berkh) both meaning "strong, firm" or "difficult, hard", derived from Old Turkic bérk. This was the name of a ruler of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1257-1266... [more]
BEYZANURfTurkish Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of BEYZA meaning "very white" and NUR meaning "light".
BEZMIÂLEMfOttoman Turkish Meaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (bezm - "feast" and âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [more]
BILGINmTurkish Means "scholar", "wise person" and derivated from "bil-" root which means "to know".
BINNAZfOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish "thousand of whims": bin - "thousand" and naz - "coquetry,coyness, whim".
BUKETfTurkish Directly taken from the Turkish word buket "bouquet of flowers".
BULANmJewish, Turkish Bulan was a Khazar king who led the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" in Old Turkic. In modern Turkish, it means "The one who finds" (Bul + an).
ECEMfTurkish (Modern) Means "my queen" or "my beautiful woman" in Turkish, from Turkish ece meaning "queen" or "beautiful woman" combined with the Turkish possessive adjective of m.
ELYARmAzerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see ELDAR) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]