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Mürüvvet f TurkishMeans "generosity" or "familial joy, happiness" in Turkish, referring to the joy felt by parents when a child reaches a certain stage in their life (such as circumcision or marriage). The word is ultimately derived from Arabic مروءة (murūʿa) meaning "courage, chivalry, valour".
Nadide f TurkishMeans "rare, precious" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نا دیده
(nā-dida) meaning "unseen".
Nalan f TurkishDerived from Persian نالان
(nālān) meaning "lamenting, groaning, sighing".
Namık m TurkishMeans "writer, printer, clerk" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نامق
(nāmiq).
Namıka f TurkishNamıka is a Turkish word meaning "printer, writer".
Nazan f TurkishMeans "coy" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نازان
(nāzān).
Nazmi m Arabic, Albanian, Turkish, MalayMeans "rhythmic, systematic" in Arabic, from the word نَظَمَ
(naẓama) meaning "to organise, to arrange, to put in order".
Necat m TurkishMeans "salvation, liberation" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نجاة
(najāh).
Nedret f & m TurkishMeans "rarity" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ندرة
(nudra).
Neşet m TurkishMeans "birth, rise, emergence, beginning" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نشأة
(nashʿa).
Nevim f TurkishDerived from Arabic نوم
(nawm) meaning "sleep, slumber", also taken to mean "peace, tranquility, calm".
Nevin f TurkishTurkish feminine name of Persian origin meaning "new; the new(est) one".... [
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Nevzat m TurkishTurkish form of the Avestan name
Naozad, which means "newborn".
Nezaket f TurkishMeans "civility, kindness, politeness" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نزاکت
(nazākat).
Nihan f TurkishMeans "secret, hidden, concealed" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نهان
(nehān).
Nurbanu f TurkishCombination of Arabic
nur meaning "light" and Persian
banu meaning "lady". See also
Nur and
Banu.
Nurettin m TurkishTurkish form of
Nur ad-Din via
Nureddin. Known bearers of this name include the Turkish classical musician Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900-1981) and the Turkish politician and minister Nurettin Canikli (b... [
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Okyanus m & f TurkishDerived from the Turkish noun
okyanus meaning "ocean", which is ultimately derived from
Okeanos, the name of a Titan in Greek mythology.
Olcay m & f TurkishMeans "fortune, luck" in Turkish, ultimately from Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii).
Özcan m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "core, essence" and
can meaning "soul".
Özdemir m TurkishProbably means "pure iron" and is related to
Demir. It's also a surname and a village in Turkey.
Özer m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "essence, kernel, self" and
er meaning "man, hero, brave".
Özgü f TurkishMeans "characteristic" or "appropriate, incidental, particular" in Turkish.
Özgül f TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "essence, self" and
gül meaning "rose".
Öznur f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or
öz meaning "soul" combined with
nur meaning "light".
Parla f TurkishMeans "shine!" in Turkish (the imperative form of
parlamak meaning "to shine").
Ruhi m TurkishMeans "spiritual, psychical" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic روحي
(rūḥiyy).
Sabahat f Turkish, UrduDerived from Arabic صباحة
(ṣabāḥa) meaning "beauty, fairness, agreeableness, gracefulness".
Şafak m & f TurkishMeans "dawn, daybreak" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شفق
(shafaq) meaning "twilight".
Saffet m & f TurkishDerived from Arabic صفوة
(ṣafwa) meaning "elite, best, prime, pure".
Sarıgül f Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "yellow flower", from Azerbaijani and Turkish
sarı meaning "yellow" and Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Sedat m TurkishMeans "justness, truth" or "mind, intelligence" in Turkish.
Şennur f TurkishFrom Turkish
şen meaning "happy" combined with Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light".
Sercan m TurkishFrom Turkish
ser meaning "head, top" and
can meaning "soul, life".
Seval f TurkishFrom Turkish
sev meaning "love" and
al meaning "take".
Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)Means "loving moon", from Turkish
seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Şeyda f TurkishDerived from Persian شيدا
(sheydā) meaning "enamoured, madly in love".
Sezai m TurkishDerived from Persian سزا
(sazā) meaning "worthy, suitable, meritorious".
Sezen f & m TurkishMeans "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.
Sezer m & f TurkishMeans "understand, sense, feel" in Turkish.
Sezgi f & m TurkishMeans "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.
Sezgin m TurkishMeans "insightful, sagacious, intuitive" in Turkish.
Sirem f TurkishMeaning uncertain. The name is possibly derived from
Sirem, which is the Turkish name for Syrmia, a region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe.
Sonay f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
son meaning "last, final" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Şükür m Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "gratitude, thankfulness" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic شُكْر
(šukr).
Tahsin m & f Arabic, Turkish, BengaliMeans "improvement, beautification, perfection" in Arabic, from the root حَسَّنَ
(ḥassana) meaning "to improve, to perfect".
Tamer m TurkishMeans "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tansu m & f TurkishFrom Medieval Turkic
tang meaning "dawn, daybreak" and
su meaning "water".
Tolgahan m TurkishCombination of the given name
Tolga and
han, a variant of the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Tufan m TurkishMeans "deluge, storm" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic طُوفَان
(ṭūfān).
Tuncer m TurkishComposed from Turkish
tunç ''bronze'' and
er "brave; man".
Veysel m TurkishThe name is derived from Arabic
Uwais al-Qarani, the name of the first Islamic mystic. His name is rendered in Turkish as
Veysel Karani.
Vildan f & m Turkish, Bashkir, BosnianDerived from Arabic وِلْدَان
(wildān) meaning "children". It is also a Bashkir variant transcription of
Uyildan, of the same origin.
Yadigar f & m TurkishMeans "keepsake, memento, souvenir" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian یادگار
(yādgār).
Yavuz Selim m TurkishCombination 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, AzerbaijaniMeans "summer rose" from Turkish and Azerbaijani
yaz meaning "summer" and
gül meaning "rose".
Yıldıray m TurkishMeans "shining moon", derived from Turkic
yuldura meaning "to shine" combined with
ay "moon, month".
Zerrin f TurkishMeans "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین
(zarrin).