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Alaeddin m Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant transcription or form of Ala ad-Din.

Alaettin m Turkish
Variant of Alaattin.

Bahattin m Turkish
Modern form of Bahaeddin.

Bahtişen f Turkish
Derived from Turkish baht meaning "luck, fortune" and şen meaning "merry".

Bedirhan m Turkish

Çalişkan m & f Turkish
Means "hard-working" in Turkish.

Demirkan m Turkish
Means "iron khan" (kan/han=khan) in Turkish. Also means "iron blood" (kan=blood) in Turkish. It's hard to tell which one is correct.

Dürefşan f Turkish
Means "one who scatters pearls", from Arabic در (durr) meaning "pearls" and Persian افشان (afshan), the present stem of افشاندن (afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".

Ejderhan m Turkish
Combination of Ejder and han meaning "khan; ruler".

Evrencan m Turkish
Combination of Evren and Can.

Feyhaman m Ottoman Turkish

Filizten f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish فلز (filiz) meaning "shoot, tendril, young plant" and تن (ten) meaning "skin, body".

Gökselin f & m Turkish

Gülcihan f Turkish
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and جهان (jahān) meaning "world".

Gülefşan f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Means "one who scatters roses", from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and افشان (afshān), the present stem of افشاندن (afshāndan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".

Gülfidan f Turkish
From Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian gol) and fidan meaning "sapling".

Gülseren f Turkish
Means "she who spreads roses".

Gultakin f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish words gül meaning "rose" and takin meaning "to grow" or "to bloom."

Gültekin m Turkish (Archaic)
From Turkic Kaghanate era,brother of Turkic ruler Bilge Kaghan was called Költegin. The name consists of two elements; Turkic Köl (lake, sea) and tegin (prince) and means prince of the sea. Lost for centuries, the name was revived as Gültekin in modern Turkish.

İzzeddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant of İzzettin.

İzzettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Izz ad-Din.

Kahraman m Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish, derived from Persian قهرمان (qahramān).

Kardelen f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish kardelen "galanthus flower; snowdrop (flower)".

Mihriban f Turkish
Derived from Persian مهربان (mehrabān) meaning "kind, gracious".

Muhiddin m Uzbek, Tajik, Turkish, Indonesian
Uzbek, Tajik, Turkish and Indonesian form of Muhi al-Din.

Muhittin m Turkish
Turkish form of Muhyi ad-Din.

Müzeyyen f Turkish
Turkish from Arabic meaning "decorated, adorned, embellished".

Nazlican f Turkish
Possibly a combination of Nazlı, meaning "delicate", and Can meaning "soul".

Nevfidan f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "new sapling": nev - "new" (taken form the Persian language) and fidan - "sapling, plant" (taken from the Greek language).

Nurefsun f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian افسون (afsun) meaning "charm, spell".

Nurettin m Turkish
Turkish 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... [more]

Sadettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Sa'd ad-Din.

Tacettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Taj ad-Din.

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.

Timurhan m Turkish

Tolgahan m Turkish
Combination of the given name Tolga and han, a variant of the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Yağızcan m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Yağız + Can.

Yiğitcan m Turkish
Derived from yiğit meaning "heroic" and can meaning "soul, spirit".

Zelimhan m Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Zelimkhan.

Zernişan f Turkish
Means "ornament, ornamental" in Turkish.