Browse Submitted Names

Abdi m Arabic, Indonesian, Turkish, Persian
Derived from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant".

Abide f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish abide meaning "monument".

Acar f & m Turkish
Means "fearless" or "clever" in Turkish.

Acun m Turkish
Means "cosmos, universe" in Turkish.

Adak m & f Turkish
Means "vow, offering" in Turkish.

Adal m & f Turkish
From Turkish ad "name" and al- "receive". Means "May your name be spread, may you achieve fame" in Turkish.

Adın m Turkish
Means "What is your name?" in Turkish.

Afet f Turkish
Means "ravishingly beautiful" in Turkish.

Afife f Turkish
Derived from Turkish afif meaning "chaste" or "uncorrupted".

Afra f Turkish
thirteenth night of the month

Agan m Turkish
Means "shooting star" in Turkish.

Ahenk m Turkish
Means "harmony, tune" in Turkish.

Ahmir m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew
Variant of Amir 1.

Ahoo f Turkish
Variant of Ahu.

Aira f Turkish

Aisel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.

Akan m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.

Akar m Turkish
Means "flowing" in Turkish.

Akay f & m Turkish
From Turkish ak, meaning "white" and ay, meaning "moon".

Akça m & f Turkish
Means "pale" in Turkish.

Akcan m & f Turkish
Means "dear friend" in Turkish. Combination of common Turkish words "ak" meaning "white", and "can" meaning "life".

Akdöl m Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" combined with döl meaning "progeny".

Akın m Turkish
Means "influx, rush, invasion, raid" in Turkish.

Aksel m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ak "white; clear; pure" and sel "flood; whitewater; torrent".

Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Alara appears in 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.

Alaz m & f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish

Alev f & m Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish.

Algı f Turkish
Means "perception" in Turkish.

Alpay m Turkish
Means "Brave moon" in Turkish. Alp meaning Brave and Ay meaning Moon.

Alper m Turkish
It is composed of the two words alp ''brave'' or ''hero'' and er ''soldier'' or ''male''. See Alp.

Altay m Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Turkish
From the name of the Altay Mountains.

Altuğ m Turkish
Means "Red Banner" in Turkish.

Alya f Turkish

Andaç m Turkish
Means "souvenir" in Turkish.

Aras m Kurdish, 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.

Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.

Arife f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Arif, meaning "learned, knowing, expert".

Arin m & f Turkish
Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".

Arkin m Turkish
Old and wise man.

Arpad m Turkish
Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name Árpád via barley.

Arpat m Turkish
Turkish version of Árpád.

Arya f Turkish
Popular girl's name in modern Turkey, from the Persian Arya 1.

Arzum f Turkish, Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "my wish, my desire", from Turkish and Azerbaijani arzu meaning "wish, desire" (of Persian origin) and the first person singular possessive suffix -m.

Asima f Turkish
Means "exceeding; one who exceeds" in Turkish.

Aşkay f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish aşk meaning "love" and ay meaning "moon".

Asker m Turkish
Means "soldier" in Turkish.

Aşkim f Turkish
Means "my love" in Turkish.

Aşkın m & f Turkish
Means "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.

Asmin f Turkish, Indian

Asude f Turkish
Means "tranquil, peaceful, quiet" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian آسوده (āsūda).

Atay m Turkish
A masculine form of the name Ataya. Also it means appoint in turkish.

Ateş f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ateş, meaning "fire, heat, temperature, blaze".

Ateş m & f Turkish
Fire, blaze.

Atesh m Turkish (Expatriate)
Variant of Ateş.

Atik m Turkish
Means "alert, agile, swift" in Turkish.

Atike f Turkish
Turkish form of Atika

Atiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Atiya.

Avni m Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic عون (ʿawn) meaning "helper".

Ayan m Urdu, 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'.

Ayben f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from ay "moon" and ben "I", usually translated as "I am like the moon".... [more]

Ayça f Turkish
Means "crescent, new moon" in Turkish.

Aycan f & m Turkish
Combination of Turkish ay "moon" and can "soul, life, being".

Ayden f Turkish, Muslim (Rare)
Feminine version of Aydin, also a girl muslim name.

Aykız f Turkish
Ay meaning “Moon” in Turkish and Kız Meaning “Girl” in Turkish

Aylan m & f Kurdish, Turkish
Means "openness, space, square" in Kurdish.

Ayli f Turkish (Rare)

Aynaz f Iranian, Turkish
Iranian variant and Turkish form of Ainaz.

Aynî f Ottoman Turkish
Derived from Turkish aynı meaning "same, unchanged".

Ayşa f Turkish (Rare), Chechen
Turkish variant form of Ayşe and Chechen variant transcription of Aysha.

Aysa f Turkish
Aysa is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means “moonlike”, “beautiful”, “radiant”.

Ayşad m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Rare)
From ay meaning "moon" and Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Ayse f Turkish (Anglicized)
Form of Ayşe used outside of Turkey.

Ayşen f Turkish
Means "merry moon" in Turkish, from Turkic ay meaning "moon, month" and şen meaning "happy".

Ayser f Turkish

Aysev f Turkish
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]

Ayşil f Turkish

Ayşin f Turkish
As beautiful as moon.

Aytaş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taş meaning "stone".

Aytek m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and tek meaning "one, only, single".

Aytuğ m Turkish
Means "moon banner" in Turkish.

Aytun m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish words ay meaning "moon" and tun meaning "light" or "brightness."

Ayün f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taking the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and the element ün, meaning "fame".

Ayzel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.

Azim m Turkish
Means "perseverance" in Turkish.

Azime f Turkish
Turkish form of Azima.

Azmi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish
Derived from Arabic عزم ('azm) meaning "resolution, resolve, determination".

Bade f Turkish
Means "wine, drink", from Persian bâde (باده) "wine".

Bahri m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "like the sea" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea".

Bala f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey".

Balim f Turkish
Means "my honey" in Turkish.

Bano m Turkish

Barın m Turkish

Bartu m Turkish
The name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".

Başar m Turkish
Means "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.

Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Bati m Turkish
Means "the west" in Turkish.

Batın m Turkish

Batu m Turkish
Means "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word batı meaning "west".

Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).

Bedia f Turkish
Turkish form of Badi'a.

Bedir m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr

Bedri m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Badri.

Bela m Turkish
Means distinguished... [more]

Belen f Turkish
Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish

Belis f Turkish (Rare)

Benan f & m Turkish

Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.

Bengü m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic
Endless, always-staying, everlasting, eternal.

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Bensu f Turkish
From Turkish ben meaning "I, me" and su meaning "water".

Berfu m & f Turkish, Kurdish

Berke m & f Turkish, 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]

Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.

Beşer m Ottoman Turkish
Means "mankind" in Ottoman Turkish.

Beşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Bashir.

Beyaz f Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بياض (bayāḍ).

Beyti m Turkish
Means "couplet" in Turkish

Birce f Turkish
Turkish form of Bircə.

Birol m Turkish
Means "alone" from Turkish bir meaning "one, only" and ol meaning "to be".

Birsu f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and su meaning "water".

Boğaç m Turkish
as strong as a bull... [more]

Boli f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Turkish
Means "honey" in Turkish.

Boyli f Turkish
Very rare

Buket f Turkish
Means "bouquet" in Turkish, borrowed from French bouquet.

Bulan m Jewish, 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).

Bumin m Turkish
Means "owl" or "division" in Proto-Turkic. Bumin was the founder of Turkic Khaganate.

Burçe f Turkish
Means baby wolf in Turkish It is a dimutive of Börü meaning wolf

Cabir m Turkish
Variant of Kabir.

Çağan m Turkish
Means "fiesta, good things" in Turkish

Çağil m Turkish
1. The sound and exuberance of flowing waters. -(adverb) ... [more]

Cagri m & f Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Çağrı used outside of Turkey.

Çakil m Turkish
Means "pebbles" in Turkish.

Çakir m & f Turkish
Means "bluish, greyish" in Turkish.

Cavit m Turkish
Turkish form of Javed.

Celil m Turkish
Turkish form of Jalil.

Cevat m Turkish
Turkish form of Jawad.

Çevik m Turkish

Ceyda f Turkish

Ceyla f Turkish

Cihad m Turkish
Variant of Cihat.

Cihat m Turkish
Turkish form of Jihad.

Çise f Turkish
Means "drizzle, light rain" in Turkish.

Cuma m Turkish
Meaning: "Friday" The word comes fron the Ottoman Turkish word جمعة

Davut m Turkish
Turkish form of David.

Deren f Turkish

Desen m & f Turkish
Means "pattern" in Turkish.

Devin m Turkish
Derived from Turkish dev meaning "giant".

Dicle f Turkish
Turkish name for the Tigris River.

Dide f Turkish
Originating from Ancient Persian, the Turkish name Dide can be defined as "gözbebeği" or "göz" in modern-day Turkish. ... [more]

Dila f Turkish, Kurdish, Albanian
Derived from Persian dil "heart".

Diren m Turkish

Doğan m Turkish
Means "hawk, falcon" in Turkish.

Doğu m Turkish
Means "east" in Turkish.

Döne f Turkish

Dost m Turkish
friend

Dudu f Turkish

Duhan m Turkish
From Arabic دخان (dukhan) meaning "smoke". This is the name of the 44th chapter of the Quran (surah ad-Dukhan).

Dünya f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Dunia.

Duran m & f Turkish
Variant of Turan.

Düşle f Turkish
Means "imagine" in Turkish.

Ecem f Turkish (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.

Edibe f Turkish
Turkish form of Adiba.

Edip m Turkish
Turkish form of Adib.

Efsun f Turkish
Turkish name that means ''Magic, Spell, Enchantment''.

Eftim m Turkish
Turkish version of Euthymios.

Ekim m & f Turkish
Means "October" in Turkish.

Elbey m Turkish
Hacı İlbegi (14th c.) One of well known commanders in Early Ottoman history. Consists of two elements, el meaning country, nation, folk and beg, meaning lord or sir. Simply means lord of the land.

Elgiz m & f Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
Possibly derived in part from Turkic el meaning "country, society". This name is masculine in Azerbaijani and feminine in Turkish.

Elife f Turkish

Elit f Turkish
Means "choice" in Turkish

Eliz f Armenian, Turkish
Means "hand" in Turkish.

Elyar m Azerbaijani, 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]

Emree m & f German, Turkish
Emree is a variation of “Emery”. ... [more]

Ener m Turkish
Means "hero" or "brave, courageous, manly" in Turkish.

Eran m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Turkish variant of Eren.

Eray m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and ay meaning "moon".

Erdal m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and dal meaning "branch".

Erdi m Turkish, Albanian

Ergin m Turkish
Means "mature, ripe, of age" in Turkish.

Ergün m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Erim m & f Turkish

Eriş m & f Turkish
Means "access" in Turkish.

Erkim f Kyrgyz, Turkish
This is a name of unknown origin used amongst the people of Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz people are native to Central Asia, and are a nomadic people of Turkic and Mongol ethnic descent. The name Erkim is most prevalent in Turkey, ... [more]

Erman m Turkish (Modern)
a Turkish origined name with the meaning; brave, heroic, stouthearted

Ersu m Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish er meaning "man" and su meaning "water".

Ertan m Turkish
Means dawn in Turkish. A compound form of "er"- early and "tan"-dawn in Turkish

Esat m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of As'ad.

Eset m Uyghur, Albanian, Turkish
Form of Asad.

Esme f Turkish
Turkish form of Asma.

Esmer f Turkish
Means "dark-skinned, tan, brunette" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic أسمر (ʿasmar).

Eşref m Turkish
Turkish form of Ashraf.

Ethem m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Adham.

Evin f Turkish

Evra f & m Turkish, Literature, Popular Culture
In Irish author Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak series, Evra Von is a member of the sideshow where he is displayed as a 'snake boy'.

Evran m Turkish (?)

Evrim f & m Turkish
Means "evolution" in Turkish.

Eylem f & m Turkish
Means "action" in Turkish.

Eyşan f Turkish

Eyyüb m Turkish
Turkish form of Ayyub

Eyyüp m Turkish
Turkish form of Ayyub.

Ezel f & m Turkish

Faik m Arabic, Albanian, Turkish
Variant transcription of Fayiq as well as the Albanian and Turkish form of the name.

Faika f Albanian, Turkish
Feminine form of Faik.

Fazlı m Turkish
Turkish form of Fadli.

Fehmi m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Fahmi.

Ferah f Turkish
Turkish form of Farah.

Ferdi m Turkish
Derived from Arabic فردي (fardiyy) meaning "single, unique, individual".

Fesih m Turkish
Turkish form of Fasih.

Fethi m Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Turkish form of Fathi, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Feza m & f Turkish
Means "(outer) space" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic فضاء (faḍāʾ).

Figen f Turkish
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin.

Filit m Turkish
Name meaning uncertain. Name had more significant popularity during the reign of the Ottomans, but has dipped in popularity over the years. Name more prevalent in Southern Turkey.

Fisun f Turkish
Variant of Füsun.

Fulin f Medieval Turkic, Turkish
nice smelling flower

Fulya f Turkish
Means "jonquil, daffodil" in Turkish, derived from Italian Puglia.

Gazal m & f Turkish
Masculine form of Gazale.

Gazel f & m Turkish
Means "lyric" in Turkish.

Gediz m Turkish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)

Giray m Turkish (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Originally a surname of the Crimean Tatar royal house, rarely also used as a given name.

Göğem f & m Turkish
Colloquially, greenish purple.

Gokce f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Gökçe used outside of Turkey.

Güçlü m Turkish
Means "strong" in Turkish.

Güher f Turkish
Turkish form of Gohar. A famous bearer is Turkish pianist Güher Pekinel (1951-).

Gülce f Turkish
From Turkish gül meaning rose.

Gülen f Turkish
Means "to smile" in Turkish

Gülin f Turkish
"owner of rose gardens" or "a person with a rose smell"

Güliz f Turkish
Means "rose" in Turkish.

Güllü f Turkish
Means "with roses", from Turkish gül meaning "rose".

Gülse f Turkish

Gülüş f Azerbaijani, Turkish
Means "laugh, smile" in Azerbaijani and Turkish. In addition to being an independent name, it is also used as a diminutive of names beginning with the element gül meaning "flower, rose" (from Persian gol), such as Gülay or Gülnarə.

Gümüş f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Kümüş.

Gunay f & m Turkish (Anglicized), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Variant of Günay used outside of Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Güner m & f Turkish
From the given name Gün and the word er, meaning "man, hero, brave".

Güray m Turkish

Gursu f & m Turkish

Gurur m Turkish
Means "pride" in Turkish.

Güven m & f Turkish
Means "confidence, courage, trust" in Turkish.

Güzay f Turkish
Means "beautiful" in Turkish.

Güzin f Turkish
Means "exquisite, excellent", ultimately derived from Persian.

Güzün f Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.

Habip m Turkish
Turkish form of Habib.

Hakar m Kurdish, Turkish
its the name of a famous mountain in Turkey

Hakkı m Turkish
Derived from Arabic حقّ (ḥaqq) meaning "truth". This name was borne by İsmail Hakkı Bursevî, a 17th-century Ottoman Turkish Sufi scholar and author as well as by İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi, an 18th-century Ottoman Turkish Sufi mystic and polymath.

Halis m Turkish
Means "pure" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic خالص (khāliṣ).

Hasbi m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic حسب (hasb) meaning "sufficient, adequate".

Hatun f Turkish (Rare)
Means "lady, woman" in Turkish.

Havin f Turkish
Means "summer nights" in Turkish.

Havsi m Turkish
Nickname for Hafzullah.

Hayal f Turkish
Means "dream, fantasy, reverie, illusion, imagination" in Turkish.

Hazel f Turkish
Variant of Hazal.

Hazrâ f Turkish
Green، also means sky.

Heves m Turkish
Means "enthusiasm" in Turkish.

Hıdır m Turkish
Turkish form of Khidr.

Hifzi m Turkish

Hızır m Turkish
Turkish form of Khidr.

Hüda f Turkish
Turkish form of Huda.

Hüma f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Homa.

Huri f Turkish
Turkish variant of Huriya.

Hurma f Turkmen, Turkish
Means "date" in Turkish and Turkmen.

Hüsün m Turkish
Means "awe" in Turkish.

Ibiş m Turkish
Diminutive form of Ibrahim.

İclal f Turkish

Içten m & f Turkish
Means "devout, sincere" in Turkish.

Idil f Turkish
Turkish feminine name derived from idil "idyll".... [more]

İffet f Turkish
Means "decency, chastity" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic عفة (ʿiffa).

İlay f & m Turkish
Possibly a short form of İlayda.

Ilgaz m & f Turkish
It is a name that has meanings such as galloping on a horse, attacking, or raiding. In addition, there are Ilgaz Mountains known as Ilgaz throughout Turkey.

Ilgin m & f Turkish
Means "tamarisk" in Turkish.

İlke f & m Turkish
Feminine form of İlker. Can be also use as a variant.

Ilke m Turkish
Variant of İlker

Ilmay f Turkish

Ilter m & f Turkish
Turkish version of Eldar with meaning "patriot" or person who loves and protects his country.

Ilyaz m Turkish (Rare), Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Turkish and Indian form of Ilyas.

İman f & m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Iman. This name is feminine in Turkish and masculine in Azerbaijani.

İmran m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Imran.

İnanç m & f Turkish
Means "faith, belief" in Turkish. In modern Turkiye mainly used as a masculine name.

İris f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Iris.

Irsen m Turkish
Meaning unknown.

İshak m Turkish
Turkish form of Ishaq.

Işik m & f Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.

Işıl f Turkish
Means "sparkling, brilliant, shining, glittering" in Turkish.

Isin f & m Turkish
Means "(light) ray" in Turkish.

İstem f Turkish
Means "request, volition" in Turkish.

Ivan m Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Ivan.

Izel f & m Turkish
Possibly the Turkish form of Eidel or Israel, or perhaps from the Turkish iz 'footprint, track, trace, mark' and el 'hand, country, homeland'.

Izlem m Turkish
Means "tracking, surveillance" in Turkish.

Jbid f Armenian, Turkish

Kadın f Turkish
Means "married daughter" or "(adult) woman" in Turkish.

Kamer m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Qamar.

Kâmil m Turkish
Turkish form of Kamil 1.

Karan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish karanlık "dark; indistinct".

Kibar m Turkish
Means "polite, courteous" in Turkish

Kılıç m Turkish
Means "sword" in Turkish.

Kizil m Turkish
Means "bright red" in Turkish.

Koço m Turkish, Albanian

Konul f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word konul, meaning "soul" or "heart."

Kösem f Ottoman Turkish
Means "a ram leading its flock; guide" in Turkish. Kösem Sultan (1589-1651) was one of the most powerful and influential Ottoman women.

Kübey f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Kubai.

Kuğu f Turkish
Means "swan" in Turkish.

Kumru f Turkish
Means "dove" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic قمري (qumriyy).