Turkmen Submitted Names

Abadan f Turkmen
Means "love of peace" in Turkmen.

Abdyrahman m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Abd al-Rahman.

Ağajan m Turkmen
From Turkish آغا (ağa), meaning "lord, master," and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."

Aibolek Айболек f Turkmen (Rare)

Akdzha f Turkmen
Variant transcription of Akja.

Akgyz Акгыз f Turkmen
Means "white coloured girl" in Turkmen, from the name elements ak meaning "white" and kyz meaing "girl".

Akja f Turkmen
Means "light" or "white" in Turkmen, from ak meaning "white".

Aknur f Kazakh, Turkmen
From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Turkmen ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр (nur) or Turkmen nur meaning "light".

Aksoltan f Turkmen (Rare)
From Turkmen ak meaning "white" combined with soltan "Sultan".

Alty m Turkmen (Rare)
Means "six" in Turkmen.

Altyna Алтына f Turkmen
From altyn meaning "gold"

Aly m Turkmen
Variant form of Ali 1.

Aman m Turkmen
Short form of Amangeldi.

Annageldi m Turkmen
Means "Friday came", from Turkmen anna meaning "Friday" and geldi meaning "came".

Arslanbek Арсланбек m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Turkmen (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Turkic noun arslan meaning "lion" (see Aslan) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Arzygül f Turkmen (Modern)
Arzygül is long for Arzı.

Atabaý m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy".

Atageldi m Turkmen
Means "father came" from Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and geldi meaning "came".

Atamyrat Атамырат m Turkmen
From Medieval Turkic ata meaning "father, ancestor" and the given name Myrat

Ataş m Turkmen
From Turkmen ata meaning "father, ancestor" and daş meaning "stone".

Aýgüla Айгүла f Turkmen
From aý 2 meaning "moon" and gül meaning "flower" (ultimately from Persian گل (gol))

Aygyl f Turkmen

Ayjan f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Aycan.

Aynagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen ayna meaning "mirror, glass" combined with Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".

Aýşa Айша f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Aisha

Aysoltan f Turkmen

Bägül f Turkmen
Means "rose" in Turkmen.

Bashim m Turkmen
Variant of BEŞİM.

Bäşim m Turkmen
From Turkmen bäş meaning “five”.

Baýmuhammet m Turkmen
From Turkmen baý meaning "wealthy, prosperous" combined with Muhammet.

Begenç m Turkmen
Means "happiness" in Turkmen.

Begli m Turkmen
Means "of the beg", from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Berdi Берди m Turkmen
Means "given (by God)" in Turkmen. It is derived from the past tense of the Turkmen verb bermek meaning "to give", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Turkic ber meaning "to give".... [more]

Berdimyrat m Turkmen
From Turkmen berdi meaning "gave", the past tense of bermak meaning "give", combined with the given name Myrat.

Berdy m Turkmen

Bibi f Turkmen

Byashim m Turkmen
Variant transcription of Bäşim.

Çariýar m Turkmen

Çarymyrat Чарымырат, چريميرت m Turkmen
From çary meaning "queen" and the given name Myrat

Chemen f Turkmen
Means "meadow" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian چمن‎ (čaman).

Çynar f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Çınar.

Daýanç m Turkmen
Means "support" in Turkmen.

Dayanch m Turkmen
Alternate transcription of Daýanç.

Deňiz m & f Turkmen
Means "sea" in Turkmen.

Didar Дидар m & f Persian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen
This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]

Dildara Дилдара f Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen
Strictly feminine form of Dildar.

Dileg f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Dilek.

Dilfuza f Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Tajik
Variant of Dilafruz.

Dilnaza Дилназа, Дильназа f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Variant of Dilnaz.

Dovletgeldi m Turkmen

Döwlet m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Devlet.

Döwletgeldi m Turkmen
From Turkmen döwlet meaning "luck, fortune, wealth" and geldi meaning "came, arrived".

Döwletjan Дөвлетҗан m Turkmen
From Persian دولت‎ (dawlat) meaning "government" (source of Turkmen döwlet) combined with Persian جان (jan) meaning "life, soul"... [more]

Döwran Дөвран m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Davran. A known bearer of this name is the Turkmen professional soccer player Döwran Orazalyýew (b. 1993).

Doýduk f Turkmen
Means "satisfied" in Turkmen, ultimately meaning a wish for a boy.

Dünyä f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Dunya.

Durdy m Turkmen
Durdy means stopped in Turkmen language.İt is short for Durdymammet as well as İt is Turkmen form of Durdu

Durdymamet m Turkmen (Rare)

Dürli f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "different, various" in Turkmen.

Dursun f Turkmen
Means "stay" in Turkmen.

Dzhakhan f Turkmen
Possibly from Persian جهان (jahân), meaning "world, universe."

Dzhamaldin m Chechen, Turkmen, Ingush
Variant form of Dzhamaludin.

Dzhamilya Джамиля f Dagestani, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Dagestani, Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek form of Jamila.

Dzhenneta f Turkmen
Most likely a Turkmen form of Jeanette.

Dzheren f Turkmen
Most likely from Russian дзерен (dzeren), meaning "gazelle," ultimately from Mongolian зээр (zeer).

Elyarbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen (Rare)
Combination of Elyar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Enejan f Turkmen
From Turkic 'ene,' meaning "mother", and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."

Eýmir m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Emir.

Eýýüb m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Ayyub.

Ezizjan m Uyghur, Turkmen
Uyghur and Turkmen form of Azizjan.

Furkat m Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Derived from Arabic فرقة (furqah) meaning "parting, separation".

Gadam m Turkmen
Means "step, movement" in Turkmen, ultimately from Arabic قدم (qadam).

Gadyr m Turkmen
Means "dear" in Turkmen.

Gapbar m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Ghafir.

Gaýgysyz m Turkmen
Means "carefree" in Turkmen.

Göwher f Turkmen
Means "valuable stone" in Turkmen.

Gözel Гөзел f Turkmen
Means "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Turkmen.

Gülalek f Turkmen
Means "poppy" in Turkmen.

Gülayym f Turkmen (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Turkmen and Kazakh form of Gülayım.

Gulbadam f Turkmen (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with بادام (bâdâm) meaning "almond".

Gulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen (Rare), Uyghur
Derived from the Middle Persian noun گل (gul) meaning "flower, rose" combined with Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".

Gülşat f Turkmen

Gülşirin Гүлширин f Turkmen
From gül meaning "flower, rose" (from Persian گل (gol) ) and şirin meaning sweet (from Persian شیرین (shirin))

Gültaç f Turkmen, Turkish, Azerbaijani

Gülýa f Turkmen
Turkmen variant form of Gulya.

Gulya Гуля f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Diminutive of feminine given names containing the element gul meaning "flower, rose", such as Aygul and Gulnara.

Gunça f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Ghoncheh.

Gurban m Turkmen, Azerbaijani
Turkmen form of Qurban as well as an Azerbaijani variant.

Gurbanbibi f Turkmen

Gurbanguly m Turkmen
From Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" and a shortened form of غُلَام (ḡulām) meaning "servant". A notable bearer is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957-), the current president of Turkmenistan.

Gurbanmyrat m Turkmen
From Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" and the given name Myrat.

Gurbansoltan Гурбансолтан, قربانسلطان f Turkmen
From Arabic قربان (qurban) meaning "sacrifice" and soltun, meaning "ruler, sultan, king"

Guvanch m Turkmen (Russified)
Russified form of Guwanç.

Guwanç m Turkmen
Means "pride" in Turkmen.

Güýçmyrat Гүйчмырат m Turkmen
From güýç meaning "power, strength" and the name Myrat.

Gylyç m Turkmen
Means "sword" in Turkmen.

Gyulya Гюля f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Variant of Gulya.

Halyl m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Khalil.

Hatyja f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Khadija.

Hemra m Turkmen
Means "friend" in Turkmen.

Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.

Humaý f Turkmen
Means "fantastic bird" in Turkmen.

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

Hüýri f Turkmen
Means "houri" in Turkmen.

Intizar m & f Arabic, Kazakh, Turkmen, Urdu
Derived from the Arabic noun انتظار (intizar) meaning "wait" as well as "anticipation" and "expectation".... [more]

Intizara Интизара f Kazakh (Rare), Turkmen (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Intizar.

Isanguly m Turkmen

Jahan f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Cihan.

Jahanaý f Turkmen
From the Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world" and Turkmen aý meaning "moon".

Jemal f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Jemala f Turkmen
Variation of Jemal.

Jülyen m & f Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur form of Julian or Juliana, more commonly used by Christians.

Jumageldi Джумагельды m Turkmen (Rare)

Jumageldi m Turkmen
Means "Friday came" from Arabic جمعة (jum'ah) meaning "Friday" combined with Turkmen geldi meaning "came".

Kakajan m Turkmen
From Turkmen 'kaka,' meaning "father," and Persian جان (jân), meaning "soul, life-force."

Kasym m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen form of Qasim.

Kasymguly m Turkmen

Kerim m Lezgin, Chechen, Karachay-Balkar, Abazin, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Bosnian
Form of Karim used in various languages.

Keyik f Turkmen
Means "deer" in Turkmen.

Khodzhakuli m Turkmen

Kümüş f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Gümüş.

Kurban m Avar, Lak, Dargin, Lezgin, Turkmen, Turkish, Kazakh
Form of Qurban used in various languages.

Kuvvat m Turkmen
From Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa), meaning "power, strength."

Laçyn f Turkmen (Rare)
Turkmen form of Laçin.

Läle f Turkmen
Means "tulip" in Turkmen.

Magtymguly m Turkmen

Mähri Мәхри f Turkmen
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon, month".

Mahym f Turkmen
Means "moon" in Turkmen.

Mälikguly Мәликгулы m Turkmen
Derived from Arabic ملك (malik) meaning "king" combined with Turkmen guly, the accusative case of gul meaning "servant".

Mäti m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Mehdi.

Maya f Turkmen

Mayabibi Маябиби f Turkmen, Uzbek (Rare, ?)
Derived from Turkmen maya meaning "female camel" and Persian بی‌بی‎ (bibi) meaning "lady".

Maýsa Майса f Turkmen
From Turkmen maýsa meaning "field, greenery, sprouts".

Merdzhen f Turkmen
Variant of Merjen.

Meret m Turkmen

Meýlis Мейлис m Turkmen
Means "feast, festival, holiday" in Turkmen.

Miwe f Turkmen
Means "fruit" in Turkmen.

Muhammetnazar m Turkmen
Combination of the given names Muhammet and Nazar.

Murgen m Turkmen
Means "sharp-eyed" in Turkmen.

Myakhri f Turkmen (Russified)
Russified form of Mähri.

Myratgeldy m Turkmen

Nabat f Azerbaijani, Turkmen (Rare)

Nadyr m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nadir.

Nafisa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nafisa.

Nartach f Turkmen
Combination of; nar and täç, which mean "fire" and "crown" consequently. Combined meaning is "crown of fire".

Nasyr m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nasir.

Natavan Натаван f Turkmen
From Persian ناتوان (natavan) meaning "weak"

Nedir m Turkmen
Means "rare" in Turkmen.

Nepes m Turkmen
Turkmen masculine form of Nefes.

Nowruz نوروز m & f Afghan, Turkmen (Rare), Muslim
Derived from Persian نوروز (nowruz) meaning "new day". This name refers to New Year in the Iranian and Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

Nurgözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen nur meaning "light" (see Nur) combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Nurik m Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Kyrgyz, Dagestani
Derived from Arabic Nur, meaning "light".

Nurmuhammet m Turkmen
Combination of Nur and Muhammet.

Nurmyrat m Turkmen
From Turkmen nur meaning "light" (see Nur) combined with myrat meaning "wish, desire".

Nury m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Nuri.

Ogulbagt f Turkmen
From the Turkmen ogul meaning "son" and bagt meaning "happiness", expressing wish for a son.

Ogulgerek f Turkmen
Means "need to be son" in Turkmen.

Ogulnar f Turkmen

Ogulnur f Turkmen

Ogulsapar f Turkmen

Ogulşat f Turkmen

Ogultach f Turkmen

Orazgeldi m Turkmen
Means "Ramadan came" or "fasting came" in Turkmen.

Orazgül f Turkmen
Variant of Oraz.

Orazmyrat m Turkmen
Combination of Oraz and Myrat.

Ovez m Turkmen (Russified)
Russified form of Öwez.

Owadan f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Öwez Өвез m Turkmen
Means "compensation" in Turkmen, ultimately from Persian عوض (avaz).

Öwezgeldi m Turkmen
Means "compensation came" from Turkmen öwez meaning "compensation" and geldi meaning "came".

Owlak f Turkmen
Means "baby, kid" in Turkmen.

Palwan Палван, Пальван m Turkmen (Rare)
Turkmen form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).

Pamyk f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "cotton wool" in Turkmen.

Parahat m Turkmen
Means "friendly" in Turkmen.

Patma f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Fatimah.

Rabyga f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Raabi'a.

Rahat f & m Turkmen, Turkish
Means "comfortable" in Turkish and Turkmen.

Rahym m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Rahim.

Raşit Рашит m Turkish, Turkmen
Turkmen form of Rashid as well as Turkish variant of Reşit.

Rejep m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Recep.

Reýhan f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Reyhan.

Rumiya f Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
Form of Rumina used in Central Asia.

Ryzwan f Turkmen
Turkmen feminine form of Rizwan.

Saçly f Turkmen
From the Turkmen saç meaning "hair", ultimately meaning "long haired, having lots of hair".

Sadap f Turkmen
Means "mother-of-pearl" in Turkmen, derived from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf) meaning "shell, seashell, pearl".

Sadyk m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sadik.

Säher f Turkmen
Means "morning" in Turkmen, thus could be considered a Turkmen form of Sahar.

Salyh m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Salih.

Sapar Сапар m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Turkmen form of Safar. A notable bearer of this name is the Kyrgyz former prime minister Sapar Isakov (b. 1977).

Sapardurdy m Turkmen

Saparmyrat Сапармырат m Turkmen
From Arabic سَفَر (safar) meaning "journey, travel" combined with the given name Myrat. A notable bearer was Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940-2006), the first president of Turkmenistan.

Sapartaç f Turkmen

Saryýa f Turkmen
From the Turkmen sary meaning "yellow".

Şatlyk m Turkmen
Means "joy, happiness" in Turkmen.

Saýlaw m Turkmen
Means "election" in Turkmen.

Şeker f Turkmen
Means "sugar" in Turkmen.

Şemşat f Turkmen
Means "sky tree" in Turkmen.

Şirli m Turkmen
Short form of names containing the Turkmen şir meaning "lion".

Sofiýa f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Sofia.

Sohbet m Turkmen
Means "conversation" in Turkmen.

Söýeg m Turkmen
Possibly from the Turkmen söýgi meaning "love".

Sülgün f Turkmen
Means "pheasant" in Turkmen.

Sümbül f Turkmen
Etymology uncertain.

Suray сурай f Turkmen

Sylap m Turkmen

Tagan m Turkmen
Means "trivet" in Turkmen.

Tavus f Turkmen, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Tawus.

Tawus f Turkmen
Means "peacock" in Turkmen.

Täzegül f Turkmen
From the Turkmen täze meaning "new" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Torgaý m Turkmen
Means "sparrow" in Turkmen.

Toty f Turkmen
Means "parrot" in Turkmen.

Towşan f Turkmen (Rare)
Derived from Turkmen towşan "hare", ulitmately from Proto-Turkic *tabɨĺgan "hare". Towşan Esenowa (1915 - 1988) was a Turkmen Soviet poetess, writer, playwright and translator. She was an "Honored Poetess of the Turkmen SSR" (1939) and "People's Writer of the Turkmen SSR" (1974).

Toýly m Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen toý meaning "celebration, party, feast".

Toý-toýly m & f Turkmen
Etymology uncertain, at least in part from the Turkmen toý meaning "wedding".

Tylla f Turkmen
Means "gold" in Turkmen.

Tyllagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen tylla meaning "golden, gold" combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Wepa m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Vefa.

Ýagmyr m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yağmur.

Yhlas m Turkmen
"Yhlas" means diligence in Turkmen language

Ýildyz f Turkmen
From the Turkmen ýyldyz meaning "star".

Ylham m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Ilham.

Ýunus m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Yunus.

Ýüpek f Turkmen
Means "silk" in Turkmen.

Ýyldyrym m Turkmen
Means "lightning" in Turkmen.

Zöhre f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Zahrah.

Zübeýda Зүбейда f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Zubaida

Zyba f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.

Zybagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen zyba meaning "beautiful" and Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".