Turkish Baby Names
325 Turkish names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 325 baby names with a turkish feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Turkish Girl Names
Adana#10255 in the U.S.From Adana, a historic city in southern Turkey (of ancient, uncertain origin); also used as a m▶Zuhal#10291 in the U.S.Zuhal is the Arabic name of the planet Saturn, adopted into Turkish and Persian. It is used as ▶Ayli#10350 in the U.S.A modern given name in the Ayla/Ayli family; the Ay- element links to the Turkish ay, 'moon' (A▶Aynoor#10352 in the U.S.From the Arabic ayn, 'eye', + noor, 'light', 'eye of light'; also linked to the Turkish Aynur, ▶Beren#10372 in the U.S.From the Turkish Beren, 'strong; wise; the gifted one'; also the name of a hero in Tolkien's Si▶Meral#10774 in the U.S.From the Turkish Meral, 'deer; gazelle' — a graceful nature name evoking a wild, gentle creatur▶Ozlem#10853 in the U.S.From the Turkish Ozlem (Ozlem), 'longing; yearning; a heartfelt missing' - a tender, evocative ▶Neslihan#10915 in the U.S.A Turkish name joining nesil ('lineage; generation') with han/hanim (a title, 'lady; sultana') ▶Seher#10920 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Arabic seher (sahar), 'dawn; the pre-dawn hour; daybreak' — a poetic, hopeful ▶Hadis#11415 in the U.S.From the Arabic hadith ('narration; account; report'), rendered Hadis in Turkish and Persian us▶Halime#11421 in the U.S.The Turkish form of Halima, Arabic for 'gentle; patient; mild' — borne by Halima, the foster mo▶Hande#11426 in the U.S.A Turkish name of Persian root, meaning 'with a smile; laughing; the sound of laughter.' A brig▶Hazal#11437 in the U.S.A Turkish name meaning 'hazelnut; hazel tree' (also linked in some readings to Hagar). A botani▶Ipek#11463 in the U.S.From the Turkish ipek, 'silk' — a soft, elegant word name evoking smoothness and refinement. A ▶Mehrima#11747 in the U.S.A name of Turkish and Persian flavor built on mehr ('love; kindness; the sun'), akin to Mehri a▶Sevda#11950 in the U.S.From Turkish/Azerbaijani sevda, 'love; passion; deep longing' (rooted in Arabic sawda). A warm,▶Ahsen#12158 in the U.S.Ahsen is a Turkish girl's name from the Arabic ahsan, 'most beautiful; best; finest.' It is a w▶Alarah#12179 in the U.S.Alarah reads as a modern elaboration of Alara, a name from Turkish legend (a water fairy or fai▶Aaylah#12186 in the U.S.A spelling of Ayla, from the Turkish for 'moonlight; halo around the moon' and separately a Heb▶Antalya#12243 in the U.S.Antalya is the name of a sun-soaked resort city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, founded in ant▶Asena#12270 in the U.S.Asena is a Turkish girl's name drawn from Turkic legend, the name of the mythical she-wolf said▶Aysu#12308 in the U.S.Aysu is a Turkish and Azerbaijani girl's name meaning 'moon water', from ay ('moon') plus su ('▶Beyza#12335 in the U.S.A Turkish girl's name, from the Arabic bayda ('white; pure; pristine; unblemished'). A soft vir▶Ceylin#12383 in the U.S.A popular Turkish girl's name, generally connected to Ceylan, 'gazelle,' with a soft -lin endin▶Feza#12557 in the U.S.A name cited in Turkish and Arabic as feza ('outer space, the vast expanse, the heavens'), and ▶Ilay#12622 in the U.S.A Hebrew and Turkish name, linked to 'the highest; supreme; sublime' (Hebrew ilai/elyon) and us▶Masal#12940 in the U.S.From the Turkish masal, 'a fairy tale; fable; parable' (from an Arabic root). A whimsical word ▶Nuray#13062 in the U.S.From the Turkish nur ('light', from Arabic) and ay ('moon') — 'bright moon; moonlight'. A well-▶Riza#13179 in the U.S.A Turkish name from the Arabic Rida, 'contentment; approval; God's good pleasure'; also read as▶Serra#13203 in the U.S.Serra is a well-used Turkish girls' name, often glossed as 'wealth' or simply carried for its s▶Nourhan#13206 in the U.S.From the Arabic nur, 'light,' joined with the Turkish/Persian element -han (a title of dignity)▶Sevin#13208 in the U.S.Sevin reads two ways: as a respelling of the number Seven (a modern word name), and as the Turk▶Sibel#13237 in the U.S.Sibel is the Turkish form of Cybele, the great mother goddess of ancient Anatolia (Kybele). It ▶Zeynet#13409 in the U.S.A Turkish given name in the family of Zeynep (Arabic Zaynab), a historic name borne by daughter▶Zuleyha#13453 in the U.S.The Turkish and Islamic form of Zulaikha, traditionally read as 'brilliant; radiant beauty.' In▶Aleynna#13516 in the U.S.Aleynna is a doubled-N respelling of Aleyna, a widely used modern Turkish girls' name whose own▶Almila#13525 in the U.S.From Turkish, generally explained as al ('red') plus mila/elma ('apple') - 'red apple.' A moder▶Ilayda#14088 in the U.S.Ilayda (Turkish Ilayda/Ilaydanur) is a modern Turkish girl's name widely explained as 'water ny▶Irsa#14160 in the U.S.A short name found in Arabic and Turkish naming; it is sometimes linked to a rainbow or to Ursa▶Jeyda#14199 in the U.S.Jeyda is a spelling of the Turkish name Ceyda, given in Turkey and often glossed as 'beautiful'▶Manisa#14666 in the U.S.Two honest routes. Manisa is a city in western Turkey, the classical Magnesia ad Sipylum. Separ▶Nejla#14732 in the U.S.The Turkish and Bosnian form of Arabic Najla (Nejla), 'wide-eyed; having large, beautiful eyes'▶Aleynah#15346 in the U.S.A modern spelling that sits beside the Turkish Aleyna — a popular name drawn from a Quranic phr▶Aylina#15578 in the U.S.A modern name that echoes the Turkish ay, 'moon,' finished with a soft -lina ending. As spelled▶Aynur#15582 in the U.S.Aynur is a Turkish name compounding ay, 'moon', with nur, 'light' (a word borrowed from Arabic)▶Dila#15856 in the U.S.From Turkish and Kurdish, where Dila is linked to dil, 'heart' — a warm, tender name. Related f▶Ece#15891 in the U.S.From the Turkish ece, 'queen; beautiful woman' — a short, regal name, distinctly Turkish, which▶Hurrem#16147 in the U.S.From Persian khurram, 'cheerful, joyful,' used in Ottoman Turkish as Hurrem. It is the name giv▶Inci#16166 in the U.S.From the Turkish inci, 'pearl' — a bright, simple word name, the Turkish counterpart to Margare▶Elanur#16210 in the U.S.A Turkish name built on nur ('light,' from Arabic), often read as 'light of the land' or paired▶Harika#16410 in the U.S.Harika is chiefly a Turkish girl's name meaning 'wonderful' or 'marvelous.' The same spelling i▶Kismet#16493 in the U.S.Kismet means 'fate, destiny,' a Turkish word from Arabic qismah ('portion, lot; that which is a▶Aylamae#16915 in the U.S.A written-together compound of Ayla - a Turkish name meaning 'moonlight, halo,' also used as a ▶Narin#16947 in the U.S.From the Turkish word narin, 'slender, delicate, graceful'. It is used as a given name in Turke▶Nehir#17042 in the U.S.From the Turkish nehir, 'river.' A flowing, elemental nature name.▶Sare#17212 in the U.S.A Turkish and Kurdish form of Sarah — Hebrew Sarah, 'princess, noblewoman', a matriarch honoure▶Sema#17213 in the U.S.From the Turkish Sema, 'the sky; heaven' (from Arabic sama); the word also names the sema, the ▶Seda#17231 in the U.S.From the Turkish seda, 'voice; sound; echo' (via Persian/Arabic sada). A soft, lyrical word-nam▶Selen#17238 in the U.S.Selen is an established Turkish girls' name, usually glossed 'good news' or 'the sound of rushi▶Su#17307 in the U.S.Three honest routes. In Turkish, su is the everyday word for 'water', and it is a well-loved mo▶Tuana#17469 in the U.S.Tuana is a popular modern Turkish girls' name. It is commonly glossed in Turkey as 'divine ligh▶Yildiz#17510 in the U.S.From the Turkish yildiz, 'star.' A luminous, well-loved Turkish name, noted honestly.▶Yaren#17540 in the U.S.A Turkish given name, commonly read as 'companion; close friend' (from yaren, an affectionate w▶Yasemin#17543 in the U.S.Yasemin is the Turkish spelling of Jasmine, which comes from the Persian yasamin, the name of t▶Yeni#17555 in the U.S.A short name with two routes: in Turkish yeni means 'new,' and in Spanish-speaking use Yeni is ▶Zeyneth#17630 in the U.S.Zeyneth most plausibly builds on Zeynep, the Turkish form of the Arabic Zainab (traditionally l▶Sirin#17793 in the U.S.Two honest routes: the Sirin, a bird-woman of Slavic-Byzantine legend whose song enchants; and ▶Lale#18020 in the U.S.Lale is a Turkish girls' name meaning 'tulip', borrowed from Persian lale. The tulip is a belov▶AysanAysan sits in the family of Turkish and Azerbaijani names built on 'ay' ('moon'), like Aylin an▶DogaFrom the Turkish Doga (Doga), 'nature' — a modern, unisex-leaning nature word turned name. Note▶RumeysaA Turkish name from the Arabic Rumaysa, the name of a star (in Canis Minor) and, in Islamic tra▶TulinFrom the Turkish Tulin, 'the halo around the moon.' A soft, poetic nature name, noted honestly.▶
Turkish Boy Names
Enver#10166 in the U.S.From the Arabic anwar, 'the brightest; the most luminous/radiant'; used in Turkish, Bosnian, an▶Fatih#10178 in the U.S.From the Arabic fatih, 'a conqueror; an opener; a victor'; borne (as a title) by Sultan Mehmed ▶Kagan#10214 in the U.S.Two routes: the Turkish Kagan (Kagan/Khagan), a title for a 'khan; supreme ruler'; and an Irish▶Kemal#10382 in the U.S.From the Turkish Kemal (from the Arabic kamal), 'perfection; maturity; completeness; excellence▶Murat#10541 in the U.S.From the Arabic murad ('wish; desire; that which is longed for'), widely used in Turkish as Mur▶Neyzan#10564 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Persian neyzen, 'one who plays the ney' — the reed flute central to Sufi and O▶Ozmar#10609 in the U.S.A modern name close in sound to Osman/Othman (the Turkish/Arabic Uthman, a bird name and the na▶Ziya#10878 in the U.S.From the Arabic diya' (ziya), meaning 'light,' 'splendor,' or 'radiance.' Used across Arabic, T▶Aydn#10968 in the U.S.Aydn is a vowel-light spelling that reads two ways. As the Turkish Aydin it means 'enlightened,▶Alparslan#10972 in the U.S.Alparslan is a Turkish name from 'alp' ('brave, hero') and 'arslan/aslan' ('lion'), so 'brave l▶Aydeen#11011 in the U.S.Aydeen has two honest routes. It reads as a respelling of Aiden, from the Irish Aodhan, a dimin▶Aylin#11053 in the U.S.From the Turkish Aylin, 'moon halo; of the moon' (ay, 'moon'). Predominantly a girl's name; use▶Evran#11248 in the U.S.A modern name whose sound echoes the Turkish Evren, 'the universe; the cosmos' (also a dragon-s▶Edis#11260 in the U.S.A Bosnian and Turkish name, sometimes linked to a root for 'commander; ruler' or tied to the Ar▶Ediz#11261 in the U.S.From the Turkish ediz, 'high; lofty; sublime; exalted.' A dignified modern Turkish name suggest▶Nilay#11745 in the U.S.A Turkish name (often read with the moon-element ay, 'moon'), and separately linked to Sanskrit▶Orhaan#11874 in the U.S.A spelling of the Turkish name Orhan, borne by Orhan Gazi, the second Ottoman ruler. It is usua▶Yigit#12086 in the U.S.From the Turkish yigit (Yigit), 'brave; valiant; a young hero' — a widely admired virtue name i▶Alperen#12250 in the U.S.From the Turkish, joining alp ('brave; heroic; warrior') with eren ('a saintly figure; dervish;▶Alper#12400 in the U.S.Alper is a Turkish name combining alp ('hero; brave') and er ('man; soldier'), read as 'brave h▶Aysa#12441 in the U.S.Aysa reads as a form of Ayse (the Turkish Aisha, linked to senses of 'living, lively'), traditi▶Baris#12460 in the U.S.From the Turkish Baris (Barish), 'peace.' A warm, hopeful virtue name, popular in Turkey. The f▶Berk#12476 in the U.S.Berk is a modern Turkish given name meaning 'solid, firm, strong'; in English it also exists as▶Destan#12593 in the U.S.From the Turkish destan, 'epic; legend; heroic tale' (via Persian). Also read as a modern coina▶Cem#12612 in the U.S.Cem is a Turkish name (pronounced 'Jem'), from the Persian Jamshid, a legendary king of Iranian▶Ferman#12862 in the U.S.Ferman is a Turkish and Kurdish name from ferman, 'royal decree' or 'command' (a word of Persia▶Erol#12864 in the U.S.Erol is a Turkish given name understood as 'be brave' or 'be valiant', from er, 'brave man', an▶Ilkay#12965 in the U.S.From Turkish, Ilkay combines ilk ('first') and ay ('moon'), meaning 'new moon' or 'first moon.'▶Gazi#12981 in the U.S.From Arabic 'ghazi', 'a warrior, a champion' — historically a fighter for the faith, and an hon▶Ishak#12981 in the U.S.Ishak is the Arabic and Turkish form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs' — a nod to Sara▶Iskender#13094 in the U.S.Iskender is the Turkish and Persian form of Alexander, which comes from the Greek Alexandros, '▶Kayser#13330 in the U.S.Turkish kayser and German Kaiser, both 'emperor', descend from the Roman title Caesar. Kayser i▶Mehmed#13480 in the U.S.Mehmed is the Turkish form of Muhammad, from Arabic hamida, 'to praise' — 'praised, praiseworth▶Mavi#13483 in the U.S.Mavi is the Turkish word for 'blue', used as a given name. In Turkey it leans toward girls and ▶Melek#13504 in the U.S.Melek means 'angel' in Turkish, where it is used mainly as a girl's name. The same letters give▶Meric#13506 in the U.S.Meric is the Turkish name of the river known elsewhere as the Maritsa or Evros, used as a boy's▶Onur#13660 in the U.S.From Turkish onur, 'honor; dignity; self-respect' (itself borrowed from French honneur). A comm▶Ozman#13677 in the U.S.Ozman reads as a spelling of Osman, the Turkish form of Arabic Uthman — the name of the third c▶Rahmi#13720 in the U.S.A Turkish name of Arabic root, from rahma ('mercy; compassion') — so 'merciful, of mercy'. It b▶Ramazan#13725 in the U.S.Ramazan is the Turkish and Balkan form of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and ▶Raslan#13734 in the U.S.Raslan is an Arabic and Levantine form of the Turkic Arslan, 'lion'. The name spread through th▶Reyhan#13757 in the U.S.Reyhan is the Turkish form of the Arabic rayhan, 'sweet basil; fragrant herb' — a plant named i▶Sarp#13842 in the U.S.From Turkish sarp, an ordinary word meaning 'steep; rugged; precipitous', used of hard mountain▶Selman#13858 in the U.S.The Turkish form of Arabic Salman, from the root s-l-m ('peace; safety; wholeness') — 'safe; se▶Tamer#13945 in the U.S.From the Arabic Tamer, 'one who sells or is rich in dates' (from tamr, 'dried dates'); also a w▶Yavuz#14149 in the U.S.A Turkish word meaning 'stern; resolute; formidable', best known as the epithet of Sultan Selim▶Zeki#14217 in the U.S.A Turkish name from Arabic zaki, 'intelligent; sharp-witted' (and, in Arabic, also 'pure'). Zek▶Yashar#14247 in the U.S.From the Hebrew yashar, 'upright; honest; straight' — separately, a romanization of the Turkish▶AybarsA Turkic name joining 'ay' ('moon') with 'bars' ('leopard, panther') — 'moon-leopard', a figure▶DevranFrom the Turkish devran, 'time; era; the turning of fortune' (via Persian/Arabic) — a name sugg▶ErkinFrom the Turkic erk, 'freedom; will; strength' — Erkin means 'free; independent.' A strong virt▶KivancFrom the Turkish Kivanc (written with a cedilla), 'joy; pride; happiness' - a bright virtue nam▶UrasA Turkish name, sometimes linked to 'good luck; fortune,' that also echoes the ancient Sumerian▶
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Popular Turkish baby names include Enver, Fatih, Kagan, Adana, Zuhal, Ayli. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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