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Turquoise

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How to Pronounce Turquoise

Pronounced TUR-koyz /ˈtɜːr.kɔɪz/Medium

Meaning: Turquoise is a word-name from the blue-green gemstone and color. The word comes through Old French pierre turquoise, 'Turkish stone', because the gem reached Europe via Turkey. As a rare given name it is chosen for the vivid color and the stone's associations with protection and beauty.Medium

In 30 seconds: Turquoise is a word-name from the blue-green gem and color, meaning 'Turkish stone' (said 'TUR-koyz').
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Origin MediumEnglish, French
MeaningTurquoise is a word-name from the blue-green gemstone and color. The word comes through Old French pierre turquoise, 'Turkish stone', because the gem reached Europe via Turkey. As a rare given name it is chosen for the vivid color and the stone's associations with protection and beauty.
U.S. rank (2011)#19394 ↘ Falling
2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1987
Total births (all-time)≈ 539

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719772011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Turquoise is a color-and-gemstone word-name, from the Old French turquoise, 'Turkish (stone)', so called because the blue-green mineral reached Europe through Turkey. As a given name it joins the small family of vivid color-names like Saffron and Amber. Recorded from around 1977, it crested about 1987 at just over sixty girls a year.

Turquoise has always been rare and faded after the two-thousands. Two bold beats, it reads as a striking, of-its-moment word-name; the stone's long ties to protection and beauty give it real substance beyond the color alone.

Did you know? Turquoise the word literally means 'Turkish' — the gem was named for the trade route that carried it into Europe, not for where it was mined.
Overall data confidence 70%
References — Turquoise — gemstone/color word-name; French 'Turkish stone'

Variations

TurquoisTurquoyse

Nicknames

TurkQuoise

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Turquoise mean?

Turquoise is a word-name from the blue-green gemstone and color, from French for 'Turkish stone'.

How do you pronounce Turquoise?

It's said TUR-koyz /ˈtɜːr.kɔɪz/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Turquoise a boy or girl name?

Turquoise is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Turquoise?

Turquoise was a rare word-name that crested in the late nineteen-eighties and has been uncommon since.

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