A to Z boy, girl Turkish Names from Turkey (Türkiye) with meanings. This site can be used for naming a baby, finding the meaning to your name or for whatever else the reason you might have for checking this site out. If you guys want here are the most popular names from Turkey.



Turkish names:

Male names:

A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ J K L M N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z

Female names:

A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ J K L M N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z


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Top 100 Turkish Names:

The Most popular names used in Turkey

Turkish Last Names:

In this I've added some Turkish surnames and the top 5 most common last names used in Turkey with its meaning.



Note:  Names and meanings taken from this site might not be completely accurate. Names and meanings have been taken from different sources online.

Turkish boy names

Male Names: A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ J K L M N

O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z

The top 5 most common last names in Turkey with meanings are as follows:

Yılmaz: dauntless, never gives up
Kaya: rock
Demir: iron
Şahin: falcon
Çelik: steel


Other turkish last names:

Asker: soldier
Aslan: lion
Gül: rose
Kaplan: tiger
Korkmaz: not afraid, will not get scared
Polat: force, power
Sevim: loveable
Yiğit: brave, young man; dashing young fellow, young buck, young blood, courageous, stouthearted

Turkish girl names

Female Names: A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I İ J K L M

N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z

Other topics on my site:


Ottoman Empire:

Names of the Great Sultans

Here are the approximate number of Top 100 popular names from 2006 with meanings.


Top 50 girl names:

Talya: awakening of nature, good news or the joyful tidings of spring
Zeynep: precious valuable stones, piece of jewerly, jewels. Name of daughter of the prophet Hz. Muhammed (S.A.W)
Ela: an eye colour, yellow with a tinge of chestnut colour ('auburn')
Duru: clear, clean
Yaren: friend, (best) close friend
Ceren: a type of animal (Gazelle)
Ece: beautiful woman, queen
Melis: honey, honey bee
Naz: coquetry
Su: water
Berra: straightforward and/or working to receive good deeds
Ecem: my queen, very good, very beautiful
Sena: (compliment), praising. 2. Gleam of lightning
İrem: one meaning of the name is a garden in Heaven (paradise)
Azra: 1. untouched virgin or maiden girl. 2. untapped pearl. 3. untrodden sand. 4. The place Medina's other name. 5. The name given to Meryem (r.a) or Mary in biblical terms
Dilay: regarding about something with being beatiful like the moon. The full meaning of the name is not completely verified though yet.
İdil: having adopted the text or poem about rural life, about love. 2. small and poetic image. 3. sincere and pure love
Eylül: first month of autumn
İpek: silk
Nazlı: coquettish, coy; rose water
Yağmur: rain
Derin: deep; profound
Ilgın: a tree or shrub growing in the Mediterranean region or grown in the sandy soil used as a shrub and hedge plant
Havin: June night
Nilsu: nile and water, the great river of Egypt
Kayra: grace, favor, benevolence, kindness
Begüm: women ruler, Princess. Begum which is In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank
İlkin: first, firstly; first off, to begin with; at first, in the beginning, at the outset. Name could be given to a first-born child
Tuana: The first drop(s) of rain fall in (the gardens of) paradise (Heaven)
Beril: be purified, be clean, in the clear or acquitted. 2. Beryl (a type of mineral)
İlgi: relation, connection, attachment, involvement, interest, concern, affinity
Simay: Silvery moon, like silver bright moon
Pelin: sharp and fragrant smelling plant, wormwood
Beren: strong, powerful, smart, intelligent
Mira: surveyor's rod
Yazmira
Selin: (water) flowing abundantly, flowing copiously, flood, flooding, inundation, torrent, stream, deluge. 2. Grown in Central Asia, shrubs or short, plants remaining constantly green
Simge: symbol
Rana: beautiful, eye-pleasing display or A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs. type genus of the Ranidae.
Şimal: north
Damla: a drop (of a liquid), drip; dribble
Melike: queen, (female) sovereign, (female) ruler
Pınar: spring (a natural fountain)
Başak: 1. ear (of grain), spike, spica. 2. crop missed by the reapers, gleanings
Özüm: loving like holding your sibling
Elçin: bunch, bouquet
Minel: the pearls that are found in Heaven (paradise)
Arzum: 'my desire' like my will, thirst, longing, yearning, wish, want, request


Top 50 boy names:

Emir: order, command, emir, prince, chief, leader, ruler, commander
Cem: 1. collection, bringing together, stockpiling (conglomeration, accumulation. hoarding. stacking). 2. Ruler, king. 3. The epithet of the Hz. Prophet Süleyman (Solomon) (A.S). 4. A nickname of İskender (the Great Alexander)
Ege: guardian (of a child), Aegean (sea). 2. West Anatolian littoral. 3. Aegean, of the Aegean
Çağan: Happy days, holiday
Sarp: very steep, precipitous. 2. hard, difficult (task)
Kerem: honor, nobleness, nobility, generous, generosity, one who does beneficial (benevolent) work
Deniz: the sea
Yağız: dark, swarthy (person), dark-skinned; brunette. 2. dark and/or chestnut (horse). 3. brave (manly young fellow)
Yiğit: brave, courageous, stouthearted, the intrepid one
Emre: lover, friend, brother
Kağan: khan, ruler
Mert: brave, manly
Görkem: splendor, magnificence, pomp
Burak: lightning
Meriç: the Meriç (maritza) river which is found in Bulgaria. 2. Last hope
Berke: stick, cane, rod and/or dagger, wedge (for splitting stone or wood)
Kutay: holy or blessed month
Tuna: abundant, plentiful, splendid. The Danube river
Baran: rain
Efe: older brother (also used in addressing a respected man a little older than the speaker), big brother. 2. brave, courageous
Onur: 1. self-respect, self-esteem, pride. Shows the values of others based on respect, honor. 2. honour, distinction
Doruk: hill, summit, peak
Bartu: one of the most oldest Türk Khan
Emirhan: emir and han
Alp: hero. brave, heroic
Arhan: superior (quality), proud minister
Bora: strong wind (preceding a rainstorm), squall
Canberk: strong, sound person
Rüzgar: wind; breeze
Derin: deep; profound
Toprak: soil, earth, ground, clay, land, country, territory
Arın: clean, pure, be purified; purify. 2. forehead. 3. face front. the mountains', hills' face
Aşkın: excessive, more than, over, beyond, your love
Çınar: broad-leafed trees, plane tree, sycamore tree
Armağan: gift, present
Derin: deep; profound
Koray: moon that rather well comes to an ember-coloured state. moon that is of ember color (live or glowing coal, fiery red)
Barlas: hero (brave, heroic), combatant, fighter, warrior
Ada: island. 2. city block. 3. ada' lar: the Princes' Islands which is near Istanbul
Atakan
Berk: hard, strong
Ali: lofty, grand, high, noble, sublime. Name of Hz. Ali: Abu Talib's son. Fourth caliph
Polat: Steel. Power, strength, force
Göktürk: an old Turkish nation in Central Asia, in the history it is the first turkish-named state
Serhan: king or wolf, monster
Ege: the Aegean Sea
Utku: victory; triumph
Berkay: A person who is strong and like the moon
Güney: one of the four main directions, South

There were about 36 Sultans in total. Also some or most of the names are derived from the Arabic origin. Anyway here are the Great Ottomans:

The following names are listed in chronological order


1) Osman
2) Orhan
3) Murat I
4) Beyazid I
5) Celebi Mehmet
6) Murat II
7) Mehmet II
8) Beyazid II
9) Selim I
10) Süleyman I
11) Selim II
12) Murat III
13) Mehmet III
14) Ahmet I
15) Mustafa I
16) Osman II
17) Murat IV
18) İbrahim I
19) Mehmet IV
20) Süleyman II
21) Ahmet II
22) Mustafa II
23) Ahmet III
24) Mahmut I
25) Osman III
26) Abdülhamid I
27) Mustafa III
28) Selim III
29) Mustafa IV
30) Mahmud II
31) Abdülmecid I
32) Abdülaziz I
33) Murat V
34) Abdülhamid II
35) Mehmed Resad
36) Mehmed Vahdettin


The Ottoman state had risen to become a world empire, which lasted from the late 13th century to 1923.

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Z'


Zaide:

Growing, increasing

Zehra:

Beautiful, Nickname of the Prophet Muhammed's (S.A.W) daughter Fatma

Zeliha(Züleyha):

Walking fast

Zemzem:

The sweet, sweet water of Paradise

Zeren:

Quick to comprehend, quick on the uptake, intelligent understanding, a type of flower

Zergül:

Rose valuable like gold

Zernişan:

Processing, ornamental, ornament

Zevra:

theTigris (river)

Zeycan:

Sincerely, sincere, approachable (friendly, lovable, warm-hearted)

Zeynep:

Name of the daughter of Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W and PBUH)

Zeyno:

A nickname or a short version of 'Zeynep'

Zinnur:

Illuminated, light

Zuhal or Zühal:

Saturn

Züheyr:

Small flower

Zühre:

The planet Venus or Shepherd star

Zümrüt:

A valuable ornamental rock, emerald (a gemstone)

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Y'


Yağmur:

Rain

Yahçe:

Dew

Yakut:

Ruby

Yasemin:

Name of a flower (Jasmine)

Yegane:

Single, no duplicates, unique

Yelda:

Long and black

Yeliz:

Related about wind

Yeşim:

A type of stone (jade)

Yıldız:

Star(s) in the sky

Yonca:

(dry) feed (for animals); fodder 'crop', (alfalfa?)

Yümna:

Right side

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'V'


Vahide:

Unique, exclusive

Vasfiye:

Qualified or of high quality

Verda:

Rose

Vurud:

Roses

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Ü'


Üçgül:

Clover

Ülke:

Country

Ümit:

Hope

Ünsal:

Let her name be heard, regarding about fame

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'U'


Uğur:

Goodness, lucky, luck, fortune

Ulviye:

High, lofty

Umut:

Hope

Uzay:

Space

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'T'


Tahire:

Clean, pure

Tâlibe:

Scholar girl

Tamay:

Full moon

Tan:

Dawn, daybreak

Tanay:

Dawn with moon

Tansel:

Dawn and torrent, a flood of morning light

Tanseli:

the flood of morning light

Tansu:

The light of the dawn that reflects against the water

Tanyel:

The breezy wind at the time of dawn

Tanyeri:

The place where the sun's light squeezes in out into the atmosphere, location of where dawn appears (arises from)

Tara:

Star

Tayyibe:

Good, nice, pleasant, agreeable

Tekgül:

A Single rose, An unique rose

Tolunay:

Beautiful full moon

Tomurcuk:

The bud of a plant

Toprak:

Soil. Earth, ground, clay, land, country, territory

Tuba:

A tree in heaven, healthy, beauty, blessedness, goodness

Tuğba:

A tree in heaven, healthy, beauty, goodness

Tuğçe:

Small horsetail (attached to a standard as a sign of rank) or a brigadier

Tumay:

Quiet, calm, serene

Tuna:

Very, abundant, splendent

Tutkun:

Has given her heart to, passionately in love (with)

Tünay:

Night and moon

Türkân:

Queen, beautiful lady

Tüzün:

Soft or sweet-natured calm, of good family, noble

Tüzüner:

Soft sweet-natured, orderly person

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Ş'



Şadan:

Elated

Şayeste:

Befitting, suitable; appropriate

Şebnem:

Dew

Şefika:

Gentle, tenderhearted, compassionate, affectionate

Şekibe:

Patience, endurance, durability

Şelale:

Waterfall

Şener:

Happy; merry person

Şengün:

Happy days

Şenkal:

Stay happy and cheerful

Şenol:

Merry, cheerful, be happy

Şensu:

Merry happy water

Şevval:

The tenth month of the Arabic lunar calendar first three days are Ramadan Holiday

Şeyma:

The name of the Foster sister of Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W)

Şükran:

Gratitude

Şükriye:

Gratitude

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'S'


Sabah:

Morning

Sabiha:

Beautiful, cute, nice

Sabriye:

Patience, patient

Sacide:

Prostrating (to God)

Safire:

Thin, beautiful voice (sound)

Safiye:

Pure or selected

Salkım:

Bunch (of grapes, dates). 2. Cluster, bunch (of pendent flowers); raceme

Samiha:

Generous, open-handed

Seçkin:

Select, choice; distinguished

Seda:

Sound, voice

Seden:

Awake, watchful, eyes open

Sel:

Torrent, swift flood of water that carries whatever comes into its path like rain or melted snow

Selen:

Sound, news, information

Selin:

Joy

Selvi:

The summer leaves that do not drop in the winter, a type of thin long tree, cypress (A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability)

Sema:

Sky

Semiha:

Open-handed, generous

Serin:

Between warm and cold, cool, chilly; fresh

Serpil:

Perfuse, be sprinkled, be scattered, open out; blossom out

Sevde:

Love

Sevgi:

Love

Sevi:

Passionate love, love

Sevim:

Loveable

Sevinç:

Joy, delight, gladness

Sezen:

To understand (something) intuitively, understading intuitively, sense, feel, perceive, discern

Sezgi:

Intuition

Sezgin:

To be Sezgi person

Sezin:

See 'Sezen'

Simge:

Sign, symbol

Sonay:

last month of the Year

Songül:

(Can be used for naming a last child) last rose(s)

Suna:

A type of "wild" ducks, tall, beautiful

Süheyla:

Soft-tempered (sweet-tempered, sweet natured), calm

Sümeyya:

The first lady who had obtained shahadat in Islam

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'R'


Rabia:

Spring, Springtime

Radife:

A star located near another star

Rahşan:

Bright, shining

Rana:

To gaze, to look and/or beautiful, nice-looking

Raşide:

Intelligient, to guide, one who goes to the right path

Refia:

Lofty, high

Refika:

Woman, wife or one of a pair, female friend

Remziye:

Related about signs

Reyhan:

A nice fragrant ornamental plant

Rezzan:

Serious, serious-minded

Ruhsar:

Cheeks, face, beautiful face

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'P'


Pakize:

Clean; of repute, pure, sinless, spotless

Papatya:

Name of a flower (daisy)

Parla:

(be) bright; shiny

Pervin:

A star

Pırnal:

Tree species

Piruze:

A valuable piece of blue stone

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Ö'

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'O'


Olgun:

Knowledge, tolerance, good manners, well-mannered and tolerant person

Orkide:

A valuable ornamental plant, an orchid

Oya:

Made with fine lace knitting needle or bodkin (hairpin)

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'N'


Nabiye:

One who gives the news

Nadide:

Very valuable

Nadire:

Rare, unique, seldom found

Nafia:

Useful, healing, good, beneficial

Nazife:

Elegant, fashionably (stylishly) dressed, chic

Nebahat:

Honor, famous women

Nebile:

Of high merit, virtue, intelligent, knowledgeable, well-informed, learned

Necibe:

A clean good family or ancestors included, good-natured, good morals

Necla:

Girl child, race, generation

Necmiye:

Regarding about stars

Nefise:

Very likeable, nice, pleasant

Nergis:

Narcissus (a type of flower)

Neriman:

Brave, courageous, heroic, heroine

Nermin:

Soft, gentle, polite

Nesime:

Wind, breeze, good-natured or good character

Nesli:

Generation, descent, race and maybe of good family, noble

Nesligül:

Descendants or generations of roses

Neslihan:

Khan descendants (Generations), dominating with love

Neslinur:

Coming from the descendants of the holy light

Nesrin:

A type of flower

Neşe:

Happiness, joy

Nevin:

New, brand new

Nezafet:

Brightness or purity of heart, cleanliness

Nigar:

Picture, embroidery

Nihal:

Dear, beloved, fresh, thin and smooth or well-arranged and orderly body

Nilgün:

Dark blue, indigo-coloured

Nilüfer:

Name of a water plant, a water plant (water lily)

Nimet:

Nimet something that is necessary like people having the necessity to eat and drink in order to survive or something

Nuhbe:

The best of everything

Nur:

Light, to illuminate and its metaphoric meaning could be, and it probably is, to clarify, explain, to enlighten

Nural:

Holy light

Nuran:

Regards to light, having (a holy) light or so, nurlu ('lighted up')

Nuray:

The Beaming of light, luminous, Person 'lighted up' just like the moon

Nurinisa:

Nurlu women

Nuriye:

Radiant, brilliant

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'M'


Macide:

One with good morals

Mahbube:

Beloved, lovable

Mahfuze:

The protected one, Protected, Sheltered

Mahire:

Resourceful (skillful) women

Mahlika:

Face beautiful as the moon

Mahperi:

Beautiful

Mahpeyker:

Moon-face, face like the bright light of the moon or the moon itself

Mahsune:

Surrounded, besieged, wrapped

Maide:

Banquet, the food found on top of the dinner feast table of the banquet

Makbule:

Received, will be accepted, accepted, to be liked

Maksude:

To wish (for), desire

Manolya:

A type of flower, magnolia

Maral:

Female gazelle

Mebrure:

Good, beneficial, be approved of, liked, useful

Medide:

Very long-lasting

Mediha:

Praised, liked, admired, loved women

Mehlika:

Beautiful as the moon

Mehpare:

Very nice pieces of the moon, beautiful as the pieces of it (the moon)_

Mehtab:

Moonlight

Melahat:

Beauty, beauty of the face

Melda:

Fresh, young and gentle

Melek:

Angel

Meliha:

Fine, beautiful, cute and sweet

Melike:

Queen, sovereign , ruler

Melis:

Honey, honey bee

Meltem:

Summer, seasonal wind blowing from land to sea

Meral(maral):

A female deer

Merve:

A name of a mountain or a hill in Mekke

Meryem:

Turkish form of 'Mary'. Also it is the name of the mother of Isa (Jesus) (A.S)

Mesrure:

Joyful, merry, happy women

Mevhibe:

Allah's (cc) tax, generous gift, gift, benevolence

Mihriban:

Genial. Suave, soft and sweet-natured

Mualla:

Position or office and rank being high, high, lofty

Muazzez:

Precious, valuable, honorable

Muhlise:

Sincerely or sincere, being sincere, behaving sincerely

Mutiye:

Subservient (obedience, to obey)

Müberra:

In the clear; innocent; blameless; above suspicion or has been cleaned

Mübeyyen:

To come out to the open space, explained, been announced, disclosed

Mücella:

Bright, polished

Müfide:

Useful, will be useful and benefit work

Müge:

Name of a flower, lily, lily of the valley

Müjgan:

Lash

Mükrime:

Offering or giving (food, drink, etc.), treating (someone) very hospitably, great hospitality

Münevver:

Illuminated, bright light, well-informed, cultured, open-minded people or scholar as well

Münibe:

Has turned to God (Allah), faced towards Allah, pure, sincere

Mürevva:

Good thinking, dealing with mind (idea, thought)

Müzeyyen:

Decorated, adorned

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'L'


Lacerem:

Certainly, that's how it is, certain, sure, without a doubt

Lale:

Tulip

Laleruh:

Her cheeks are like tulips

Lalezar:

Tulip garden

Lanazir:

Unique, matchless

Lane:

Home, nest

Latife:

Soft, pleasant, beautiful, polite, good words that makes a person laugh, jokes

Lebibe:

Intelligent, understanding

Leman:

Gleam; flash, glitter; sparkle, shining

Lemide:

Shiny, bright, glimmery, to gleam

Lemiye:

To gleam, glimmery

Letafet:

Beauty, politeness

Leyla:

Born at night, dark beauty, hair colour black like the night. Very dark and long nights

Leylagül:

Black dark rose

Lütfiye:

Good and nice behaving woman, delicate, graceful, openhandedness, generousness

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'K'


Kader:

One's fate, destiny

Kadife:

A type of cloth, fabric or material, velvet

Kadriye:

Valuable. Girl born on kadir gecesi "the Night of Power" which is the twenty-seventh of Ramazan, when the Koran was revealed

Kafiye:

Rhyme, like in a poem or something

Kamelya:

A type of flower, Camellia

Kamile:

Matured, well-behaved

Kardide:

Awake, vigilant, experienced

Karmen:

Bright, red colour

Katre:

Drrip

Kaygas:

Miracle

Kebire:

Mature, fully developed; adult, grown-up, large, great

Kelibek:

Butterfly

Kerime:

Daughter, tolerance, domestic(ated), tame(d), generous

Keriman:

Generous

Keyyise:

Smart, intelligent, understanding, fine elegant and/or slim (slender), polite

Kısmet:

(one's) lot, (one's) share, (one's) allotted portion, gain; earnings; profit; winnings, fate (destiny) of fortune

Kumru:

A bird, dove

Kutsal:

Holy

Kübra:

Very large, very big, great, grand, lofty

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'J'


Jale:

Dew, frost, water drops

Jaledar:

Dew fell on

Jalenur:

Dew, frost, shining

Janset:

Sunrise (Circassian name)

Jasmin:

Jasmine

Jengar:

Meteorite

Julide:

Mixed, scattered hair

Jülide:

Mixed, scattered, depth

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'İ'


İba:

Courtesy

İdal:

Victory

İffet:

Chastity

İhsan:

Goodness, donation

İkbal:

Openness of fortune (luck), work that goes right

İkrime:

Kindness, beneficence

İlbike:

Distinguished, estimable and a respected woman

İlbüke:

Select, a distinguished lady

İldem:

Repentant

İlkbal:

First-born daughter

İman(İmani):

Faith, belief

İncila:

Brightness, light

İpek:

A type of cloth (fabric, material), silk. This name is probably more commonly used as a surname.

İrem:

A name of a Garden in Heaven

İrmegân:

Teaching (someone) good manners; disciplining, happiness

İzem:

Bigness, largeness, greatness

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'I'


Iğıl:

Silent, slow, calm water flow

Ihlamur:

Linden tree

Irem:

Name of a garden in Heaven

Irmak:

The largest stream, river

Işıl:

Gleam; glitter; glisten; sparkle, bright, light

Itır:

Well, a nice-smelling plant

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'H'


Habibe:

Dear, beloved friend

Hacer:

Rock, stone, fragment (pieces) of huge rocks

Hafize:

Hafiz, one who knows the Qur'an (Koran) by heart

Hale:

Moon and the Sun light that appears around the circlet

Halide:

Seems younger from her age or late aging, continual, continuous

Halime:

Calm, quiet, soft-natured, sweet-natured

Halise:

Pure

Hamide:

Giving thanks to Allah, praising God

Hamiyet:

Virtue, humanity, patriotism

Handan:

Happy, lovable, lovely, cheerful

Hande:

Smile, laughter

Handegül:

Roses bloom

Hanife:

With strong ties to the religion (Islam).Woman filled with pride. Woman believing in the oneness of God (Allah)

Hasibe:

Open-handed, generous, noble, reputable women

Hatice:

Early born girl

Havva:

Turkish name form of 'Eve'. The wife of Prophet Adam (A.S).

Hayat:

Life

Hayriye:

Goodness, beneficial, auspicious

Hayrünissa:

Similiar to 'Hayriye'

Hazal:

Dry and deciduous (falling) tree leaves

Hazan:

Autumn

Hesna:

Lady, madam, ma'am, nice, beautiful woman

Hidayet:

Finding the right path with Allah's (God's) inspiration

Hilal:

Crescent

Hubter:

very beautiful, the most beautiful

Huceste:

lucky, of good omen, auspicious

Hulkiye:

Good morals

Hunde:

Quiet

Huri:

Daughter of Heaven, Angel

Huriye:

Angel

Hurrem:

Being jubilant, joyful, giving out pleasantness to people

Hurşide:

Sun

Hüsna:

Beautiful, beauty

Hüsniye:

Very beautiful woman

Hüsnüye:

Beauty

Hüveyda:

Evident, obvious, manifest

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Ğ'


Names starting with letter was not found

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'G'


Galibe:

To come out on top, be victorious, winner

Ganime:

Wealthy, rich

Gaye:

Purpose, intention, target

Gelincik:

Corn poppy, corn rose, poppy

Gizem:

Secret, mystery

Gona:

Cheek

Gonca:

A flower that has not bloomed or opened yet, a bud

Goncagül:

An unopened rose, rose bud

Gökben:

Blue freckled

Gökçe:

Beautiful, showy, flashy, spectacular, brave, courageous, blue-eyed, a name of a lake in Azerbaijan

Gökçen:

Fine, beautiful; brave; blue-coloured eyes, Gökmen

Gökmen:

Fine, beautiful; brave; blue eyes blonde

Göksel:

Celestial, heavenly

Göksen:

'You' and 'Sky', you are the sky

Göksu:

Blue water

Gökşen:

Blue-eyed and cheerful (happy)

Gönül:

Heart

Gönülden:

Sincere, heartfelt

Görez:

Wind

Gül:

Rose

Gülbanu:

Beautiful lady just like roses

Gülben:

My rose or could possibly be described as sweetheart. Beautiful lady 'resembling' a rose

Gülberk:

Rose leaf

Gülcan:

Lovable or charming, beautiful like the roses

Gülçin:

Roses collector

Güldem:

Rose season

Gülercan:

A sincere smile and/or laughter

Gülfem:

(Small) Rose-mouthed, rose-lipped

Gülizar:

Ruddy-cheeked

Gülriz:

To sprinkle or scatter rose(s)

Gülseren:

Rose dealer, distributing roses out, giving out roses

Gülsüm:

Round-faced, beautiful

Gülşen:

Rose garden

Güvercin:

Bird species, pigeon

Güzide:

Has been liked or rated, selected, select

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'F'


Fadime(Fatma):

Name of the daughter of the Prophet (S.A.W and PBUH)

Farhat:

Happiness and/or delight

Fazilet:

Beatiful temperament, a strong spiritual person, virtuous, virtue, good moral

Fehime:

Intelligent, smart, understanding (savvy)

Ferahna:

Wideness, looseness, plenty, width, abundance

Feray:

The shining of the moon, moonlight. Ornamental, ornament

Ferda:

Tommorow, the other world

Feriha:

Elated, joyful, comfortable

Ferzane:

Science, intelligence

Fethiye:

Relating to fethe (to conquer or conquest)

Fevziye:

Salvation, 'saint' who has gone through salvation, has escaped or helped someone escape, to come out on top, victorious

Feyza:

Knowledge, science, wisdom, abundance, plenty, successful, prosperous, happy

Fıtnat(Fitnat):

Openness of the mind

Fikriye:

Relating about thought(s) and idea(s)

Filiz:

Young shoot, sprout; bud; tendril

Firdevs:

Jannat's (heaven, paradise) garden

Firuze:

Precious stone, turquoise

Fulya:

Name of a flower, a flower

Funda:

Heather, heath not health, (a small) shrub

Füreyya:

Bright. Glimmery, bright, shiny, 'sunny' days

Füruzan:

Shining, bright

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'E'


Ebhar:

The seas

Ebru:

Art-form, calligraphy

Ece:

Beautiful woman, Queen

Ecem:

My queen, very good, very beautiful, stylish

Ecmel:

Stylish, very nice, very beautiful

Edviye:

Remedy, remedies, medicine, cure

Ekim:

Sowing, planting, the 10th month of the year (for children born on an October)_

Ekin:

Crop

Ela:

Eye colour, from yellow to chesnut color

Elçim(Elchim):

Bunch, bouquet, pinch, a handful

Eldem:

Lovable, approachable

Elfida:

Sacrifice

Elis:

A type of nice-smelling (fragrant) flower

Elmas:

Hard precius valuable rock, diamond; diamond-tipped glass cutter

Emel:

Wish, desire, longing, yearning, strong demand (strong desire, strong wish), expecting and waiting for things

Emine:

Trustworthy and/or without fear and worry

Emire:

A woman ruler (monarch, sovereign)

Emriye:

Related to 'Emire'

Enginsu:

Open sea

Enise:

Approachable, lovable, friend, friendly

Erda:

White ant

Erenay:

'Eren' means saint (one who has become one with God through self-denial) and 'Ay' moon, saint or saintlier like the moon

Erensu:

Saint saintlier like water

Ergül:

Early blooming roses

Eribe:

Mature and understanding

Erik:

A type of fruit, plum

Erike:

Throne

Esel:

Windy land

Esen:

Strong, healthy

Eser:

Successful, blowing of the wind, a name of a poem, a poem, track, sign, mark, a work of art

Esin:

Inspiration, morning breeze

Esma:

Ears; names, hearing. Loftier, more eminent

Esmen:

Healthy, well, not sick, sound, in good health

Evrim:

Evolution

Evşen:

One who jollifies the house, the joy of the house, making it merrier (happy), festival, festivity

Eylem:

Action

Eylül:

September

Ezgü:

Good, a good person

Ezheran:

The sun and moon

Ezmigül:

One of the most common names used in Anatolia of Turkey

Ezrak:

Blue-coloured eyes, sky-blue

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'D'


Dal:

Branch, bough

Damla:

Drip, dribble, etc

Defne:

Plant (Laurel)

Demet:

Bunch, bouquet (of flowers)

Deniz:

The Sea

Derin:

Deep; profound

Derya:

Large sea

Deryace:

Small sea, lake

Destenur:

Deva:

Medicine, remedy, measure, precaution

Devinsu:

The rhythmic movements or motion of water, stream

Devrim:

Revolution

Diba:

Atlas, tawny-colored silk fabric

Dibace:

Beginning, preface

Dicle:

Name of a river, The Tigris (river)

Didar:

Good-looking woman

Didem:

Eye-related

Dilara:

Lover

Dildade:

Madly in love, passionately in love, lovesick

Dilek:

Wish, desire

Diren:

This is an unisex name. Its meaning can be found in the Turkish boys' name section

Diril:

Resurrection, revive, arise from dead, resuscitate; drill (cloth)

Dirim:

Life

Doğa:

Nature

Doğannur:

The beaming of light, luminous

Doğu:

East, the sun's rising location

Dolunay:

Full moon

Doruk:

Summit, peaks; a mountain, a hill, it's highest point

Duhter:

Daughter

Durşen:

Cheerful, happy

Duru:

Clear, clean

Durugül:

A person who stays clean as a rose and is as beautiful as it (the flower)

Durusu:

Clear, clean water

Duygu:

Feelings, emotion

Dürdane:

Pearl grain. Beloved, dear, darling, sweetheart

Dürefşan:

Speaking as a pearl

Dürre:

Pearl pieces

Dürriye:

Bright pearl or Shiny as a pearl

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'Ç'


Çaba:

Effort

Çağ:

Age, times, period, time; epoch, era

Çağıl:

Age-related, contemporary; pebble, shingle, gravel

Çağla:

A yet immature fruit, green almond, unripe almond.
2. (a) green fruit, (an) unripe fruit (usually an almond, plum, or apricot).

Çağlayan:

Waterfall

Çeşman:

Eyes

Çıvgın:

Wind with a mixture of snow and rain falling down

Çiçek:

Flower

Çiğdem:

A type of flowers

Çimçik:

Pure, clean

Çimen:

Grass

Çise:

A drizzle of rain drops

Çisem:

Çise

Çuvaş:

Sun

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'C'


Cahide:

Working, employees, giving an effort

Canan:

Loved, beloved, lovable

Candan:

Heartfelt, from the heart; sincere

Canöz:

The essence of life

Cansen:

(You are life)

Cansın:

Sweet, beloved

Cansu:

Water of life

Cavidan:

Continuous, lasting, eternal

Celile:

Women with high-degree, high-rank

Cennet:

Heaven, paradise

Ceren:

Gazelle

Ceyda:

Beautiful long neck

Ceylan:

Gazelle

Ceylin:

The door that opens Heaven

Cuci:

Guest

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'B'


Bacı:

older sister, sister

Bacım:

My sister

Bahanur:

Valuable precious light

Bahar:

Spring, Prime (of life), Bloom (of youth).

Bahargül:

The roses in spring, spring rose

Bahire:

Obvious, evident and/or light, beaming, radiant, luminious

Bahtıser:

Lucky

Balcan:

Pure and simple life, sweet life or soul/life like honey, sweet soul

Baldan:

Sweet as honey, has been made from honey

Balım:

My honey, Sweety or sweet like honey

Barik:

Light, sparkle

Basire:

Culture

Bedia:

Never seen before

Bedihe:

Answers quickly, witty

Bediz:

Open, apparent, visible; (An) ornament, Bedis

Bedreke:

One who shows the path, guiding, guides

Bedriye:

Resembling the full moon *meaning not verified*

Bedrunnisa:

Moon-faced women

Begüm:

Lady, madam, ma'am, esteemed (honorable, respectable) women

Belgün:

Known or apparent, (on) certain days

Belik:

Hair weave

Belis:

Exceptional or extraordinary, very good

Beliz:

Signs, tracks

Belma:

Docile, calm

Benal:

Take me or pick me

Benan:

Don't forget me

Benay:

I am moon, I am like the moon

Bengin:

Infinite, eternal

Bengisu:

The Immortality of water

Bensu:

I am like the water, beautiful

Beren:

Sheep puppies, lambs; strong, well-known

Berfu:

Snowflake

Besalet:

Bravery

Besen:

Fog, watery, snow, dew

Beşgül:

Five roses

Beyda:

Desert, white

Beyza:

Very white, spotless, avoided sins

Bezen:

Ornament, the type of ornament that one 'can't' keep their eyes off of

Bibi:

Father's sister

Bihter:

Very well (good)

Bilge:

Learned (knowledge); sagacious, wise

Bilgül:

Knowing and laughing for example: "If you knew you would laugh (too); you'd be merry (blissful or joyful or in other words or word...happy;)

Bilgün:

"Known days" or "Know your days"

Bircan:

Unique, only, one and only, approachable (warm-hearted and amiable)

Birce:

Unique and/or (one) tiny kernel, granule or grain (of a cereal plant)

Birgül:

A single rose

Birim:

Unit

Biriz:

One single

Boncuk:

Made from coloured glass and is used as decorative, ornament objects (goods), beads. This name is probably more so used as a surname (last name) than a first name.

Buhayra:

Small sea

Buket:

Bouquet, posy

Bukle:

Curls, hair curls

Bukra:

Tommorow

Burcu:

Nice to smell, Pleasing or pleasant aroma

Burcum:

Nice scent; Burcu

Burka:

Face cover, veil

Bülbül:

Beautiful voice of a known bird

Büşra:

Good omen, good news

Turkish girl names, with meanings, starting with 'A'


Abu:

A type of flower, water lily, lotus

Abutab:

Beauty, brightness

Açalya:

A non-smelling flower

Adalet:

Justice, Balanced treatment, A respect for rights

Adeviye:

Goodness, kindness, helping others, benevolence

Adile:

Doing business according to justice, justice, just, fair

Adniye:

Heavenly

Afitab:

Sun, daylight. Shiny, beautiful face

Ağbet:

Illuminating light face

Ahla:

Very cute and very sweet

Ahsen:

Very good

Ahter:

Star, lucky, luck

Ahteran:

Stars

Ahu:

Gazelle, roe. Beautiful, slim thin and an elegant women

Ahzan:

Green

Akcan:

Clear-minded person, approachable and/or clean soul or life

Aksu:

Clear, clean water

Akün:

Good and clean reputation

Alanur:

Multi-coloured light and maybe also spotted or field light

Alesta:

At a ready state, on the alert, watchful

Algül:

Red-coloured rose

Algün:

Red-coloured sun

Aliye:

Exalted, noble, lofty, high, hill

Almas:

Diamond

Almasd:

Diamond

Almıla:

Red apple

Anber:

A nice, fine fragrance

Anise:

Sympathetic, approachable

Arcan:

Honest or honorable, clean

Arıel:

Clean hands, honest

Armağan:

Gift

Armaghan:

See 'Armağan'

Asalet:

Nobility, Grandeur

Asel:

Honey

Asena:

She wolf (a female wolf); beautiful girl

Aşkım:

Love you, my love, darling

Aşkın:

Excessive, more than, over, beyond

Asya:

Name of a continent, asia

Aşina:

We met, familiar

Atike:

Free, noble, beautiful girl

Atiye:

Giving, forgiveness

Atyeb:

Very good, very nice

Avgan:

Blue, the blueness of the sky, the blueness of the ocean

Avınca:

Gracious, approachable, sympathetic, warm-hearted, lovable

Avi:

Water color, watery

Ayal:

Woman, wife

Ayanfer:

The eyes' light, light that hits the eyes creating a nice reflection of it

Aybike:

Beautiful (like the moon) and untouched

Ayca:

Like the moon, face as beautiful as the moon

Aycan:

A person who is beautiful like the moon

Ayça:

New moon, crescent

Aydeniz:

Moon and the sea

Aygül:

Moon and beautiful like rose(s)

Aygün:

Moon and sun

Ayla:

Halo, The Moon and some stars of the circle of light around the common

Aylan:

Open field (space, area, range)

Aylin:

See 'Ayla'

Aynur:

Strewing light or luminating just like the moon

Aysan:

Fame? beautiful like the moon

Aysel:

Moon formed from the flood

Aysın:

You are like the moon, You are as beautiful as the moon

Aysuna:

Wild duck beautiful like the moon

Ayşan:

Her glory is bright as the moon, glorious (magnificent, pompous, splendid), bright (shine)

Ayşe:

Name of the wife of the Prophet (S.A.W). Untroubled living comfortably

Ayşegül:

Flowering, blossoming rose

Ayşen:

Beautiful like the moon and merry, happy, cheery

Ayşıl:

Moon light

Ayşın:

Moon ray

Ayten:

Skin as beautiful like the moon, beautiful complexion

Aytuna:

This name was formed from the moon and the Danube River

Azref:

Very elegant, the most elegant, clever

Azze:

A female gazelle cub, honorable, noble

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Z'


Zafer:

Victory

Zekai:

Sharp-witted, quick-eyed

Zekeriya:

Name of a prophet

Zeki:

Intelligent, clever, sharp, pure, chaste

Zeycan:

Sincerely, sincere

Zeyd:

In abundance, plentiful

Zeynel:

Decorated (with), ornamented

Zihni:

Smart, a thoughtful person

Ziya:

Bright, light

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Y'


Yafes:

Prophet Nuh's (Noah) third son, Turkey's ancestor

Yahya:

A prophet's name (John)

Yakup:

Name of a prophet (Jacob)

Yaman:

Courageous, brave, strong

Yaser:

abundance, richness, assests, wealth

Yasin:

A name of a sure in the Qur'an

Yavuz:

Name of Ottoman padishah (sultan) Selam's nickname

Yekta:

Single, unique, unparalleled, no duplicates

Yıldırım:

Thunderbolt, flash of lightning; lightning

Yunus:

Prophet's name

Yusuf:

A name of a prophet (Joseph)

Yümni:

Doing everything with the right hand (side), correctly, lucky, of good omen, auspicious

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'V'


Vahit:

Unique, one of it's kind, the only, sole

Varol:

be, life, to live

Vedat:

Love, friendship

Vefa:

Faithfulness, Fidelity, Loyalty

Veli:

Guardian

Volkan:

Volcano

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Ü'


Ümit:

Hope

Üzeyir:

Name of a prophet

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'U'


Ubeydullah:

Allah's slave (servant)

Ufuk:

Thought power, understanding, opinion, insight

Uğur:

Goodness, lucky, luck; fortunate

Uluğ:

Great, big, esteemed and/or respected

Ulvi:

High and lofty

Umur:

To care or to pay attention, experienced

Umut:

To wait, to Hope, to think

Urve:

Lion, the remaining green-leaved trees in the season of winter

Uygur:

Civil, civilized

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'T'


Tağalp:

Brave as the mountains

Tahir:

Clean, pure

Tahur:

Very clean, cleaner

Takat:

Power, strength

Talay:

Slim or thin as the branches (bough), beautiful like the moon, Great Lakes

Talaz:

Wave (in the sea)

Tali:

Luck, fortune, destiny

Talik:

Smiling, speaking in a proper way

Talip:

Desirous, want, wanting something

Talu:

Good, fine, beautiful, has been chosen, select

Tamay:

Full moon

Tamer:

A full hero, all the more brave, a complete to the 100 percent brave person

Tamerk:

Completely strong, autonomous

Tan:

Dawn

Tanalp:

Bright as the dawn and brave

Tanay:

Dawn and moon

Tanberk:

Bright like the dawn and a strong person

Tanbey:

Dawn and gentlemen (Sir, Mister, Mr.)

Taner:

Bright like the dawn (daybreak) and brave

Tanerk:

Dawn power; powerful dawn

Tangör:

see the daybreak, Catching sight of the dawn

Tankut:

Lucky dawn; the dawn of good luck; happy or auspicious dawn

Tansel:

Dawn torrent (flood)

Tansoy:

A person from an ancestor (family) that is as beautiful like the dawn

Tanyel:

Winds occurring at the time of dawn

Tanyer:

The place where Dawn appears (arises from)

Taran:

Field, arable field, infield

Tarhan:

Noble, of a good family person, wealthy gentlemen

Taylan:

Well-proportioned person

Tekant:

Single oath

Tekay:

Unique (the only) month or moon

Tekin:

Lucky, just one, unique

Tevfik:

Regarding about achieving accomplishment or success

Tınaz:

Stack of threshed grain ready for winnowing; rick, stack. 2. Haystack

Timur:

Iron

Tokcan:

A person who is full, satisfied

Tolonay:

Full moon

Tonguç:

First child; child

Toprak:

Soil. Earth, ground, clay, land, country, territory

Toros:

Anatolia in the south of the Mediterranean Sea along the famous mountains or basically its about the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey.

Toygar:

A type of bird, skylark

Tuna:

Very, abundant, splendent, the Danube River

Tuncay:

Bronze-coloured moon

Tuncel:

Bronze and hand, Hands made from bronze

Tuncer:

Brave from bronze, strong or solid as bronze, brave and bronze

Tunç:

Bronze

Turgut:

House or housing, places to sit or stay

Turhan(Turan):

Of mercy

Tutku:

Passion

Tümay:

Moon that has been completed, A Full MOon

Türker:

Brave Türk

Türkmen:

Turkoman, Turcoman

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Ş'



Şaban:

Turkish form of Shaban. Eighth month of the Muslim lunar calendar

Şadan:

Joyful

Şadi:

Joyful, pleasure, gladness

Şarık:

Shining, bright

Şefik:

Kind and compassionate, feel pity or pain for one another, protective

Şehsuvar:

A Very well horse rider or horseman

Şekip:

Patience, tolerance, able to endure

Şükrü:

Thankfulness

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'S'


Saadeddin:

Religion's happiness

Sabri:

Patience, patient

Sadık:

Connected on the inside (Internally connected), right, true friend

Sadun:

Blessed

Saffet:

Purity, cleanliness

Sağcan:

Healthy life, healthy person

Sağlam:

Strong, sound, secure; unharmed, undamaged; trustworthy, reliable, dependable

Sağun:

Estimable (honourable or respectable), holy person; physician, doctor

Salgır:

Stream

Salih:

Safe, flawless, whole

Salman:

Free, being nobody's slave

Saltuk:

On its own as an entity; established in Eastern Anatolia

Sami:

High, lofty

Sanal:

win fame, being famous

Sanalp:

Famous and brave

Sanberk:

A solid reputation

Sancar:

An old Turkish name; short wedge

Sançar:

Sancar

Saner:

Famous brave, well-known person

Sanlı:

Very well-known, known by everyone, famous

Saran:

Embracing; wraparound

Sargın:

Sincere, sincerly, attractive, charming, enthusiastic

Sarp:

Steep, precipitous. 2. hard, difficult (task)

Sarper:

"Brave" and "Steep"

Sarphan:

Steep khan

Saruhan:

Yellow caravanserai or khan (a title applied to the Ottoman sultans and certain other rulers)

Saygın:

Esteemed, respected

Sayhan:

Khan that shows respect

Sayıl:

counted, respected, to show respect

Seçen:

Choose, to separate the right from wrong, does the work he has chosen

Seçkin:

Select, choice; distinguished

Sedat:

Just and/or accuracy, flawless, truth, exactness

Sel:

Torrent, swift flood of water

Selâmi:

Goodness, related about peace and cavalierly or comfortness

Selçuk:

Speaking very well, fine with speech or small floods

Selman:

Making peace, peace

Semih:

Generous, open-handed, very valuable

Sener:

You are brave

Serbülent:

Head-high, lofty

Serdar:

Commander

Seref:

Honour

Sergen:

Exhibition, show; display; shelf

Serhan:

King

Serhat:

Frontier, border

Serkan:

Of noble blood

Sermet:

Continual and endless

Sert:

Hard; tough

Seyhun:

A river in Central Asia

Somer:

Pure hero, full hero

Sona:

A type of duck, drake; end, ending, finish

Sorkun:

A kind of willow

Soydan:

family, ancestor; one who has came down from a good ancestry (family)

Soyer:

Family or ancestor and brave, of a good family (noble) hero

Soyhan:

"Ancestor" and "Khan", noble (of a good family) khan

Soykan:

Noble blood

Soylu:

Of a good family; noble, highborn

Sözen:

Good and a well-spoken or speaking beautifully well person

Sözer:

Good and a well-spoken hero

Süleyman:

Name of a Prophet, Turkish form of 'Solomon'

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'R'


Ramadan:

The ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar; the month of fasting

Ramazan:

The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Also the month of fasting for the Muslims

Raif:

Merciful, gentle

Rasim:

Creating a picture

Rauf:

Compassionate

Recai:

Seeking, one who wants (something), to request (something), begging or beseeching

Recep:

Flashy, showy, imposing, awe-inspiring

Remzi:

Signs, related about symbols

Rıdvan:

Big angel who is near the gates of Jannat, a 'doorkeeper' of the the gates of Heaven

Rıfkı:

Soft or sweet-natured (sweet-tempered)

Rifat:

Height, highness

Ruhi:

Soul-related, spiritiual and/or psychological, mental

Ruşen:

bright, light and/or intellectual

Rüstem:

Brave, hero

Rüştü:

One who stays at the right path

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'P'


Pehlivan:

A Wrestler

Peyami:

Data collection or regarding about news, giving news

Piruz:

Lucky, of good omen, auspicious, good, beneficial

Polat:

Force, power

Pürdil:

Brave, courageous, stouthearted

Pütün:

Mature, experienced

Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Ö'


Ökmen:

Smart, intelligent, well-informed, learned

Ökten:

Intelligent, knowledgeable, well-informed, virtuous; hero, brave

Ömer:

Long-Lived or life, liveliness. Second caliph

Önder:

Pioneer and/or One who shows the path, guidance, guide, like a leader

Özerman:

One who wants something very 'badly', repentant or to feel regret, be regretful; to feel remorse, be remorseful

Özertan:

A Virtuous person

Özgür:

Free

Özmert:

Structured in a manly way like of a body or some sort or in other words: brave, manly

Özşen:

A merry, cheerful personality