Author: Ali
•Sunday, March 22, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Sunday, March 22, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'Ü'
Ümit:
Hope
Üzeyir:
Name of a prophet
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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'
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
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
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'O'
Ogün:
Remembered, someone born on a given or specific day, certain days, known, expected days
Oğuz:
Stable, sturdy, strong lad
Okan:
Understanding, learning
Okay(Ok-ay):
The planet Saturn, admire, like
Olca:
Spoils, booty, loot
Olcay:
Fortunate, lucky
Olgun:
Mature, knowledgeable and well-mannered
Omay:
Select, has been selected, chosen, liked, favoured, lovable
Omurtak:
Little eagle
Orbay:
Army commander
Orçun:
Successor
Orhan:
The city's administrator, judge
Orkun:
Shepherd man
Oskan:
Smart, intelligent
Osman:
A type of bird. The founder of the Ottoman Empire
Ozan:
Writing poems, a poet
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'N'
Nadir:
Rare, seldom found
Naim:
Soft, lives with blessings and trying to earn them
Namık:
Writer/Author, clerk
Nami:
Famous, well-known
Nart:
Brave, heroic
Nasır:
One who reaches to an emergency, to help, helper
Naşid:
Writing poetry, reading poetry, explaining a poem
Nazım:
Intelligence, power and/or series of sequences, organizing, organizer, to arrange, arrangement
Nazif:
Stylishly dressed, elegant, clean
Nazmi:
Sequencing, tidy, organized, orderly
Necat:
Liberation (released, escaped and/or salvation), soundness, safety
Necdet:
Heroism, gallantry, bravery
Necmi:
Related to stars
Nedim:
Close friend, intimate friend, sweet, well-spoken
Nejad(Nejat):
Generation, descendants
Nesim:
Good, sweet-natured, a reasonable pleasant human. Palatable breeze (a light cool breeze enjoyed by 'everyone')
Neşad:
Joy, delight, pleasure, gladness
Nevfel:
Sea, name of a companion
Nevzad:
A newborn boy
Neyyir:
Light, radiant, bright
Nezihi:
Regarding with purity (cleanliness), clean
Nihat:
Nature, personality and/or individuality
Niyazi:
Praying like maybe asking something from Allah (God)
Nizam:
Orderliness of the religion, row, line, sequence
Nuh:
Turkish form and the Arabic form of 'Noah', name of a prophet
Numan:
Poppy, blood
Nurcivan:
Bright (shiny, shining), cheerful, young, manly, bold, intrepid
Nureddin(Nurettin):
Light of the religion
Nuri:
Shining, brightness, light, comes from light
Nurullah:
Allah's nur (light)
Nuyan:
Nobleman or aristocrat or peer
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'M'
Mahir:
Skillful, skilled
Mahmut(Mahmud):
Thanking Allah (God), praising or been praised
Maksud:
Intended and/or wish
Malik:
Owner, dominant
Mazhar:
Object of honors, favor
Mehmet:
Be praised with his good behaviour, turkish variant of one of the prophet's other names
Melih:
Well, beautiful, lovable
Memduh:
Been praised, praiseworthy
Memluk:
Slave
Menderes:
A name of a river in the Aegean region
Meriç:
A name of a river
Mert:
Man of his word, a trustworthy person
Mertcan:
A brave character
Mesud:
Happy, lucky, fortunate
Mete:
Great Turkish Hun Emperor
Metin:
Strong, powerful
Mevlud(Mevlut, Mevlüt):
New born baby
Mikail:
One of the four big angels
Mirac:
One of five Islamic holy nights when the minarets are illuminated: Mevlit, Regaip, Miraç, Berat, Kadir.
Mirkelam:
Fine-speaking, one who speaks properly and very nicely, well-spoken
Mirsat:
Ship anchor
Muammer:
Senior, long-lasting life, lucky, fortunate
Muhammer:
Fermented
Muhammet:
Praised, praiseworthy, the name of the last Prophet (S.A.W), an another Turkish variation of the name 'Muhammed'
Muhlis:
Sincere, right beliefs
Muhsin:
Granting person, beneficient, charitable, donation, donating
Munis:
Sociable, friendly, lovable, pleasant companion
Murat:
Desired, wish, wished
Musa:
Name of a prophet (Moses)
Mustafa:
Chosen one; one of the names of the prophet Muhammed (S.A.W and PBUH)
Muttalib:
The one who wants, wanting
Muzaffer:
Victorious, triumphant
Müfid:
To express, expressing, (something) which has a meaning; meaningful, expressive, narrator
Müjdat:
One who gives good news
Mükerrem:
Helpful, loves to offer things like food, etc. Estimable, worthy of esteem, honorable
Mükremin:
Treating (someone) very hospitably. Hospitable
Mümin:
Believer
Mümtaz:
Privileged, select, distinguished
Münir:
Light, one who gives light, bright, brightens
Müşfik:
Considerate, Friend, Kind, Tender, Merciful, Compassionate
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'L'
Latafat:
Elegant
Latif:
Gentle, kind, pleasant, lovely, friendly
Levent(levend):
Sailor, brave, courageous, big, burly, bulk and/or handsome, well-proportioned
Lokman:
Name of a prophet and a sura in the Qur'an (Koran)
Lut:
Prophet's name
Lütfi:
Pleasantness, Good behavior
Lütfü:
Good and nice behaving man
Lütufkar:
Well-behaved, tolerant
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'K'
Kaan:
Ruler (monarch, sovereign, a khan)
Kadem:
Foot, step
Kadri:
Esteemed, reputable, valuable, high-class
Kahraman:
Brave, courageous
Kâmil:
Mature, knowledgeable (well-informed, learned), well-mannered
Kâmuran:
Has succeeded at his wish, his desire, his longing. And now is a happy person
Kaplan:
Tiger
Karakurt:
A black wolf
Karamat:
Miracle
Kartal:
Large and a predatory bird, an eagle
Kasım:
November (Turkish meaning). Divisor, dividing, seperating (Arabic meaning). It is also the name of the prophet's son
Kaşdaş:
Friend
Kaşif:
An unknown location or to find something, to discover something 'new'
Kazan:
To be victorious, winner
Keleş:
Brave, beautiful, courageous
Kemal:
Beauty, perfection and/or ripeness (maturity), virtue
Kenan:
From the prophet Hz. Nuh's son, Palestinian territories earths
Kerem:
Honor, nobleness, generous, one who does beneficial (benevolent) work
Kerim:
Gracious kind and/or generous, noble, friendly, precious and distinguished
Koç:
An animal, ram
Koray:
Ember moon
Korcan(Korçan):
Waterfall and/or cascade
Kudret:
Might, power
Kurt:
Wolf
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'J'
Jefi:
Strong, experienced
Jek:
Patience
Jerfi:
Enduring, durable, a patient person, deep, depth
Jorin:
High, upper
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'İ'
İbrahim:
Father of a multitude; a Prophets name. Turkish form of 'Abraham'
İdris:
A prophet's name (Enoch)
İhsan:
Kindness, beneficence, generosity; the highest level of Iman
İlaydın:
Light (bright, luminous), happy, A democratic country
İlbey:
Sovereign, dominant, governor
İlcan:
Country's life or soul, person who loves the country, citizen, fellow citizen, very lively, active
İlkay:
A child born on the first day(s) of the month
İlyas:
Name of a prophet
İsa:
A Prophet's name (Jesus)
İshak:
A prophet (Isaac)
İskender:
The former king of Macedonia
İslam:
Islam, Submission to Allah
İsmail:
Name of a prophet
İsmet:
Honorable, modest, clean, innocent
İşmen:
Hardworking
İzzet:
Glory, might, high rank, honour, respect, esteem, value, great hospitality, catering
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'I'
Idık:
Holy, sacred, blessed
Iğla:
Private (personal) name
Iraz:
Hero, Spartan
Irız:
Hero, brave, courageous
Işılak:
Polish, varnish, waxed, shiny, bright
Işıner:
A sprinkle of light hero, a luminous hero
Itri:
Good smell, fragrance seller
Author: Ali
•Friday, March 20, 2009
Turkish boy names, with meanings, starting with 'H'
Habib:
Loved man, beloved
Hadis:
Hadith
Hafız:
Hafiz, Protector, one who has memorized the Qur'an
Hakan:
Khan, emperor, an old title given to the turkish rulers like the Ottoman sultans
Hakkı:
Truth, accuracy, justice, fairness
Halid:
Endless, eternal, infinite, everlasting, forever, more than a year living
Halil:
Sincere, very close friend
Halim:
Mild, gentle, patient
Halis:
Pure, clean, honest, straightforward
Haluk:
Well-natured, humane, easy to get along with
Hamdi:
To give thanks, to love and praise Allah (God)
Hami:
Protect, protective, to look and take care of
Hamit:
Person worth to be praised
Hamza:
Name of the Prophet's (S.A.W) uncle. Majestic, magnificent, lofty, lion
Harun:
A prophet's name
Hâris:
Guard, watchmen, to watch for, to be on the alert for or to deal with agriculture(farmer)
Hasan:
Handsome, good, goodness, pleasantness
Hasbi:
Works without anyone telling him to, voluntary work
Haşim:
Magnificent, showy, spectacular, affirmative, to confirm
Hayati:
Liveliness, vitality, relating to life being important
Haydar:
Lion, very brave, the prophet Hz. Ali's (R.A) nickname
Hayri:
Benevolent, philanthropic
Hebib:
Wind
Hızır:
Name of a prophet or a saint
Hidayet:
Finding the right path from Allah's inspiration
Hikmet:
Wisdom (wise) or a purpose, Moral (ethical) words, the foundations of goods to the truth like a (religious or charitable) foundation (created by an endowed trust fund)
Hilmi:
Gentle, calm
Hud:
Prophet's name, very respectful, very respected, respect, greatness, awe
Hulusi:
Sincere, heart-felt
Hurşid
Sun
Hüseyin:
Grandson of prophet Muhammed (S.A.W), beautiful, doer of good deeds, a descendent of the Prophet
Hüsnü:
Good, goodness, well
Hüsrev:
Padishah, great sultan, sultan, ruler (monarch, sovereign)
Hüşenk:
Mind and thought(s)
