Aibek Айбек m Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz
ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Aidana Айдана f KazakhMeans
"wise moon" in Kazakh, from
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
дана (dana) meaning "wise".
Aiday Айдай f KazakhMeans
"moon-like" in Kazakh, from
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the suffix
дай (day) meaning "like".
Aigerim Әйгерім f KazakhFrom Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
керім (kerim) meaning "wonderful, amazing". It was created by the 19th-century Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly as a nickname for his wife Shukiman.
Aikorkem Айкөркем f KazakhMeans
"elegant moon", derived from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
көркем (korkem) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
Aiman 1 Айман f KazakhPossibly means
"my moon" in Kazakh, from
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the Persian possessive
من (man) meaning "my". Aiman and
Sholpan are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, later adapted into the 1934 play
Aiman-Sholpan by Mukhtar Auezov.
Aina 5 Айна f KazakhMeans
"mirror" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian
آینه (āyneh).
Aisultan Айсұлтан m KazakhDerived from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (of Arabic origin).
Aizere Айзере f KazakhMeans
"golden moon" from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian
زر (zar) meaning "gold".
Aizhan Айжан f KazakhFrom Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Akbota Ақбота f KazakhFrom Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning "white" and
бота (bota) meaning "young camel".
Akerke Ақерке f KazakhDerived from Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning "white" and
ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".
Akmaral Ақмарал f KazakhDerived from Kazakh
ақ (aq) meaning "white" and
марал (maral) meaning "deer".
Aldiyar Алдияр m KazakhDerived from the archaic Kazakh title
алдияр (aldiyar), which was used to address a ruler (equivalent to English
Your Majesty). The word is ultimately of Persian origin, but of uncertain meaning.
Ali 1 Әли m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Dhivehi, Albanian, BosnianMeans
"lofty, sublime" in Arabic, from the root
علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high". Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.
... [more] Alikhan Әлихан m KazakhCombination of the name
Ali 1 and the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Alisher Әлішер m Uzbek, Kazakh, TajikFrom the given name
Ali 1 combined with Persian
شیر (shīr) meaning "lion". It was borne by the Timurid poet Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441-1501), who wrote in the Chagatai Turkic language.
Amina 1 Әмина f Arabic, Bosnian, Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Ingush, Kazakh, Urdu, Swahili, HausaDerived from Arabic
أمن (ʾamina) meaning
"safe, secure". This was the name of the Prophet
Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.
Amir 1 Әмір m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Malay, Indonesian, BosnianMeans
"commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword
emir.
Anara Анара f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz
анар (anar) meaning
"pomegranate", a word ultimately derived from Persian.
Anargul Анаргүл f KazakhMeans
"blooming pomegranate tree" in Kazakh.
Araylym Арайлым f KazakhMeans
"my beautiful" in Kazakh, from
арайлы (arayly) meaning "beautiful, like the dawn" combined with a possessive suffix.
Aslan Аслан m Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, LiteratureFrom Turkic
arslan meaning
"lion". This was a byname or title borne by several medieval Turkic rulers, including the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan (a byname meaning "brave lion") who drove the Byzantines from Anatolia in the 11th century. The author C. S. Lewis later used the name
Aslan for the main protagonist (a lion) in his
Chronicles of Narnia series of books, first appearing in 1950.
Asylym Асылым f KazakhMeans
"my dear" in Kazakh, derived from
асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" and the possessive suffix
ым (ym).
Atabek Атабек m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom the Turkic noble title
atabeg, derived from
ata meaning "father, ancestor" and
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Ayan 2 Аян f & m Azerbaijani, KazakhMeans
"clear, obvious, revelation" in Kazakh and Azerbaijani, from Arabic
عيان (ʿiyān) meaning "witnessing, seeing, clear", a derivative of
عاين (ʿāyana) meaning "to see". It is feminine in Azerbaijan and masculine in Kazakhstan.
Ayaru Айару f KazakhMeans
"beautiful moon", derived from Kazakh
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and
ару (aru) meaning "beauty".
Ayaulym Аяулым f KazakhMeans
"my beloved, my dear" in Kazakh, derived from
аяулы (ayauly) meaning "beloved, dear" and the possessive suffix
ым (ym).
Ayazhan Аяжан f KazakhFrom an element of uncertain meaning combined with Kazakh
жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Ayym Айым f KazakhMeans
"my moon" in Kazakh, derived from
ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the possessive suffix
ым (ym).
Bekzat Бекзат m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" and the Persian suffix
زاد (zād) meaning "son of".
Bolat Болат m KazakhFrom a Turkic word meaning
"steel", ultimately from Persian.
Damir 2 Дамир m Tatar, KazakhMeaning uncertain. It might be from a variant of Turkic
temür meaning
"iron" or from Arabic
ضمير (ḍamīr) meaning
"mind, heart, conscience". It could also be an acronym of the Russian phrase
даёшь мировую революцию "bring on the world revolution".
Dilnaz Ділназ f KazakhDerived from Persian
دل (del) meaning "heart, mind" and
ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".
Dinara Динара f Kazakh, Tatar, KyrgyzMeaning uncertain, perhaps from Arabic
دينار (dīnār), a currency used in several Muslim countries, ultimately derived from Latin
denarius. Alternatively it may be a derivative of
دين (dīn) meaning "religion".
Erasyl Ерасыл m KazakhMeans
"noble hero" in Kazakh, from
ер (er) meaning "man, hero" and
асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble".
Ibrahim Ибраһим m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Pashto, Urdu, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir, Avar, Bosnian, Dhivehi, Albanian, Hausa, SwahiliArabic form of
Abraham, also used in several other languages. This form appears in the Quran.
Ismail Ысмайыл m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Albanian, DhivehiArabic form of
Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.
Kausar Кәусар f & m Urdu, KazakhUrdu and Kazakh form of
Kawthar. It is a unisex name in Urdu, but solely feminine in Kazakh.
Madina Мәдина f Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Avar, ChechenFrom the name of the city of Medina, Arabic
المدينة (al-Madīna), which means "the city". The Saudi city is considered an Islamic holy site because the Prophet
Muhammad was based there for a period.
Miras Мирас m KazakhMeans
"legacy, inheritance" in Kazakh, from Arabic
ميراث (mīrāth) via Turkish.
Nazerke Назерке f KazakhDerived from Persian
ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort" and Kazakh
ерке (erke) meaning "naughty, spoiled, darling".
Nurasyl Нұрасыл m Kazakh (Rare)From Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).
Nurdaulet Нұрдәулет m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
дәулет (daulet) meaning "country, government" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).
Nurislam Нұрислам m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) combined with
Islam, the name of the religion (ultimately from Arabic
إسلام).
Nursultan Нұрсұлтан m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" and
сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).
Nurzhan Нұржан m KazakhFrom Kazakh
нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and
жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Omar 1 Омар m Arabic, Bosnian, Kazakh, Malay, English, Spanish, ItalianAlternate transcription of Arabic
عمر (see
Umar). This is the usual English spelling of the name of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).
Oraz Ораз m Turkmen, KazakhMeans
"fasting, Ramadan" in Turkmen and Kazakh (of Persian origin).
Ruslan Руслан m Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Circassian, Indonesian, MalayForm of
Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem
Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.
Sholpan Шолпан f KazakhMeans
"Venus (the planet)" in Kazakh. Sholpan and
Aiman are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, adapted into the play
Aiman-Sholpan (1934) by Mukhtar Auezov.
Sultan Сұлтан m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, IndonesianMeans
"ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.
Timur Тимур m Tatar, Chechen, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkish, Russian, HistoryFrom the Turkic and Mongol name
Temür meaning
"iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur, also known as
Tamerlane (from Persian
تیمور لنگ (Tīmūr e Lang) meaning "Timur the lame"), a 14th-century Turkic leader who conquered large areas of western Asia.
Togzhan Тоғжан f KazakhPossibly from Kazakh
тоқ (toq) meaning "full, well-fed, prosperous" and
жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Zarina Зарина f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, MalayFrom Persian
زرین (zarīn) meaning
"golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.
Zhalgas Жалғас m KazakhMeans
"continuation, prolongation" in Kazakh.
Zhandos Жандос m KazakhFrom Kazakh
жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and
дос (dos) meaning "friend" (both words of Persian origin).
Zhansaya Жансая f KazakhFrom Kazakh
жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and
сая (saya) meaning "shadow, shade, protection, comfort" (both words of Persian origin).