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Turkish Names for Database

by Samantha (guest)

11/24/2001, 11:12 AM

Hello!

I hvae lived overseas in tukey for four years and have learned some lovely names that should be added to the database-enjoy!

Ozlem (f)-Meaning "missing" or in some cases "special."

Emel (f)-Meaning "wish" or "goal"

Ezgi (f)-Meaning "beautiful song"

Onur(m)- Meaning "honour" or "dignity."

Kelebek (f)- Meaning "butterfly."

Aysel (f)- Meaning "moonlight".

Nuray (f)- Meaning bright moon.

Deniz (f)- Meaning sea.

Ovunc (m)- Meaning pride.

Savas (m)- Meaning war.

Musa (m)- Turkish form of Moses.

Yusef (m)- Turkish form of Joseph.

Suleyman (m)- Name derived from the great Ottoman Sultan Suleyman the magnificent.

Fairuza (f)- I've seen it posted elsewhere that this name means turquoise but the real Turkish word for it is turkuaz so I'm not entirely sure about this one.

Yildiz (f)- Meaning "star".

Gul (f)- Meaning "rose."

Gunel (f)- Meaning "daybreak."

#Turkish

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- Barbara Moe (guest)

3/14/2004, 3:46 PM

Seyfeddin: Do you have the origin and/or meaning of the name Seyfeddin? Thank you.

- Fatima (guest)

11/28/2003, 1:37 AM

Fairoza is used by Arabs and Persians as well. Many Names in Turkish are of Perso-Arabic origin because of the history of the spread of Islam and of the Ottoman empire, so I assume that Fairoza is one of these names.

- Greg (guest)

1/3/2002, 9:02 PM

Any ideas on Inci?

Thanks,

GREG

- Mike C

11/24/2001, 7:41 PM

Very interesting Samantha. I will add those names when I do my next update.

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