Ayliz
Can we try to figure out the meaning of this Turkish name? ay means "moon", what about the "liz" part?
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Ayliz has an uncertain meaning, but it is clear it's a modern coinage. It was popularised by a character in the TV series Seni Çok Bekledim (Waiting For You) which was broadcast on late January 2021.
*All* of these sources agree in meaning. It comes from an unidentified Persian name meaning either "glow of the moon" or "garden from heaven".
-https://www.cnnturk.com/amp/magazin/ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ne-demek
-https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/amp/gundem/ayliz-ne-demek-iste-ayliz-isminin-anlamiyla-ilgili-merak-edilenler-41728277
-https://www.sabah.com.tr/roza/kiz-bebek-isimleri/ayliz-isminin-anlami
-https://m.haberturk.com/ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ismi-ne-demek-ve-ne-anlama-gelir-3550078-amp
-https://www.yasemin.com/yasam/haber/2976448-ayliz-ne-demek-ve-ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ismi-kuranda-geciyor-mu
*All* of these sources agree in meaning. It comes from an unidentified Persian name meaning either "glow of the moon" or "garden from heaven".
-https://www.cnnturk.com/amp/magazin/ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ne-demek
-https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/amp/gundem/ayliz-ne-demek-iste-ayliz-isminin-anlamiyla-ilgili-merak-edilenler-41728277
-https://www.sabah.com.tr/roza/kiz-bebek-isimleri/ayliz-isminin-anlami
-https://m.haberturk.com/ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ismi-ne-demek-ve-ne-anlama-gelir-3550078-amp
-https://www.yasemin.com/yasam/haber/2976448-ayliz-ne-demek-ve-ayliz-isminin-anlami-nedir-ayliz-ismi-kuranda-geciyor-mu
The meaning "glow of the moon" and Persian origin are a straight contradiction: The Persian word for moon is "mah", and there are some more poetic words for moon in Persian, but none of them is contained in Ayliz.
I think it comes from Turkish "ay" (moon) but then combined with something but I can't figure out with what.
Looking up a Turkish dictionary I was surprised about the lack of Turkish words starting in l-: There are only few of them and they seem all being borrowed from various languages (Arabic, Greek, French, International terminology, and even Polish (Lehistan)). I did not find anything looking like liz. This leaves two possibilities: The splitting of Ayliz into Ay and Liz is just the wrong idea, or Liz is the Western name Liz like in Liz Taylor: Ayliz is as beautiful as the moon and Liz Taylor.
Thanks, I would like to know what that Persian name is!
Is it really that modern?
It has been used before 2021:
https://www.baby-vornamen.de/Maedchen/A/Ay/Ayliz/
It shows some born in Switzerland in 1998 and in Germany in about 2007 (both have large Turkish speaking communities).
but I guess it's not a very old name.
Is it really that modern?
It has been used before 2021:
https://www.baby-vornamen.de/Maedchen/A/Ay/Ayliz/
It shows some born in Switzerland in 1998 and in Germany in about 2007 (both have large Turkish speaking communities).
but I guess it's not a very old name.
Oh and
I just saw that the site claims it's ancient Turkish, so maybe an old name that has been rediscovered?
I just saw that the site claims it's ancient Turkish, so maybe an old name that has been rediscovered?
My cynical brain immediately thinks it's a localized version of Alice.