Names Categorized "Turkish words"

Ada 2 f Turkish
Means "island" in Turkish.

Adalet f Turkish
Means "justice" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic عدل (ʿadala) meaning "to act justly".

Alp m Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.

Alperen m Turkish
Means "fighter" in Turkish, a word derived from alp "brave, hero" and eren "holy person".

Anıl m Turkish
Means "to be remembered" in Turkish.

Asil m Turkish
Means "noble" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic أصيل (ʾaṣīl).

Aslan m Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Literature
From 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.

Aslı f Turkish
Means "origin, original, essence" in Turkish.

Asuman f Turkish
Means "sky" in Turkish.

Asya 2 f Turkish
Means "Asia (continent)" in Turkish.

Ata 1 m Turkish, Turkmen
Means "ancestor" in Turkish and Turkmen.

Ayaz m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
From Turkish and Azerbaijani ayaz meaning "frost" or "dry and cold air". This was the name of a slave and later companion of the 11th-century sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

Aydın m Turkish
Means "bright, clear" in Turkish.

Ayla 2 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

Azat m Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Form of Azad in several languages.

Aziz m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
Means "powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root عزّ (ʿazza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-ʿAzīz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.

Bahadır m Turkish
Turkish form of Persian بهادر (bahādor), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior".

Bahar f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "spring" in Persian, Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Bakır m Turkish
Turkish form of Baqir. It coincides with the Turkish word bakır meaning "copper".

Baran f & m Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
Means "rain" in Persian. It is typically feminine in Persian and masculine in Turkish and Kurdish.

Barış m Turkish
Means "peace" in Turkish.

Başak f Turkish
Means "ear of wheat" in Turkish. This is also the Turkish name for the constellation Virgo.

Bayram m Turkish
Means "festival" in Turkish.

Belgin f Turkish
Means "clear" in Turkish.

Berat m Turkish
Possibly from Turkish berat meaning "letters patent".

Berk m Turkish
Means "solid, firm, strong" in Turkish.

Berkant m Turkish
From Turkish berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid" and ant meaning "oath".

Berrak f Turkish
Means "clear" in Turkish.

Beste f Turkish
Means "melody" in Turkish.

Bilge m & f Turkish
Means "wise" in Turkish.

Bora 1 m Turkish
Means "storm, squall" in Turkish, ultimately related to Greek Βορέας (Boreas), the name of the god of the north wind.

Boran m Turkish
Means "thunderstorm" in Turkish.

Buğra m Turkish
Means "baby camel" in Turkish.

Bulut m Turkish
Means "cloud" in Turkish.

Burcu f Turkish
Means "sweet smelling, fragrant" in Turkish.

Burhan m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "proof" in Arabic.

Buse f Turkish
Means "kiss" in Turkish, from Persian بوسه (būseh).

Çağla f Turkish
Means "almonds" in Turkish.

Çağrı m & f Turkish
Means "invitation" or "falcon" in Turkish.

Can m Turkish
Means "soul, life" or by extension "darling, sweetheart" in Turkish, from Persian جان (jān).

Canan f Turkish
Means "sweetheart, beloved" in Turkish.

Çelik m Turkish
Means "steel" in Turkish.

Cenk m Turkish
Means "battle, war" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Cennet f Turkish
Means "paradise, garden" in Turkish, derived from Arabic جنّة (janna).

Ceren f Turkish
Means "gazelle" in Turkish (probably of Mongolian origin, originally referring to the Mongolian gazelle, the zeren).

Çetin m Turkish
Means "harsh, hard" in Turkish.

Ceylan f Turkish
Means "gazelle" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Çiçek f Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.

Çiğdem f Turkish
Means "crocus" in Turkish.

Çınar m Turkish (Modern)
Means "plane tree" in Turkish (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenār).

Coşkun m Turkish
Means "enthusiastic" in Turkish.

Cumhur m Turkish
Means "public, people" in Turkish.

Damla f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "water drop" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Defne f Turkish
Means "laurel" in Turkish, of Greek origin.

Demet f Turkish
Means "bundle, bunch (of flowers), bouquet" in Turkish.

Demir m Turkish, Bosnian
Means "iron" in Turkish.

Deniz f & m Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.

Derin f Turkish
Means "deep, profound" in Turkish.

Derviş m Turkish
From a Turkish word, which exists in English as dervish, for a Sufi ascetic. It is derived from Persian, ultimately from Old Iranian *drigu meaning "needy, poor".

Derya f Turkish
Means "sea, ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Devrim m Turkish
Means "revolution" in Turkish.

Dilek f Turkish
Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.

Direnç m Turkish
Means "resistance" in Turkish.

Doğa f & m Turkish
Means "nature" in Turkish.

Doruk m Turkish
Means "mountaintop" in Turkish.

Duru f & m Turkish
Means "clear, lucid" in Turkish.

Duygu m & f Turkish
Means "emotion, sensation" in Turkish.

Ebru f Turkish
Means "paper marbling" in Turkish. Paper marbling is the art of creating colourful patterns on paper.

Ece f Turkish
Means "queen" or "beautiful woman" in Turkish.

Eda 1 f Turkish
Means "well-mannered" in Turkish.

Efe 1 m Turkish
Means "older brother, brave" in Turkish.

Egemen m Turkish
Means "dominant" in Turkish.

Ejder m Turkish
Means "dragon" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Ekin f & m Turkish
Means "harvest, culture" in Turkish.

Ela 2 f Turkish
Means "hazel (colour)" in Turkish.

Elmas f Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Elvan f & m Turkish
Means "colours" in Turkish.

Emel f Turkish
Means "desire" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin, making this name a relative of Amal.

Ender m Turkish
Means "very rare" in Turkish.

Engin m Turkish
Means "vast" in Turkish.

Erdem 1 m Turkish
Means "virtue" in Turkish.

Eren m Turkish
Means "saint, holy person" in Turkish.

Erkan m Turkish
From Turkish er "man, hero, brave" combined with either kan "blood" or han "khan, leader".

Erkin m Uzbek, Uyghur, Turkish
Means "free" in Uzbek, Uyghur and Turkish.

Esen f & m Turkish
Means "the wind" in Turkish.

Eser f & m Turkish
Means "product, achievement" in Turkish.

Esin f Turkish
Means "inspiration" in Turkish.

Evren m & f Turkish
Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish. In Turkic mythology the Evren is a gigantic snake-like dragon.

Eylül f Turkish
Means "September" in Turkish.

Ezgi f Turkish
Means "melody" in Turkish.

Fidan f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "sapling" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Filiz f Turkish
Means "sprout, shoot" in Turkish (borrowed from Greek φυλλίς (phyllis)).

Funda f Turkish
Means "heather" in Turkish.

Füsun f Turkish
Means "charm, incantation" in Turkish, from Persian افسون (afsūn).

Gamze f Turkish
Means "dimple" in Turkish.

Gaye 2 f Turkish
Means "goal" in Turkish.

Gizem f Turkish
Means "mystery" in Turkish.

Gökçe f Turkish
Means "blue" in Turkish.

Gonca f Turkish
Means "flower bud" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Gönül f Turkish
Means "heart" in Turkish.

Gözde f Turkish
Means "favourite" in Turkish.

Gül f Turkish
Means "rose" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Güler f Turkish
Means "she laughs" in Turkish.

Gülistan f Turkish
Means "rose garden" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Gündüz m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "daytime" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Güneş f Turkish
Means "sun" in Turkish.

Güvenç m Turkish
Means "trust" in Turkish.

Güzel f Turkish
Means "beautiful" in Turkish.

Haluk m Turkish
Means "good nature" in Turkish.

Hayati 1 m Turkish
Means "vital" in Turkish, a derivative of Arabic حياة (ḥayāh) meaning "life".

Hayri m Turkish
Means "useful man" in Turkish.

Hazan f Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.

Hicran f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "separation, parting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani (of Arabic origin).

Hilal m & f Arabic, Turkish
Means "crescent moon" in Arabic, also referring to the new moon on the Islamic calendar. As a given name it is typically masculine in Arabic and feminine in Turkish.

Hülya f Turkish
Means "daydream" in Turkish.

İlkin m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "first" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

İnci f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "pearl" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

İpek f Turkish
Means "silk" in Turkish.

Irmak f Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.

İzzet m Turkish
Means "glory, might" in Turkish.

Jale f Turkish
Turkish form of Zhaleh.

Kader 2 f Turkish
Means "fate, destiny" in Turkish.

Kara 2 m Ottoman Turkish
Means "black, dark" in Turkish. This was sometimes used as a byname by Ottoman officials, figuratively meaning "courageous".

Kaya 1 m Turkish
Means "rock, cliff" in Turkish.

Kelebek f Turkish (Rare)
Means "butterfly" in Turkish.

Kiraz f Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish (of Greek origin).

Kısmet f Turkish
Means "fate" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic.

Kıvanç m Turkish
Means "pleasure, joy" in Turkish.

Kudret m Turkish
Means "power, might" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Kumsal f Turkish
Means "beach" in Turkish.

Kuzey m Turkish
Means "north" in Turkish.

Lale f Turkish
Means "tulip" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Levent m Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish term levend, referring to a member of the navy, which is possibly ultimately derived from Italian levante "person from the eastern Mediterranean". The Turkish word has now come to mean "tall, handsome, roguish".

Mahir m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "skilled" in Arabic.

Mahzun m Turkish (Rare)
Means "sad" in Turkish.

Makbule f Turkish
Means "liked" in Turkish.

Masal f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish masal meaning "fairy tale, story".

Mazhar m Turkish
Means "honoured" in Turkish.

Melek 2 f Turkish
Means "angel" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin.

Meltem f Turkish
Means "sea wind" in Turkish.

Mercan f Turkish
Means "coral" in Turkish, of Arabic origin.

Mert m Turkish
Means "manly, brave" in Turkish, from Persian مرد (mard) meaning "man".

Metin m Turkish
Means "strong" in Turkish.

Mücahit m Turkish
Means "fighter" in Turkish.

Müge f Turkish
Means "lily of the valley" in Turkish (species Convallaria majalis).

Nadir m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "rare" in Arabic.

Narin f Turkish
Means "slender, delicate, fragile" in Turkish.

Naz f Turkish
Means "coy" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Nefes f Turkish (Modern)
Means "breath" in Turkish.

Nehir f Turkish
Means "river" in Turkish.

Nergis f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).

Neşe f Turkish
Means "joy, happiness" in Turkish.

Ömür f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "life" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from Arabic عمر (ʿumr).

Onur m Turkish
Means "honour" in Turkish (borrowed from French honneur).

Öykü f Turkish
Means "story" in Turkish.

Ozan m Turkish
Means "bard, poet" in Turkish.

Özge f Turkish
Means "other, different" in Turkish.

Özgür m & f Turkish
Means "free" in Turkish.

Özlem f Turkish
Means "yearning" in Turkish.

Pelin f Turkish
Means "wormwood, absinthe" in Turkish, referring to the plant species Artemisia absinthium.

Pembe f Turkish
Means "pink" in Turkish.

Pınar f Turkish
Means "spring" in Turkish.

Polat m Turkish
Turkish form of Bolat.

Poyraz m Turkish
Means "north" or "north wind" in Turkish, derived from Greek Βορέας (Boreas).

Rahmi m Turkish
Means "merciful" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic.

Rıza m Turkish
Turkish form of Rida.

Rüzgar m Turkish
Means "wind" in Turkish.

Sabah f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Sabri m Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Malay
Means "patient" in Arabic, a derivative of صبر (ṣabara) meaning "to bind, to be patient".

Sahil m Azerbaijani, Hindi, Urdu
Means "coast, shore" in Azerbaijani, Hindi and Urdu, in all cases a borrowing from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil).

Şahin m Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Şan m & f Turkish (Rare)
Means "fame, reputation" in Turkish.

Sanem f Turkish
Means "idol" in Turkish.

Savaş m Turkish
Means "war" in Turkish.

Seda f Turkish
Means "voice, echo" in Turkish.

Selvi f Turkish
Means "cypress" in Turkish (derived from Persian, ultimately from Sumerian).

Sema f Turkish
Means "sky, heaven" in Turkish.

Semih m Turkish
Means "generous" in Turkish.

Serap f Turkish
Means "mirage" in Turkish (a word of Arabic origin).

Serhat m Turkish
Means "frontier" in Turkish.

Sevda f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "love, infatuation" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic سوداء (sawdāʾ) meaning "black bile, melancholy, sadness".

Sevgi f Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

Sevil f Turkish
Means "loved" in Turkish.

Sevim f Turkish
Means "love" in Turkish.

Sevinç f Turkish
Means "joy" in Turkish.

Sıla f Turkish
Means "reunion, arrival" in Turkish.

Simge f Turkish
Means "symbol" in Turkish.

Solmaz f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Means "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root sol "to fade, to wilt".

Su 1 f Turkish
Means "water" in Turkish.

Şule f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish.

Suna f Turkish
From the Turkish word for a type of duck, the shelduck (genus Tadorna).

Temel m Turkish
Means "fundamental, basic" in Turkish.

Tolga m Turkish
Means "helmet" in Turkish.

Toprak m & f Turkish
Means "soil, land, country" in Turkish.

Toygar m Turkish
Means "lark" in Turkish.

Tugay m Turkish
Means "brigade, troops" in Turkish.

Tunç m Turkish
Means "bronze" in Turkish.

Turgay m Turkish
Means "skylark" in Turkish.

Tutku f & m Turkish
Means "passion" in Turkish.

Ufuk m Turkish
Means "horizon" in Turkish, of Arabic origin.

Uğur m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "luck, fortune" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Ülkü f Turkish
Means "ideal" in Turkish.

Ulvi m Turkish
Means "exalted, high" in Turkish, from Arabic علْويّ (ʿulwīy).

Ümit m Turkish
Means "hope" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

Utku m Turkish
Means "victory" in Turkish.

Volkan m Turkish
Means "volcano" in Turkish.

Yağız m Turkish
Means "brown, chestnut (colour)" in Turkish.

Yağmur f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "rain" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Yalçın m Turkish
Means "steep" in Turkish.

Yamaç m Turkish
Means "mountainside, slope" in Turkish.

Yaren f Turkish
Means "close friend", derived from Persian یاران (yārān).

Yaşar m Turkish
Means "lives, inhabits" in Turkish.

Yavuz m Turkish
Means "stern, grim" in Turkish.

Yeşim f Turkish
Means "jade" in Turkish.

Yeter f Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.

Yiğit m Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

Yıldırım m Turkish
Means "lightning" in Turkish.

Yıldız f Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.

Yılmaz m Turkish
Means "dauntless, intrepid" in Turkish.

Yonca f Turkish
Means "clover" in Turkish.

Zeki m Turkish
Means "intelligent, clever" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ذكيّ (dhakīy).