Browse Names

Aybars m Turkish
Possibly from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and bars meaning "leopard". This was the name of an uncle of Attila. He is also called Oebarsius, the Latinized form of his name.

Ayberk m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid".

Aydan 1 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "from the moon", from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay "moon" combined with an ablative suffix.

Ayfer f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Aygül f Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic element ay meaning "moon" combined with Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose". In some languages this is also a name for a variety of flowering plant that grows in central Asia (species Fritillaria eduardii).

Aygün f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements ay meaning "moon" and gün meaning "sun".

Ayhan m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

Aykut m Turkish
Means "lucky moon" in Turkish.

Aylin f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Elaborated form of Turkish or Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon".

Ayliz f Turkish (Modern)
Elaborated form of Turkish ay meaning "moon".

Aynur f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "moonlight" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Aysel f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).

Aysima f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).

Aysu f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and su meaning "water".

Aytaç m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taç meaning "crown" (of Persian origin).

Ayten f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and ten meaning "skin" (of Persian origin).

Belinay f Turkish (Modern)
Means "reflection of the moon on a lake" in Turkish.

Berkay m Turkish
Derived from Turkish berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid" and ay meaning "moon".

Dilay f Turkish
Derived from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and Turkish ay meaning "moon".

Feray f Turkish
Means "radiance of the moon" in Turkish.

Gülay f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "rose moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from gül, ultimately Persian گل (gol), meaning "rose" combined with ay meaning "moon".

Günay f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements gün "sun" and ay "moon".

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.

İlkay f & m Turkish
Means "new moon" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and ay "moon".

Koray m Turkish
Means "ember moon" in Turkish.

Miray f Turkish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon, month".

Nilay f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish and Azerbaijani Nil, the name of the Nile River, combined with ay meaning "moon".

Nuray f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "bright moon" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".

Şenay f Turkish
Means "merry moon" in Turkish.

Simay f Turkish
Means "silver moon" in Turkish, from sim meaning "silver, glitter" and ay meaning "moon".

Tülay f Turkish
Means "tulle moon" in Turkish.

Tuncay m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "bronze moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.