Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Turkish; and the origin is Classical Greek.
gender
usage
origin
Beril f Turkish
Turkish cognate of Beryl.
Defne f Turkish
Means "laurel" in Turkish, of Greek origin.
Ege m Turkish
From Turkish Ege, the name for the Aegean Sea.
Fidan f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "sapling" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Filiz f Turkish
Means "sprout, shoot" in Turkish (borrowed from Greek φυλλίς (phyllis)).
İskender m Turkish
Turkish form of Alexander.
Kiraz f Turkish
Means "cherry" in Turkish (of Greek origin).
Melis f Turkish
Turkish form of Melissa.
Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.
Nergis f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).
Nil m & f Catalan, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Belarusian (Rare), Turkish
Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Neilos (and the Nile River). This name was borne by a 15th-century Russian saint, Nil Sorsky. As a Turkish name it is feminine, and comes directly from the Turkish name for the river.
Nilay f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish and Azerbaijani Nil, the name of the Nile River, combined with ay meaning "moon".
Zümra f Turkish
From Turkish zümrüt meaning "emerald", derived via Arabic from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).