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Turkish and Turkic Muslim Baby Names

142 Muslim baby names used in Turkey and the Turkic world, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading.

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142 names
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Turkey and the Turkic world
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Arabic and Urdu spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 142 Muslim baby names used in Turkey and the Turkic world, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. Every name links to its full page.

Narrow it down: Turkish boy names (60)  ·  Turkish girl names (82)

أَحْمَدAhmetThe Most Praised أيكريمAigerimBeautiful moon, Kazakh/Kyrgyz Muslim girls عزتAizatHonour, dignity, Kazakh/Kyrgyz Muslim girls name الپرAlperBrave hero, Turkish name of the courageous warrior-hero آرازArazThe Aras River, Azerbaijani Muslim boy's name ارسلانArsalanLion, Alp Arslan opened Anatolia to Islam (1071) أرسلانArslanLion, Turkic-Islamic boys name اصلیAsliOriginal, genuine, classic Turkish female name آسياAsyaAsia آيلاAylaMoonlight, halo of the moon, globally beloved Turkish name of luminous grace عين نورAynurLight of the eye, Azerbaijani-Turkish girls' name عَائِشَةAyseAisha, top 3 all-time Turkish female name سَلَامBarisPeace, Turkish boys name from Bari بار نوگولBarnogulSpring rose, Uzbek girls' name بكزادBekzodPrince, Uzbek Muslim boys name بلقيسBelkisBilqīs براءةBeratDocument of innocence, Turkish boys name بركBerkFirm, strong, solid, the Turkish name of unwavering steadfast strength بيضاءBeyzaWhite, pure براقBurakLightning, the steed of Miraj, top Turkish trending boys بوسهBuseKiss بشرىBusraBushra جانCanSoul, life, Turkish: top 3 most common, fixes C dead zone چان سوCansuSoul-water, Turkish compound name, fixes C dead zone جليلةCelileSublime, magnificent جمالCemalBeauty جميلCemilBeautiful, handsome جميلةCemileBeautiful جيرينCerenYoung deer چیغدمCigdemCrocus flower, classic Turkish female name, fixes C zone دنيزDenizSea, ocean درياDeryaOcean, sea, the vast generous sea, Turkish name of immeasurable depth دلاراDilaraOne who fills the heart, Persian-Turkish female name دلنوازDilnozaHeart-warmer, Uzbek girls name أبرارEbrarRighteous ones, Turkish girls name إبروEbruPaper marbling, eyebrow, Turkish girls إيجهEceQueen, Turkish girls name إيداEdaGraceful, courteous, Turkish girls name إيلا نورElanurMoon-light, Turkish compound elan (moon) + nur (light) إلهامElhamDivine inspiration, Iranian and Turkish girls name أَلِفElifAlif أملEmelHope آمِنَةEmineAminah, historically one of the most common Turkish female names أمير خانEmirhanPrince Khan أمرةEmreLove, Turkish Sufi boys name أَنَسEnesSociable إنكينEnginVast, deep ocean, Turkish boys' name أنيسةEniseIntimate friend أنصارEnsarEnsar, Helpers, Turkish boys name أردالErdalManly, Turkish boys name أردمErdemVirtue, Turkish boys name أرقمErkamThe pen, the one who writes أرمانErmanWish, aspiration, Turkish/Persian boys أَسْمَاءEsmaNames, lofty qualities اسمانورEsmanurName-light, Turkish compound esma (names) + nur (light) إسراءEsraNight Journey, Turkish girls name أفرنEvrenUniverse, Turkish boys name أيمنEymenBlessed, fortunate أزلEzelPre-eternity, beginningless, Turkish girls' name فاتحFatihThe Conqueror, title of Sultan Mehmed II, top Turkish male name فَاطِمَةFatmaFatimah, Turkish/North African short form فيروزةFeruzaTurquoise, Uzbek top girls name كوكجهGokceSky blue کلثومGülsümUmm Kulthum, Turkish Gülsüm, beloved classical name هانمHanimLady, noble woman, Malay/Turkish name of noble dignified femininity خَدِيجَةHaticeKhadijah ہزالHazalHazel, autumn colour حُسَيْنHuseyinHussain إيلايداIlaydaWater fairy, Turkish girls name حريرIpekSilk, Turkish ipek, elegant female name of pure softness إرمIremIrem, Turkish garden of paradise جسورJasurBrave, Uzbek top boys name كمالKamalPerfection, completeness كمالKamolPerfection كامولاKamolaPerfect, complete, the Uzbek Muslim name of total wholeness كنعانKenanStable, firm, top Bosnian/Turkish Muslim male name كَرَمKeremGenerosity, Turkish top boys name ليلىLeylaNight مُحَمَّدMehmedThe Most Praised مُحَمَّدMehmetMuhammad, Turkish classical spelling ملائکةMelekAngel, Turkish melek, top 10 Turkish female name مليسةMelisaMelisa, Honey bee, Turkish convert bridge ميرالMeralMeral, Gazelle, Turkish girls name مردMertBrave, manly مروةMerveAl-Marwa, Turkish Hajj hill name مهتابMohinurMoonlight, Uzbek compound name مُحَمَّدMuhammedThe Most Praised مُحَمَّدMuhammetThe Praised نازلیNazliCoy, delicate, classic Turkish female name نديمNedimIntimate companion, Bosnian/Turkish boys name نهرNehirRiver, Turkish girls name نسرينNesrinWild rose نهالNihalNihal, Saplings, Turkish/Arab girls نهانNihanNihan, Secret, Turkish girls name نیسانNisanApril, beginning, Turkish female name of fresh starts نادرNodirRare نُورNurLight, Turkish and classical Arabic boys name نوراNuraLight نورجانNurzhanLight of the soul, Kazakh/Kyrgyz boys name عُمَرOmerUmar عُثْمَانOsmanUthman, Turkish dominant spelling أوزلمOzlemLonging, Turkish girls name پلینPelinPelin, Thyme, Turkish girls name پری‌هانPerihanPerihan, Fairy-like, Turkish girls name پینارPinarPinar, Spring/fountain, Turkish girls پولاتPolatPolat, Steel, Turkish boys name پویرازPoyrazPoyraz, North wind, Turkish boys name رميصاءRumeysaDiminutive form, companion of the Prophet's mother in some traditions صلاح الدينSalaheddinSalah al-Din, Turkish/Balkan spelling سحرSeherDawn, magical, Pakistani and Turkish girls name سليمSelimPeaceful, safe, name of three Ottoman Sultans سلینSelin-compStream, comprehensive content for Selin, top Turkish female name سماءSemaSky, the hearing, Turkish female name of elevated spiritual quality سناءSenaPraise, brilliance, Turkish girls name سرهانSerhanNoble, luminous, Turkish-origin Islamic name of radiant nobility سرحاتSerhatFrontier, Turkish boys name سركنSerkanNoble blood, chief شيرينShireenSweet, top Iranian, Turkish, Kurdish girls name سودهSudeSude, top Turkish girls name سُلَيْمَانSuleimanSolomon, Ottoman/Turkish/North African spelling تركانTarkanTarkan, War leader, Turkish boys name طولغاTolgaHelmet, warrior protection, the Turkish name of protective strength طوبىTubaThe tree of paradise توغجهTugceFlourishing, distinctly Turkish girls name الماسUlmasDiamond, Uzbek boys name وفاءVafaLoyalty, Persian/Turkish girls name وداVedaVeda, Farewell, Turkish girls name ودادVedatWidad وليVeliGuardian, protector ويسلVeyselWasl/Wissam, Turkish phonetic name وِلدانVildanVildan, Young servants, Turkish girls بركانVolkanVolcano, Turkish boys name ياراYaraSmall butterfly, the precious one, modern Arab girls' name یکتاYektaYekta, Unique, Turkish/Persian girls name يكيتYigitYouth, valiant, Turkish boys name یلدیزYildizYildiz, Star, Turkish girls name يلمازYilmazUndaunted, Turkish boys name زهراءZehraRadiant زَيْنَبZeynabZainab زَيْنَبZeynepZainab, Turkish dominant spelling ذلفىZulfiyaDelicate, Uzbek/Kazakh girls name زليخةZüleyhaZulaikha

How names work in Turkey and the Turkic world

Turkish naming runs on two tracks. One is Arabic and Persian, arriving with Islam and adapted to Turkish sound: Mehmet from Muhammad, Yusuf kept as it is. The other is Turkic and much older, names built from the language itself, where Ay is moon, Deniz is sea and Han is a ruler. Aynur, moon-light, joins one to the other.

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam.

  1. HazalہزالHazel, autumn colour
  2. NihalنهالNihal, Saplings, Turkish/Arab girls
  3. KenanكنعانStable, firm, top Bosnian/Turkish Muslim male name
  4. DenizدنيزSea, ocean
  5. NihanنهانNihan, Secret, Turkish girls name
  6. AylaآيلاMoonlight, halo of the moon, globally beloved Turkish name of...
  7. YigitيكيتYouth, valiant, Turkish boys name
  8. EzelأزلPre-eternity, beginningless, Turkish girls' name
  9. ZehraزهراءRadiant
  10. HanimهانمLady, noble woman, Malay/Turkish name of noble dignified femininity

What Turkish names tend to mean

Sorted at the Arabic root rather than off the English spelling, the 142 names here fall most often into these themes.

Turkish Muslim boy names

60 of the names here are boy names.

Kenanكنعان Yigitيكيت Mehmedمُحَمَّد Volkanبركان Salaheddinصلاح الدين Serhatسرحات Evrenأفرن Alperالپر Mehmetمُحَمَّد Berkبرك Serkanسركن Erdemأردم

Turkish Muslim girl names

82 of the names here are girl names.

Hazalہزال Nihalنهال Denizدنيز Nihanنهان Aylaآيلا Ezelأزل Zehraزهراء Hanimهانم Elifأَلِف Cigdemچیغدم Nisanنیسان Vedaودا

Quranic names used in Turkey and the Turkic world

1 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it. A name does not have to be Quranic to be Islamic, but the overlap is worth seeing.

Nurنُور

Questions about Turkish Muslim names

How many Turkish Muslim names are there?
AsrNaam lists 142 used in Turkey and the Turkic world, 60 for boys and 82 for girls. Naming traditions overlap rather than divide, so many of these are used well beyond the region too.
Are Turkish names Arabic names?
Not all of them, and the distinction matters. A name is Islamic through its meaning, not through the language it comes from. Some of the names here are Arabic and travelled; others come from the languages of Turkey and the Turkic world and were carried into Muslim naming locally. Both are on this page, each with its origin stated.
Which Turkish Muslim name is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Hazal, Nihal and Kenan lead. The settled meaning of Hazal is: Hazel, autumn colour.
Do these names have an Urdu spelling?
Yes. Every name on this site carries its Arabic spelling and its Urdu spelling separately, because Urdu writes ک ی ہ where Arabic writes ك ي ه. You can also browse the whole library by Urdu letter.

Other naming traditions

ArabicNorth AfricanSouth Asian and UrduGulfWest AfricanPersianLevantineIndonesian and MalayBalkanEast AfricanBerber

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