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Turkish Muslim Girl Names

82 girl names used in turkish Muslim communities, each placed here by where the name is actually given rather than only by where its root comes from.

82 names

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82 researched names
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Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading

Turkish Muslim Girl Names? Turkish naming kept the Arabic and Persian inheritance and reshaped its sound: the ayn softens, the long vowels shorten, and Ottoman-era names sit beside older Turkic war-names that predate Islam entirely.

أيكريمAigerimBeautiful moon, Kazakh/Kyrgyz Muslim girls 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 بار نوگولBarnogulSpring rose, Uzbek girls' name بلقيسBelkisBilqīs بيضاءBeyzaWhite, pure بوسهBuseKiss بشرىBusraBushra چان سوCansuSoul-water, Turkish compound name, fixes C dead zone جليلةCelileSublime, magnificent 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. Same plural of barr qua 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 أنيسةEniseIntimate friend أَسْمَاءEsmaNames, lofty qualities اسمانورEsmanurName-light, Turkish compound esma (names) + nur (light) إسراءEsraNight Journey, Turkish girls name أزلEzelPre-eternity, beginningless, Turkish girls' 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 إيلايداIlaydaWater fairy, Turkish girls name حريرIpekSilk, Turkish ipek, elegant female name of pure softness إرمIremIrem, Turkish garden of paradise كامولاKamolaPerfect, complete, the Uzbek Muslim name of total wholeness ليلىLeylaNight ملائکةMelekAngel, Turkish melek, top 10 Turkish female name مليسةMelisaMelisa, Honey bee, Turkish convert bridge ميرالMeralMeral, Gazelle, Turkish girls name مروةMerveAl-Marwa, Turkish Hajj hill name مهتابMohinurMoonlight, Uzbek compound name نازلیNazliCoy, delicate, classic Turkish female 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 نوراNuraLight أوزلمOzlemLonging, Turkish girls name پلینPelinPelin, Thyme, Turkish girls name پری‌هانPerihanPerihan, Fairy-like, Turkish girls name پینارPinarPinar, Spring/fountain, Turkish girls رميصاءRumeysaDiminutive form, companion of the Prophet's mother in some traditions سحرSeherDawn, magical, Pakistani and Turkish girls name 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 شيرينShireenSweet, top Iranian, Turkish, Kurdish girls name سودهSudeSude, top Turkish girls name طوبىTubaThe tree of paradise توغجهTugceFlourishing, distinctly Turkish girls name وفاءVafaLoyalty, Persian/Turkish girls name وداVedaVeda, Farewell, Turkish girls name وِلدانVildanVildan, Young servants, Turkish girls ياراYaraSmall butterfly, the precious one, modern Arab girls' name یکتاYektaYekta, Unique, Turkish/Persian girls name یلدیزYildizYildiz, Star, Turkish girls name زهراءZehraRadiant زَيْنَبZeynabZainab زَيْنَبZeynepZainab, Turkish dominant spelling ذلفىZulfiyaDelicate, Uzbek/Kazakh girls name زليخةZüleyhaZulaikha

What marks a turkish Muslim name

Turkish naming kept the Arabic and Persian inheritance and reshaped its sound: the ayn softens, the long vowels shorten, and Ottoman-era names sit beside older Turkic war-names that predate Islam entirely.

A name appearing on this page is not exclusive to the region. Most Muslim names travel, and the same root turns up under different spellings from Dakar to Dhaka. What the region tells you is where the name is at home: whose grandparents carried it, and which spelling a registrar there would expect.

Questions people ask

What are popular turkish Muslim girl names?
AsrNaam lists 82 of them, each researched against the classical Arabic lexicons. The list above is alphabetical rather than ranked, because popularity data for turkish naming is patchy and a ranking built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are turkish names Islamic names?
Origin and permissibility are different questions. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and not claim for a person what belongs to God alone. A name can be Persian, Turkic or Wolof in origin and meet both conditions, and many on this page do.
How is the Ilm ul Huroof reading produced?
Each Arabic letter of the name is read against the divine name and element the classical Science of Letters attaches to it. The full method and its sources are set out on the Ilm ul Huroof page.

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