Want your child’s name to be a fusion of two cultures? How about going for a Turkish name? Turkish names have European and Asian influences, quite like we see in the culture and architecture of the country.
Every Turkish child is given one or in some cases, two first names. Most of the names are gender specific, but if parents want, they can select a unisex name as well. The first names are often derived from Turkish words that hold specific meanings. With the introduction of Surname Law in 1934, all the citizens of Turkey were required to adopt an official surname. Married women can carry both their maiden and their spouse’s surname.
In earlier times, most Turkish names were patronymics, which means that the baby was given the first name or forename of the father. Turkish people used the Arabic words, ‘bin’, which means ‘son of’ or ‘bint’, which means ‘daughter of’ with the given names. For instance, if a child was named Ahmed and his father’s name was Mohammed, he would have been called Ahmed bin Mohammed.
Browse through MomJunction's collection of Turkish baby names with meanings. In order to make your search a bit simpler, we’ve classified the name according to the gender.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Ahmet | Ahmet are the principal transliterations of an Arabic given name, Ahmed | Boy | |||
Ayaz | Cool night breeze; a royal breeze | Boy | |||
Azra | The one who is a virgin | Girl | |||
Defne | A laurel tree; tall and majestic | Girl | |||
Ecrin | Reward, Gift of God | Girl | |||
Elif | One with a slender body; original | Girl | |||
Eymen | More fortunate, Lucky, Auspicious, Blessed | Boy | |||
Hiranur | Light of the diamond | Girl | |||
Mehmet | Praiseworthy ruler | Boy | |||
Mirac | Ascension | Boy | |||
Miray | Glowing like a moon | Girl | |||
Muhammed | Praised, Praiseworthy, Commendable | Boy | |||
Mustafa | Mustafa is the epithet of Prophet Muhammad. It means the chosen one. | Boy | |||
Nehir | River | Girl | |||
Omer | Talker, successful, long-term, growing, blooming | Boy | |||
Yusuf | God increases in piety, power and influence | Boy | |||
Zehra | Bright, luminous | Girl | |||
Zeynep | Precious rock, Precious gem, A father's precious gem | Girl | |||
Aagha | The word means Someone in control over something, Lord, chief | Boy | |||
Aaghaa | The name aaghaa means Someone in control over something, Lord, chief | Boy | |||
Abay | Being talented | Boy | |||
Abi | (Hebrew) Father, (Turkish) Elder Brother, French (Priest) | Boy | |||
Adalar | The island or the red island | Boy | |||
Adlee | In Biblical it means One who is judged by God. In Turkic it means just or fair | Boy | |||
Aergul | The bunch of blooming roses | Girl | |||
Afet | Turkish - A woman of bewitching beauty; Attractive; Lovable | Girl | |||
Afridi | The name of one of the tribes or clans. | Boy | |||
Afshin | Name of an Iranian General; derived name from princely title of rulers of Osrusana | Boy | |||
Agha | A noble person who is honoured for his effieciency, intelligence and great positive leadership qualities. | Boy | |||
Agin | The meaning behind the name is not so appropriate to name someone as it means an illegitimate child or a name given to the lowest ranks of nobles. | Boy | |||
Ahu | Bright and beautiful | Girl | |||
Aimal | Desire, wish | Boy | |||
Aiyla | Moonlight or moon halo, A beautiful girl who is strong a fighter and is so easy to fall in love with. | Girl | |||
Ajdin | He who is bright, happy and lucky. | Boy | |||
Ajnur | Moonlight, glow of the oon. | Boy | |||
Akara | Chief deity. One who love change and challenges, but take too many risks | Unisex | |||
Akasma | White climbing rose | Girl | |||
Akay | Near a full moon or illuminating light of full moon, full moon. | Unisex | |||
Alara | Altaic - Mythological Aquatic Fairy; One who makes things beautiful; Water Fairy | Girl | |||
Alev | Turkish - Flame; Brightness; Light | Girl | |||
Alibek | A combination of Ali and the Turkish title Bek meaning ruler, chief or lord | Boy | |||
Alp | A brave hero known for his valour and sacrifice is a demanding name to take. | Boy | |||
Altan | Mongolian - Golden; Turkic - Red Dawn; A variant of name Altin | Boy | |||
Anarbek | Pomegranate master | Boy | |||
Arystanbek | The name is derived from Kazakh word arystan, which means lion and Turkish title beg, which means master or chief | Boy | |||
Asen | Name of a Bulgarian king. | Boy | |||
Asker | Turkish word for soldier | Boy | |||
Aslan | Turkish word for lion; in old fashioned person | Boy | |||
Asli | Someone who is genuine and real | Girl | |||
Asuman | Turkish - Sky; Hindi - Lord of Vital Breaths | Boy | |||