Turkish baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Ada island (also the Western revival name tied to Ada Lovelace)
Ahmet most highly praised
Ali elevated, noble
Alp hero, brave warrior
Arda companion, support; also a river name
Asel honey (Turkic origin, trendy in Turkey)
Aylin moon halo, of the moon
Ayse living, alive (Turkish form of Aisha; Ayşe)
Baris peace (Barış)
Bora storm, north wind
Burak lightning; the Prophet's mythical winged steed
Cem gathering; also the Ottoman prince Cem Sultan
Ceren gazelle
Cihan the world, the universe
Defne laurel, bay tree
Deniz sea
Doruk summit, peak
Ece queen, lady of noble birth
Ecrin reward, recompense (modern Turkish favorite)
Efe brave, strong; also 'big brother, boss'
Elif the letter A; slender and graceful, like the first Arabic letter
Emine trustworthy (Turkish form of Amina)
Emir commander, prince
Eymen auspicious, fortunate (modern Turkish favorite)
Fatma one who abstains (Turkish form of Fatima)
Gul rose (Gül)
Hasan handsome, good
Hatice early baby / premature (Turkish form of Khadija)
Huseyin handsome, good (Hüseyin)
Ibrahim Turkish form of Abraham
Idil utopia, an ideal state; also a river name (İdil)
Ilkay first moon (İlkay)
Ipek silk (İpek)
Kaan ruler, khan
Kaya rock (shared sound with Japanese and Scandinavian Kaya)
Kerem generosity, nobility
Kerim generous, noble (variant of Kerem)
Leyla night (Turkish spelling of Layla, the classic Layla and Majnun romance)
Mehmet Turkish form of Muhammad, the praised one
Miray moon halo
Mustafa the chosen one
Naz delicate charm, coy grace
Nur light
Onur honor
Poyraz north wind
Selin river, flowing water
Sinem my chest, my heart; a term of endearment
Su water
Sude pure water; from a beloved Turkish poem
Toprak earth, soil
Yagmur rain (Yağmur)
Yasemin jasmine
Yigit brave, heroic (Yiğit)
Yusuf God increases (Turkish form of Joseph)
Zehra brilliant, radiant white flower (Turkish form of Zahra)
Zeynep precious jewel, ornamented olive tree (Turkish form of Zainab)
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