Baby Names

Names of Turkic origin

Names whose linguistic origin is recorded as Turkic.

How this list is made

Based on the reviewed origin information held for each name, not on spelling. Linguistic origin is a separate thing from how widely a name is used in Türkiye — many widely used names here come from Arabic or Persian.

Meanings and origins come from a reviewed corpus based on the Turkish Language Association's dictionary of given names.

Methodology

Girls

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107 names

Ada
Meaning: An island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
Origin: Turkish
No. 21 · in 2025
İnci
Meaning: The lustrous gem that forms inside a shellfish; a pearl
Origin: Turkish
No. 9 · in 2025
İpek
Meaning: The fine, lustrous thread and cloth from the silkworm's cocoon; also graceful, delicate
Origin: Turkish
No. 24 · in 2025
Masal
Meaning: A tale, a story.
Origin: Turkish
No. 29 · in 2025
Zümra
Meaning: Emerald.
Origin: Turkish
No. 12 · in 2025
Aslı
Meaning: The original of something; the true one
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Ayça
Meaning: The crescent moon
Origin: Turkish
Aydan
Meaning: Radiant, taking its beauty from the moon
Origin: Turkish
Ayla
Meaning: The ring of light around the moon; a halo
Origin: Turkish
Aylin
Meaning: The ring of light around the moon; a halo
Origin: Turkish
Aynur
Meaning: Moonlight
Origin: Turkish · Arabic
Aysel
Meaning: Bright and luminous as the moon
Origin: Turkish
Aysima
Meaning: One whose face shines like the moon
Origin: Turkish · Arabic
No. 26 · in 2019
Aysu
Meaning: Bright as the moon, clear as water
Origin: Turkish
Belgin
Meaning: Clear and distinct
Origin: Turkish
Bengi
Meaning: Eternal, everlasting
Origin: Turkish
Beren
Meaning: Strong; clever
Origin: Turkish
Bilge
Meaning: Wise, learned and exemplary
Origin: Turkish
Bilgehan
Meaning: A wise ruler
Origin: Turkish
Binnaz
Meaning: Much-indulged; full of charm
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Burcu
Meaning: A sweet fragrance
Origin: Turkish
Cansu
Meaning: The water of life
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Damla
Meaning: A drop of water
Origin: Turkish
No. 30 · in 2019
Deniz
Meaning: The sea
Origin: Turkish
Derin
Meaning: Deep; profound and heartfelt
Origin: Turkish
No. 27 · in 2019
Dilek
Meaning: A wish
Origin: Turkish
Doğa
Meaning: Nature, the natural world
Origin: Turkish
No. 25 · in 2025
Duru
Meaning: Clear and unclouded
Origin: Turkish
No. 10 · in 2025
Ece
Meaning: A queen
Origin: Turkish
Esin
Meaning: Inspiration; the morning breeze
Origin: Turkish
Ezgi
Meaning: A melody
Origin: Turkish
Gizem
Meaning: A mystery
Origin: Turkish
Gökçe
Meaning: Beautiful and striking; blue-eyed
Origin: Turkish
No. 3 · in 2025
Gökçen
Meaning: Beautiful and pleasant
Origin: Turkish
Görkem
Meaning: Splendour, magnificence
Origin: Turkish
Gülay
Meaning: The month when roses bloom
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Günay
Meaning: A sunlit place; the south
Origin: Turkish
Güneş
Meaning: The sun
Origin: Turkish
No. 17 · in 2025
Hazal
Meaning: A dried, fallen leaf
Origin: Turkish
Irmak
Meaning: A great river
Origin: Turkish
Işık
Meaning: Light
Origin: Turkish
Işıl
Meaning: Gleaming, shining
Origin: Turkish
Kardelen
Meaning: The snowdrop, herald of spring
Origin: Turkish
Meltem
Meaning: The summer breeze that blows from land to sea
Origin: Turkish
Miray
Meaning: A lord radiant as the moon
Origin: Persian · Turkish
No. 14 · in 2025
Nazlı
Meaning: Coy, with charm and grace
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Neslihan
Meaning: Of a khan's line; nobly born
Origin: Arabic · Turkish · Persian
Nilay
Meaning: The brightness of the moon
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Nuray
Meaning: Moonlight
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Oya
Meaning: Fine needle lace
Origin: Turkish
Pınar
Meaning: A spring of water
Origin: Turkish
Selin
Meaning: Fast-flowing water
Origin: Turkish
Serpil
Meaning: A name given as a wish: grow well and flourish
Origin: Turkish
Sevgi
Meaning: Love, affection
Origin: Turkish
Sevil
Meaning: A name given as a wish: be always loved
Origin: Turkish
Sevim
Meaning: The quality that endears one to others
Origin: Turkish
Sibel
Meaning: A raindrop not yet fallen; an ear of wheat
Origin: Turkish
Simge
Meaning: A symbol
Origin: Turkish
Sinem
Meaning: A name meaning "my heart, my dearest"
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Songül
Meaning: The last-born daughter
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Su
Meaning: Water
Origin: Turkish
Tomris
Meaning: The Massagetae queen who fought the Persian king
Origin: Turkish
Tuğçe
Meaning: A small tuğ, the horsetail standard of a ruler
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Tülay
Meaning: One of delicate spirit
Origin: French · Turkish
Türkân
Meaning: A queen; a beautiful girl
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Umay
Meaning: A goddess named in the Orkhon inscriptions, protector of the young
Origin: Turkish
No. 6 · in 2025
Yağmur
Meaning: Rain
Origin: Turkish
No. 21 · in 2022
Yaprak
Meaning: A leaf
Origin: Turkish
Yeliz
Meaning: Bright, airy and fair
Origin: Turkish
Yıldız
Meaning: A star
Origin: Turkish
Akça
Meaning: Whitish, quite white; clean, unblemished
Origin: Turkish
Asena
Meaning: Wolf
Origin: Turkish
Aslıhan
Meaning: One descended from a khan
Origin: Turkish
Aybala
Meaning: A child bright and lovely as the moon
Origin: Turkish
Aybike
Meaning: Beautiful as the moon
Origin: Turkish
Aybüke
Meaning: Beautiful as the moon
Origin: Turkish
Ayyüce
Meaning: Bright and exalted as the moon
Origin: Turkish
Balım
Meaning: A name meaning my honey, my sweet
Origin: Turkish
Begüm
Meaning: A lady; a title given to Indian princesses
Origin: Turkish
Beliz
Meaning: A sign, a mark, a trace
Origin: Turkish
Birce
Meaning: Sole, unmatched, one of a kind
Origin: Turkish
Çağla
Meaning: Almonds and plums while still green on the tree
Origin: Turkish
Deren
Meaning: One who gathers, one who collects
Origin: Turkish
Devin
Meaning: Movement, motion; effort
Origin: Turkish
Ekin
Meaning: Grain standing in the field; culture
Origin: Turkish
Elçin
Meaning: A bunch, a handful
Origin: Turkish
Evin
Meaning: The kernel within, the essence
Origin: Turkish
Göksu
Meaning: Water that falls from the sky
Origin: Turkish
Gönül
Meaning: The seat of love and longing in the heart
Origin: Turkish
Gözde
Meaning: Much loved, held in favour
Origin: Turkish
Gülce
Meaning: Rose-like, resembling a rose
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Gülçiçek
Meaning: As lovely as a rose and a flower
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Hazel
Meaning: Leaves that dry and fall
Origin: Turkish
İdil
Meaning: The Turkic name for the Volga river
Origin: Turkish
İlay
Meaning: The fairest in the land
Origin: Turkish
İlayda
Meaning: A water nymph
Origin: Turkish
İlbilge
Meaning: The wisest in the land
Origin: Turkish
İlke
Meaning: A founding principle, a rule of conduct
Origin: Turkish
İlknur
Meaning: A name given to a firstborn daughter
Origin: Turkish · Arabic
Meriç
Meaning: The frame of a bird
Origin: Turkish
Öykü
Meaning: A story told in full; a tale
Origin: Turkish
No. 27 · in 2021
Parla
Meaning: A name meaning shine, give off light
Origin: Turkish
Selen
Meaning: Glad tidings
Origin: Turkish
Simay
Meaning: Bright and lovely as silver
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Ülkü
Meaning: An ideal, the thing one strives toward
Origin: Turkish
Zeren
Meaning: Perceptive, quick to understand, clever
Origin: Turkish
Kumsal
Meaning: A sandy place; the sandy shore where one enters the sea or a lake
Origin: Turkish
No. 29 · in 2023

Boys

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188 names

Mehmet
Meaning: Praised, worthy of praise.
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
No. 29 · in 2025
Orkun
Meaning: A variant of the name Orhun / Orkhon; associated with the Orkhon Valley and the Göktürk inscriptions.
Origin: Turkish
Toygar
Meaning: The toygar; a skylark.
Origin: Turkish
Akın
Meaning: A swift advance made together
Origin: Turkish
Alp
Meaning: A brave and heroic one
Origin: Turkish
Alparslan
Meaning: A brave and valiant one
Origin: Turkish
No. 1 · in 2025
Alperen
Meaning: A brave and valiant one
Origin: Turkish
No. 15 · in 2025
Altan
Meaning: The red dawn; a sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Anıl
Meaning: A name given as a wish: may your name always be remembered
Origin: Turkish
Aras
Meaning: A river in eastern Anatolia
Origin: Turkish
No. 10 · in 2025
Arda
Meaning: A ruler's staff; the one who comes after
Origin: Turkish
Aslan
Meaning: The lion; one who is strong and brave
Origin: Turkish
No. 12 · in 2025
Atakan
Meaning: An ancestor who ruled
Origin: Turkish
Ayaz
Meaning: The dry cold of a still, clear night; cloudless air
Origin: Turkish
No. 23 · in 2025
Aybars
Meaning: A leopard as fair as the moon
Origin: Turkish
No. 18 · in 2025
Aydın
Meaning: Luminous; enlightened and cultivated
Origin: Turkish
Ayhan
Meaning: A name meaning "O sovereign!"
Origin: Turkish
Aykut
Meaning: A blessed and auspicious moon
Origin: Turkish
Baran
Meaning: One who arrives; exalted
Origin: Turkish
Barış
Meaning: Peace
Origin: Turkish
Bartu
Meaning: Substance, wealth
Origin: Turkish
Batu
Meaning: One who prevails; victorious
Origin: Turkish
Batuhan
Meaning: A sovereign who prevails
Origin: Turkish
Baturay
Meaning: A hero; a brave one
Origin: Turkish
Bedirhan
Meaning: A sovereign as fair as the full moon
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Berk
Meaning: Solid and strong; firm
Origin: Turkish
Berkant
Meaning: A strong, unbreakable oath
Origin: Turkish
Berkay
Meaning: One who is solid and strong
Origin: Turkish
Bilge
Meaning: Wise, learned and exemplary
Origin: Turkish
Birol
Meaning: A name meaning "be one, be singular"
Origin: Turkish
Bora
Meaning: A fierce squall that brings rain behind it
Origin: Turkish
Bulut
Meaning: A cloud
Origin: Turkish
Cankat
Meaning: A name meaning "give life, spread joy"
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Cengiz
Meaning: Strong, undaunted, bold
Origin: Turkish
Coşkun
Meaning: Exuberant, full of ardour
Origin: Turkish
Demir
Meaning: Iron; one who is strong and firm
Origin: Turkish
Demirhan
Meaning: A strong sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Deniz
Meaning: The sea
Origin: Turkish
No. 30 · in 2020
Derin
Meaning: Deep; profound and heartfelt
Origin: Turkish
Doğa
Meaning: Nature, the natural world
Origin: Turkish
Doğan
Meaning: One who is born; the falcon
Origin: Turkish
Doruk
Meaning: A summit, the highest point
Origin: Turkish
Duran
Meaning: One who endures; calm and settled
Origin: Turkish
Dursun
Meaning: A name given as a wish for a long life
Origin: Turkish
Ediz
Meaning: Exalted and of great worth
Origin: Turkish
Efe
Meaning: A village hero of western Anatolia; an elder brother
Origin: Turkish
Ege
Meaning: One who protects and takes charge of a child
Origin: Turkish
Egemen
Meaning: Sovereign, not subject to another
Origin: Turkish
Ekin
Meaning: Standing corn; culture
Origin: Turkish
Emirhan
Meaning: A lord
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
No. 27 · in 2018
Emre
Meaning: One who loves deeply; a folk poet
Origin: Turkish
Erdal
Meaning: A young one
Origin: Turkish
Erdem
Meaning: Virtue
Origin: Turkish
Erdinç
Meaning: Vigorous and strong
Origin: Turkish
Erdoğan
Meaning: One born valiant
Origin: Turkish
Eren
Meaning: One believed to see truth through rare insight
Origin: Turkish
Ergin
Meaning: Matured, come of age
Origin: Turkish
Erhan
Meaning: A valiant sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Erkan
Meaning: One of valiant descent
Origin: Turkish
Erol
Meaning: A name meaning "be valiant, be true"
Origin: Turkish
Ersin
Meaning: A name meaning "may you reach your purpose"
Origin: Turkish
Ertan
Meaning: Daybreak, the first light of morning
Origin: Turkish
Ertuğrul
Meaning: Upright, true and valiant
Origin: Turkish
No. 29 · in 2019
Evren
Meaning: The universe
Origin: Turkish
Gökalp
Meaning: A blue-eyed hero
Origin: Turkish
Gökay
Meaning: One with blue eyes
Origin: Turkish
Gökberk
Meaning: A green leaf
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Gökhan
Meaning: The sky god of the early Turks
Origin: Turkish
Gökmen
Meaning: One who is fair and blue-eyed
Origin: Turkish
Göktuğ
Meaning: One who loves to give battle
Origin: Turkish
No. 2 · in 2025
Görkem
Meaning: Splendour, magnificence
Origin: Turkish
Güney
Meaning: The south; a place that always catches the sun
Origin: Turkish
Gürkan
Meaning: One full of life and vigour
Origin: Turkish
Güven
Meaning: Trust; confidence given without fear or doubt
Origin: Turkish
Işıkhan
Meaning: An enlightened, far-sighted ruler
Origin: Turkish
Kaan
Meaning: Khan of khans; a sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Kağan
Meaning: Khan of khans; a sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Kaya
Meaning: A great mass of rock
Origin: Turkish
Kayra
Meaning: Grace or favour granted from on high
Origin: Turkish
Koray
Meaning: Ardent, lively, full of motion
Origin: Turkish
Korkut
Meaning: Fearless, formidable
Origin: Turkish
Kürşat
Meaning: A valiant one; a champion
Origin: Turkish
Kuzey
Meaning: The north
Origin: Turkish
No. 13 · in 2025
Metehan
Meaning: Mete, who ruled
Origin: Turkish
No. 3 · in 2025
Mutlu
Meaning: One who has found happiness
Origin: Turkish
Oğuz
Meaning: A sturdy young man; a true-hearted friend
Origin: Turkish
Oğuzhan
Meaning: A strong sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Okan
Meaning: Discerning
Origin: Turkish
Oktay
Meaning: One matchless and strong as an arrow
Origin: Turkish
Onur
Meaning: The respect a person holds for themselves
Origin: Turkish
Orhan
Meaning: The ruler of a city
Origin: Turkish
Ozan
Meaning: A poet; a bard
Origin: Turkish
Pamir
Meaning: The high Central Asian range, homeland of the tulip
Origin: Turkish
Sarp
Meaning: Rugged and steep; hard to climb
Origin: Turkish
Savaş
Meaning: Struggle, contention
Origin: Turkish
Selçuk
Meaning: Well-spoken, eloquent
Origin: Turkish
Sencer
Meaning: A fortress
Origin: Turkish
Serkan
Meaning: One of noble descent
Origin: Persian · Turkish
Sezgin
Meaning: Intuitive and understanding
Origin: Turkish
Tamer
Meaning: One wholly accomplished
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Taner
Meaning: One bright and strong as the dawn
Origin: Turkish
Tansel
Meaning: A flood of dawn light
Origin: Turkish · Arabic
Tarkan
Meaning: One of privilege and standing
Origin: Turkish
Taylan
Meaning: Slender, refined and well-formed
Origin: Turkish
Tekin
Meaning: Singular, without equal; auspicious
Origin: Turkish
Timur
Meaning: Iron
Origin: Turkish
Tolga
Meaning: The iron helm worn by warriors
Origin: Turkish
Toprak
Meaning: The earth that sustains life; one's country
Origin: Turkish
Tuğra
Meaning: The tughra, the calligraphic seal used by Ottoman sultans
Origin: Turkish
Tuna
Meaning: Abundant; imposing
Origin: Turkish
Tunç
Meaning: Bronze
Origin: Turkish
Tuncay
Meaning: A bronze-coloured moon
Origin: Turkish
Turan
Meaning: The name given to the lands of the Turkic peoples
Origin: Turkish
Turgut
Meaning: A dwelling place
Origin: Turkish
Uğur
Meaning: A sign believed to bring good fortune
Origin: Turkish
Umut
Meaning: Hope
Origin: Turkish
No. 26 · in 2023
Utku
Meaning: Victory
Origin: Turkish
Vural
Meaning: A name meaning "strike and take"
Origin: Turkish
Yalın
Meaning: Plain and unadorned; a flame
Origin: Turkish
Yamaç
Meaning: The flank of a mountain or hill
Origin: Turkish
Yaman
Meaning: Bold and strong; resourceful
Origin: Turkish
No. 28 · in 2025
Yaşar
Meaning: A name given as a wish for a long life
Origin: Turkish
Yavuz
Meaning: Stout-hearted and brave; fine
Origin: Turkish
Yiğit
Meaning: Strong, stout-hearted, heroic
Origin: Turkish
No. 16 · in 2025
Yılmaz
Meaning: Undaunted, unwearying, resolute
Origin: Turkish
Adar
Meaning: Maturity, ripeness
Origin: Turkish
Akgün
Meaning: A happy, joyful day
Origin: Turkish
Alaz
Meaning: Flame
Origin: Turkish
Alpaslan
Meaning: A brave and valiant one
Origin: Turkish
Alpay
Meaning: A courageous, valiant one
Origin: Turkish
Alper
Meaning: A brave and heroic man
Origin: Turkish
Alptuğ
Meaning: A brave, courageous fighter
Origin: Turkish
Altay
Meaning: High mountain
Origin: Turkish
Araz
Meaning: Well-being, happiness
Origin: Turkish
Arel
Meaning: An upright, honest person
Origin: Turkish
Arman
Meaning: An honest, upright, dependable person
Origin: Turkish
Ata
Meaning: Father; a forefather
Origin: Turkish
Atabey
Meaning: Among the Seljuks, the tutor entrusted with a prince's education
Origin: Turkish
Atahan
Meaning: A forefather who ruled
Origin: Turkish
Ayberk
Meaning: A name meaning O strong one
Origin: Turkish
Aytaç
Meaning: One crowned as brightly as the moon
Origin: Turkish · Arabic
Barkın
Meaning: One who journeys, a traveller
Origin: Turkish
Barlas
Meaning: Hero, warrior
Origin: Turkish
Baturalp
Meaning: A hero, brave and valiant
Origin: Turkish
Baybars
Meaning: One who is rich and fearless
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Bayram
Meaning: A day of celebration; joy
Origin: Turkish
Berkan
Meaning: A name meaning remember well
Origin: Turkish
Bilgehan
Meaning: A learned ruler
Origin: Turkish
Boran
Meaning: A squall, a storm
Origin: Turkish
Buğra
Meaning: A male camel
Origin: Turkish
Cengizhan
Meaning: A mighty ruler
Origin: Turkish
Çağan
Meaning: A festival, a day of celebration
Origin: Turkish
Çağatay
Meaning: A foal, a young horse
Origin: Turkish
Çağlar
Meaning: A cascade; one full of spirit
Origin: Turkish
Çağrı
Meaning: A call, an invitation
Origin: Turkish
Dağhan
Meaning: The mountain god of the early Turks
Origin: Turkish
Demiralp
Meaning: A strong, powerful, valiant one
Origin: Turkish
Denizhan
Meaning: The sea god of the early Turks
Origin: Turkish
Devrim
Meaning: A sudden qualitative change in the social order
Origin: Turkish
Doğu
Meaning: The east, where the sun rises
Origin: Turkish
Doğukan
Meaning: One who comes from the east
Origin: Turkish
Dorukhan
Meaning: An accomplished, pre-eminent ruler
Origin: Turkish
Eray
Meaning: The crescent phase, the new moon
Origin: Turkish
Ercan
Meaning: A brave, spirited, courageous one
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Gökdeniz
Meaning: One with blue-grey eyes
Origin: Turkish
Göktürk
Meaning: A Turkic people of Central Asia before the Islamic era
Origin: Turkish
Ilgaz
Meaning: A horse at full gallop
Origin: Turkish
Karan
Meaning: A hero; courageous
Origin: Turkish
Kıvanç
Meaning: Pride, a source of pride
Origin: Turkish
Kutay
Meaning: Blessed, auspicious moon
Origin: Turkish
Meriç
Meaning: The frame of a bird
Origin: Turkish
Mete
Meaning: The great Turkic-Hun emperor
Origin: Turkish
Özcan
Meaning: One who is a true friend
Origin: Turkish · Persian
Özgür
Meaning: One free to decide for themselves; free
Origin: Turkish
Seyithan
Meaning: A foremost ruler
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Teoman
Meaning: The father of Mete, emperor of the Huns
Origin: Turkish
Timuçin
Meaning: Hard, unyielding iron
Origin: Turkish
Tuğrul
Meaning: A bird of prey
Origin: Turkish
Tunahan
Meaning: A splendid, magnificent ruler
Origin: Turkish
Uras
Meaning: Fortune, luck
Origin: Turkish
Uraz
Meaning: Fortune, luck
Origin: Turkish
Uygar
Meaning: A cultured, civil, civilised person
Origin: Turkish
Uzay
Meaning: Space, the boundless void that holds all things
Origin: Turkish
Yağız
Meaning: Dark-complexioned; brave
Origin: Turkish
Yağızhan
Meaning: A dark-complexioned ruler
Origin: Turkish
Yazan
Meaning: One who writes
Origin: Turkish
Yiğithan
Meaning: A strong, fearless, heroic ruler
Origin: Turkish
Yunus Emre
Meaning: Yunus: the dolphin. Emre: one who loves; a folk poet. In Türkiye the pairing is associated with the Sufi poet Yunus Emre, who lived in the 13th-14th centuries.
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
No. 26 · in 2021