For a girl as for a boy, the Turkish repertoire is full of beautiful first names!
In the history of Turkey, there are tons baby name inspiration, whether a girl or a boy, through the heroes and heroines who forged her past. In Turkish culture, but also in literature and customs, there are many ideas for first names for baby girls and boys! If you are looking for a Turkish name to give to your baby who is about to be born, whether long, short, ancient, modern, rare or original, it is bound to be found here!
Turkish female names
To name a little girl with a Turkish first name, the ideas are endless… In the list of the most popular, we already find Hawa, Ayline, Emel, Emine, Gokce, Esin, Ozlem, Ebru, Asli, Zeynep which are very beautiful names for a baby girl! But there are also other registers, such as modern Turkish first names, which are for example Selva, Oya, Nevra, Nisa, or even Rena. As for religious first names, inspired by the Koran, there are Moufida, Meryem, Tahira, or even Afia for the girls.
Turkish male names
Are you looking for a male Turkish name for your baby? Mehmet, Adem, Omer, Osman, Ozan, Anil, Baris, Aylan, Selim, Kahil are among the best known and most popular! But you will also find modern first names, such as Munis, Oktay which has a very pretty meaning (it is the one who brings spring), or even Sahin And Rena, which literally “sings of life”. Taha is the one who hides, and Vefik “the secret flower of the earth”. Erol, Mete, Semi, Izer, Inan, Gani, Ediz, Edip or Emré are some of the prettiest short names for boys.
What Turkish first names are rare?
As for boys, in the Turkish repertoire, there are many rare first names, which are nurullahwhich means “he who judges”, or Tolunay “one who strikes”. Necatiwith its meaning of “one who shouts” is not common, as Turhan which refers to the idea of a bite! VecihiUmar, Muzzaffer, Teoman are other rarities for baby boy in Turkish.
Girls also have their share of uncommon Turkish first names! If you are looking to give a name that is rare to a little girl, you can choose between Bilgen which means “to sting”, or Bayzanur. Hatice, Ilayda, Imge, Irmak, Doga, Fahrunissa: rare first names of Turkish origin.
What original Turkish first name for a baby?
If you are looking for a Turkish name to give to your baby, but you would like it not to be common, original, you can look at Esel, Sebnem, Kiraz, Kayra, Reza for a girl. Or: Kenise, TurnaTulin, Tugba, Manolia, Masal and Melda.
For a little boy, if you want an original first name, there is Zihni and Zeynel, which means “hide the fire”, or even Mestan, Hursit (the man of heart), Mete, Ilhami, Hizir. Zelimkan is also an original first name, just like Vefik which has a pretty meaning, “the secret flower of the earth”.