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The Plain English Dictionary
of Turkish Female First Names,
Personal Names, Given Names

In Turkey - Türkiye'de

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Introduction to Turkish Personal Names

Turkish Male Names

Turkish Personal Names, Baby Names, and Surnames

Baby Names, First Names, and Given Names -- an update

Profiles of the Turkish People

The Plain English Dictionary
of Turkish 'First Names' for Females
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Turkish Female 'Given Name'	Plain English Meaning	Informational Tidbits
A
Abbase	(sb) whose eyebrows touch each other beetle-browed, frowning (sb) who has the face of a lion	See the male name Abbas.
Abide	a monument a valuable work of art
Açelya	beautiful, scentless azalea (the flowering bush)
Acılay	shining like a full moon
Adalet	1. justice 2. equity	Found in proverbs: Geç kalmış adalet adaletsizliktir. Justice that comes late is injustice.
Alev	See the male name Alev.
Arzu	(a) wish, (a) desire, (a) yearning, (a) longing. (an) aspiration, (an) ardent desire. (an)inclination, (an)appetite. (a) request	The heroine in the romantic Turkish folktale 'Arzu ile Kamber' is named Arzu. Banu Alkan stars in Arzu (Desire) Click to Turkish Movies Catalog Turkish Proverb: Arzudan umut kesilmez. Lit. Hope is not diminished by desire. Fig. Never abandon your desires... If you do so, you'll regret it.
Aslı	a homeland place of origin someone who is the 'salt of the earth'	It's one of the oldest of female names to appear in Turkish folk literature -- though it's not originally Turkish. It was the name of the beloved of Kerem İsfahan (the son of a Turkish Shah) -- in the tragic Turkish folktale Kerem ile Aslı (Kerem and Asli).
Asya	Asia	the world's largest continent
Ayhan	See the male name, Ayhan.
Aynur (Turkish root)	moonlight, moonbeam, bright like the moon brightly shining; gleaming, glittering, glistening; sparkling spick-and-span, spotlessly clean and shining; smooth, clean, and shining	Turkish Who's Who Aynur Aydan [1] had a flair for scandal. Click!
Aysun	statuesque, graceful looking, well proportioned as shiny and beautiful as the moon	Turkish Who's Who: Aysun Kayacı Former Football fan...
Aytaç ...is also a male name. (Turkish root)	a moon-shaped crown
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Armağan, Asana/Asena, Aslı, Aylin, Ayşe, Ayten -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

B
Bacı	1. older sister 2. the sheik's wife, the dervish's wife
Bade	1. wine 2. a Persian alcoholic drink 3. love, holy love
Badegül	rose-colored alcoholic drink
Bağdagül	a rose whose value can't be measured
Bağdat	capital city of Iraq
Bahar	1. spring, springtime 2. flowers, blossoms 3. young, youthful, youthful period of life 4. seasoning, spice
Bahtiyar/Bahtiyare	See the male name Bahtiyar.
Banu (Persian root)	woman, housewife there's more on our CD...	Turkish Who's Who: Banu Alkan Turkish Suzanne Somers? Banu Alkan is 'Desire' personified... in the Turkish movie by the same name.
Barış	See the male name Barış.
Başak	See the male name Başak.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Beril, Berin, Berna, Beyaz, Bilge, Bilgi, Birsen -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

C
Can	See male name Can.
Ceyda Sometimes seen as Ceydan (Arabic Root)	A person who is good, useful, and (any one of the following -- a. beneficial. b. dutiful, caring. c. auspicious, favorable) Someone tall and beautiful	Turkish Who's Who: Ceyda Düvenci Click for enlargement! Film and TV actress of the 1990s and 2000s
Ceylan	gazelle (the fast, graceful, thin-legged animal with beautiful eyes) one who has beautiful eyes	Found in idioms: ceylan gözlü; having beautiful eyes ceylan bakışlı; having alluring eyes Turkish Who's Who: Ceylan (in 1984 - in 2005)
Cezmiye (Arabic root)	Decisive	Male equivalent (with expanded explanation) at: Cezmi
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Canan, Cemile -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Ç
Çağdaş Çağdaş is also a male name. (Turkish root)	(one who is) modern (one who is) contemporary, contemporaneous
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

D
Demet	bunch, bouquet (of flowers) bunch (of greens) a direct ray of light emanating from a source	Turkish Who's Who: Demet Şener *Starkers!*
Derya Derya is more often a male name. (Persian root)	See the male name entry.	Turkish Who's Who: Derya Tuna -- Arabesque singer (female)... İbrahim Tatlıses's former lover was shot in the thigh by a Tatlıses fan, who thought her on-stage costume too risqué. Derya Tuna, in the dress that got her shot! Click for enlargement! Derya Sonay -- popular transsexual erotik movie star during the Seks Furyası Era of the Turkish Cinema. Click for Derya Sonay's Turkish Cinema catalog-entry. In idioms: deryadan bir katre -- a (very) small piece of a (much) larger whole In proverbs: Aşığın sevdadan geçirmeye say, deryayı kurutmaya say gibidir -- Trying to make a lover get over melancholy is like trying to dry up the ocean. Find more interesting background about 'Derya' on the male names page.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, like: Damla, Defne, Deniz, Devlet, etc. -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

E
Ebru (Persian root)	an (eye)brow a blending together of different colors (on paper or fabric) marbling, marbleization (of paper) marbled (paper), of different colors watering (of fabrics)
Ece	Queen Minister great, august, exalted, peerless large and imposing, noble, majestic mother old woman	This name is only used for women nowadays, but one noteworthy Ece was a man -- a great Turkish commander of the 14 C. Ece Görsel and Hıncal Uluç Is it a May-December romance or just plain embarrassing? Left click for image enlargement and legibility.
Elif Elif is also a male name. (Arabic root)	Alef -- the first letter of the Arabic alphabet we became accustomed to, something very familiar customary figurative meaning -- straight and true (and tall), resembling the shape of the Alef a tall, thin girl	Found in idioms: Elifi görse mertek/direk sanır. If he/she sees 'Alef' he/she thinks it's a wooden beam/post. (ie.He/she is illiterate.)
Esma (Arabic root)	a 'person' a 'named person'	In Ottoman history: Esma Sultan was the sister of Sultan Mahmud II. It's said that she was very clever and wise.
Esra	quick, the fastest
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Emine, Esen, Esengül -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

F
Fatima/Fatma Usual nickname is: Fatoş. (Arabic root)	created far away from hell separated from milk the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad	Turkish Who's Who: Fatma Girik -- a film star of old, Fatma is now (in 2005) playing a country ağa in the popular TV series 'Gurbet Kadını'. Fatma Girik -- then (1966) and now (2005) -- Click to Fatma Girik in the Turkish Movies Catalog.
Fikret	See the male name Fikret.
Funda (Turkish root)	(any of the many varieties of) heath
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

G
Gülçin (Turkish root)	one who gathers roses	...is exclusively a female name.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as Garibe, Görkçe, Gülben along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

H
Hadice/Hatice (Arabic root)	Hadice (spelling variation: Hatice) was the name of Muhammed's first wife. Muhammed founded Islam and Hatice/Hadice was, therefore, the first Muslim woman. Her name means 'a girl child born early/prematurely'. The name is exclusively a female name.	Hatice Şendil Turkish TV Actress most recently seen in a dual role as Ebru Duru/Alemdar in the TV Series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu (Valley of the Wolves Ambush) Click large!
Halile	See the male counterpart name, Halil.
Hande (Persian root)	laughing, laughter, a way of laughing an opening, being opened gibe, irony, sarcasm frolic, dalliance, lark In Turkey - Türkiye'de	Turkish Who's Who: Hande Ataizi *is exposed in a flash!* Hande Yener's 'occupational accident' (iş kazası) at tbe 80th İzmir Int'l Fuar 2011 Click to Hande's entry on the Turkish Who's Who page! Ottoman Turkish Root Use (Persian In Origin): zehrhand/zehirhand meaning acı gülüş in modern Turkish and bitter laughter, sorrowful laughter in English şekerhand meaning tatlı gülüş, sevgilinin tatlı gülüşü in modern Turkish and sweet laughter, a lover's sweet laughter in English
Hilmiye	See the male counterpart name, Hilmi.
Hülya	1) a pleasant or sweet thought 2) a vision, fantasy, dream	Turkish Who's Who: There's only one Hülya Avşar! Hülya Avşar -- then (1985) and now (2005) -- Left click for image enlargement.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as Habibe -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

I
Itır Also see the male counterpart name, Itri.	A beautiful, pleasant smell the pleasant smelling herbal leaves of the geranium	Turkish Who's Who: Itır Esen (1977-2005)
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Irmak, Işık -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

İ
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

J
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

K
Karaca (Turkish root)	dark, swarthy (person) darkskinned; brunette brunette color, dark brown to black of the deer species, a type of beautiful wild goat (a) wild grass; herb	Karaca Kaan was a popular conventional and erotik Turkish Film-star Click to learn more about her in the Turkish Movies Catalog.
Kezban (Turkish root) Originally Kedbanu (Persian root)	woman majordomo, woman butler liar imitation; artificial; false connected to home and husband one who manages a place	Turkish Who's Who: Kezban Hatemi *Myopic Jurist* See fuller treatment at: Turkish Personal Names, Baby Names, etc.
Kübra (Arabic root)	the biggest, the grandest, the most august, the most majestic the most imposing, the most impressive pompous, high-and-mighty (overly) proud, conceited	In İslam, the (mythical) Mahkeme-i Kübra is a high court in 'the other world' that makes pronouncements and decisions about religious texts.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Kıbrıs -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

L
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Maral

female deer

roe deer

gazelle

Turkish quotation: Aman avcı vurma beni! Ben bu dağların aman maraliyam [sic]. Oh my! Don't shoot me, hunter. I belong to these mountains.

Also see Meral, below.

Melek

(Arabic root)

an angel

someone with a beautiful face

someone with a beautiful temperment

Melek Görgün
was a popular
conventional and erotik
Turkish Film-star

Melek Görgün movie photo from 'Fırçana Bayıldım Boyacı' aka 'Erkeklik Öldü Mü Abiler', 1978

Click to learn
more about her.

Meral

female deer

roe deer

gazelle

Also see Maral, above.

Merve

a mountain in/near Mecca

Mihri

Also used as a male name.

(Persian root).

the Sun

love

the month of September

Mihrimah

the Sun and the Moon

Suleyman the Magnificent's only surviving daughter was named Mihrimah.

Mihrişah

the Sun of Sultans

Müjde

good news, joyful tidings

delightful news, glad tidings

beneficial, favorable news

Colloquially:
Müjde! or Müjde Olsun!
I've got good news!

müjde vermek; to give (someone) a piece of good news

Müjde Ar --
popular Turkish actress
Müjde Ar (Mujde Ar), Film and TV Actress

Click for lot's more about Müjde Ar...

Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as:
Mediha, Meltem --
along with their plain-English meanings, etc.
are available on CD.

N
Nehir	river	Turkish Who's Who: Nehir Erdoğan *Wants to be a star...*
Nevzad/Nevzat	See the male name, Nevzad/Nevzat.
Nihat	See the male name, Nihat.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Nesrin, Nihal -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

O
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Ö
Özlem (husband) (wife) (Turkish root)	a wish to be reunited seeing (sb) once again; afresh a longing a desire for sth lofty a predilection, penchant (or fondness, liking, tendency or inclination, bent) for sth noble
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

P
Perihan	1. Fairy Queen 2. Queen of the Fairy Angels 3. one who summons fairies	...is the name of the female member of your WebMaster team.
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

R
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

S
Safiye Also see male counterpart names. (Arabic root)	pure, unadulterated unmixed inseparable distinguished (bread) eaten by itself	There was once a lovely Safiye Sultan in the Ottoman Court. And a namesake idiomatic-phrase exists -- Safiye geldi, kafiye gitti (Safiye came and the rhyme left) -- though we're not certain of its meaning.
Saliha (Arabic root)	See meanings at Salih, the male equivalent.
Seda	echo voice sound	Seda Sayan -- argueably Turkey's most popular all-round entertainer Turkish Time Tunnel 1985 and 2005 Click to Seda Sayan in the Turkish Movies Catalog!
Semra (Arabic root)	darkskinned, swarthy; brunette
Sermin	someone who (or, something that) has matured (or, is mature) someone who has earned the right to take control (or, to be in charge/power)	...is exclusively a female name.
Sertab/Sertap	stubborn sb who is resistant, in opposition	Turkish Who's Who: Sertab Erener -- performed the winning Turkish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004.
Sevil (Turkish root)	someone who is always loved/liked someone who is to be caressed/fondled	...is exclusively a female name.
Seza, Sezai, Sezal, Sezan, Sezay (Turkish root)	one who is appropriate, suitable, seemly one who is well-proportioned one who is intuitive (esp. Sezal)
Sezen	one who feels deeply one who is sensitive
Sibel	(a portion of) grain a drop of rain that hasn't yet reached the ground	Turkish Who's Who: Sibel Kekilli -- porn queen, turned 'legitimate' actress
Suat (Arabic root)	Is both a male and a female Turkish name. See the male name for meaning..
Suzan Exclusively a female name. (Persian root)	fiery vivacious, fervent feverish, having a fever excited, ebullient, enthusiastic, exuberant exciting, thrilling a person on fire burning, (something) that produces a burning effect (voice/song) that kindles an intense feeling of sadness/melancholy in the listener	Suzan Avcı often played a wanton woman during her 50 year career in Turkish Movies. Click!
Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Saime, Selma, Süreyya -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Ş
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

T
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

U
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Ü
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

V
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Y
Yeşim	jade	...is the name of your WebMasters' daughter (who is a frequent voice-recording contributor to LPT -- as well as the mother of our first grandson, Can Büyükburç).
Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD.

Z
Zeynep or rarely, Zeyneb (Arabic root)	valuable stones, pieces of jewelry	According to Arabic history, the original Zeynep (Zebbo) became ruler of the state of Tedmür when Üzyne died in the year 266. With permission of the Romans she expanded her borders, into Egypt. But afterwards, when the Romans turned against her, she was defeated. As a slave in Rome, she is said to have amazed everyone with her beauty and intelligence. Turkish Who's Who: Zeynep Merkit