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The Plain English Dictionary of Turkish 'Personal Names' for Males If you've got a specific Male 'Personal Name' that you'd like us to research for you, please drop us a line at: LPT's Turkish 'Personal Names' mailbox. We'll make every effort to include it in the chart below. CD Owners enjoy complete and direct links throughout the entire Turkish Personal Names dictionary. Site visitors may browse the Male Names page freely. |
Turkish Male 'Given Name' | Plain English Meaning | Informational Tidbits |
| A | ||
| Abad | 1. happy, merry 2. rich and prosperous 3. cultivated, developed | |
| Abay | 1. intuition 2. understanding as comprehension or as intelligence or as perception or as sympathy | |
| Abbad | One who acts justly in his servitude to God | |
| Abbas | See the female name, Abbase. | Found in modern idioms: The 'original' Abbas was the slightly-older uncle of the Prophet Mohammed (Muhammad). |
| Abdi | Obedient | |
| Abdullah | God's servant/slave | There are numerous Turkish-male names beginning with "Abd" that are variations on the theme of "God's servant/slave" -- from Abdi to Abdürrezzak. |
| Ahmed/Ahmet | Found in idioms: Ahmet'in öküzü, bakar iki gözü. | |
| Alev Alev is also |
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| Ali (Arabic root) |
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| Arslan (Turkish root) |
Also see Aslan, below. | |
| Aslan (Turkish root) |
Also see Arslan, above. | |
| Aydın (Turkish root) Though the name Aydın is exclusively a male name in modern times, it was once a female name too. The daughter of Kılıçaslan (Kılıç Arslan) was named Aydın. |
In ancient history: There were three Selçuk princes born near Aydın (called Tralles under the Byzantines) in the middle of the 13th Century. They were the sons of Mehmet Bey, a Selçuk war admiral. When the Selçuk Empire began collapsing (after the Battle of Kösedağ in 1243), the three princes rose to prominence and overcame local Byzantine rule, to establish the Aydınoğulları Beyliği (Principality of the Sons of Aydın). At its peak, the Principality (which lasted about 100 years in all) encompassed the provinces of Aydın itself, Izmir, Ayasuğ, and Sard. The Principality was 'incorporated' into the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Mehmet I in 1413 (after the Interregnum).57 | |
| Ayhan ...is also (Turkish root) |
A noteworthy Ayhan was the second of six sons to Oğuz Han, | |
| Aytaç ...is also (Turkish root) |
a moon-shaped crown | Aytaç Arman (Turkish Actor) who has appeared in almost 100 films, began his film career in 1971. Aytaç Arman ![]() Click to Turkish Movies Catalog. |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Adnan, Aladdin, Alican, Alişan, Alparslan, Armağan, Aziz -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. |
| B | ||
| Babür | 1. ruler, monarch, sovereign 2. boasting, bragging | A babür is a type of small tiger living in Turkmenistan. Babür (1483-1530) was the name of the Turk who founded the Great Moğol Empire in ancient India. |
| Bağdaş | 1. friend 2. a cross-legged seating position | |
| Bahtiyar Bahtiyar is also (Persian root) |
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| Barış Barış is also (Turkish root) |
peace |
Turkish Who's Who: |
| Başak Başak is also (Turkish root) |
Also see burçlar for complete list of Osmanlı (Ottoman), Modern Turkish, and English astrological signs. Click to see sample Turkish astrological predictions... | |
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Bayram (Turkish root) |
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| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Baran, Bayhan, Baytekin, Beyazit, Bilge, Bilgi, Bilal, Bumin, Bülent -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. |
| C | ||
| Can (boy child) Can also be |
Found in proverbs: Found in idioms: See numerous examples beginning with: can atmak. In Ottoman history: the name of someone related to the Bektaşi dervish order | |
| Cem (Persian root) |
ruler, monarch, sovereign | A famous namesake in Ottoman history was the ill-fated |
| Cemil Also see the female counterpart name, Cemile. (Arabic root) |
Turkish Who's Who: Cemil Çiçek -- Politician. | |
| Cengiz (Turkish root) |
See our LPT on CD for complete name-origin information... | |
| Ceyhun | ||
| Cezmi (Arabic root) |
Someone who quickly makes a definite decision; someone who settles (something) quickly and finally; decisive, determined, resolute; uniform, unvarying | Female equivalent at: Cezmiye |
| Cüneyd or Cüneyt (Arabic root) |
little soldier | İzmirlioğlu Cüneyt Bey (a sufi mystic) is said to have walked 30 times to Mecca on Hajj religious pilgrimage. |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Canpolat, Celal, Cemal, Cemalettin, Cenk, Cihangir, Coşkun, Cumhur, Cüneyt -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| Ç | ||
| Çağdaş | See the female name Çağdaş. | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| D | ||
| Derya
More often a male name, Derya is also (Persian root) |
Turkish Who's Who: Derya Büyükunçu -- backstroke and butterfly swimmer (male) who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, beginning in 1992. In idioms: deryadil -- a well-spoken, fatherly, elder man derya gibi -- 1. very knowledgeable. 2. lots of, superabundant. In proverbs: Aşık bir deryadır, dalmayan bilmez -- Love is a vast sea, those who don't dive in never know it. Find more interesting background about 'Derya' on the female names page. | |
| Devlet
...is also (Arabic root) |
Turkish Who's Who: Devlet Bahçeli -- politician. | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as Deniz, Derin, Durmuş -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| E | ||
| Elif | See the female name, Elif. | |
| Emin | See the female counterpart name, Emine. | In Ottoman history: When combined with |
| Emre | Turkish Who's Who: In Ottoman history: the name Emre meant beylerbeyi. | |
| Erol | Turkish Who's Who: Erol Büyükburç -- ageing but still popular Turkish balladeer. Formerly a Rock, Pop, and Folk singer. | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Erdal, Erdoğan, Esen -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| F | ||
| Fatih | Turkish Who's Who: Fatih Altaylı -- debunking TV commentator and journalist for Hürriyet Gazetesi, Turkey's most popular newspaper. | |
| Fikret Fikret is also (Arabic root) |
A famous Turkish poet was Tevfik Fikret (1867-1915). | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| G | ||
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| H | ||
| Hakan | a title that was given to ancient Turkish and Moğol monarchs | |
| Halil Also see the female counterpart name, Halile. (Arabic root) |
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| Hıncal | (one who) takes revenge | Turkish Who's Who: |
| Hilmi Also see the female counterpart name, Hilmiye. (Arabic root) |
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| Husrev Also Hüsrev (Persian root) |
Turkish Who's Who: In Ottoman history: When Grand Vizier Husrev Paşa was dismissed (because of his failure to capture Baghdad in 1628 during the reign of Sultan Murat IV), he rebelled and obtained the "support of both the Janissary and Sipahi corps, which led to a whole series of military uprisings"26 -- that almost brought down the Sultanate. | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Habib, Habibullah, Hüseyin -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| I | ||
| Itri Also see the |
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| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Irmak, Işık -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| İ | ||
| İbrahim (Hebrew root) |
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| İlhan | a title, used by monarch's of the Moğul Empire (India, 16-17 C.) | |
| 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 | ||
| Kayahan (Turkish root) |
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| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Kaya, Kemal, 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. |
| M | ||
| Mehmet (Arabic root) |
Muhammad (Muhammed) | ... is the Prophet's name as spoken and spelled in Turkish.
In 2005, 'Mehmet' remains the most popular male name in Turkey. There's still more on our CD... |
| Mihri | See the female name entry. | |
| Murat | wish, desire, longing | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Mustafa -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| N | ||
| Necat | Also see Necati, below. | |
| Necati |
Also see Necat, above. Is this 2006 anti-American movie for the 1978 anti-Turkish film Click the movie poster to get the 'true gen'... ![]() Thanks to Valley of the Wolves Promo website at: www.valleyofthewolvesiraq.com | |
| Nevzad/Nevzat Also see the female name, Nevzad/Nevzat. (Persian root) |
a new-born child | |
| Nihat Also see the female name, Nihat. (Persian root) |
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| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Necmettin, Necmi -- along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| O | ||
| Okan (Turkish root) |
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| Okay
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Turkish Who's Who: Okay Gönensin -- newspaper columnist. | |
| Orhan (Turkish root) |
In Ottoman history: The son of Osman Gazi. More even than his famous father, young Orhan (who was the second Ottoman Emperor and the first to be referred to as Sultan) brought the fledgling Ottoman Empire through its infancy until it reached a 'critical mass.'
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| Osman (Turkish root) |
In Ottoman history: It was Osman Gazi who founded the Osmanlı İmparatorluğu (Ottoman Empire) circa 1281.
Example: Osman helps you translate Turkish... |
| Ö | ||
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| P | ||
| 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, such as: Ramazan, Recep -- are available on CD. |
| S | ||
| Safiye Safiyeddin Also see (Arabic root) |
See female entry. | The Safavid religious order was first founded in Azerbaijan by Şeyh Safiuddin [Sheikh Safiyeddin Erdebili] |
| Salih The female equivalent is Saliha. (Arabic root) |
Turkish Actor | |
| Sedat (Arabic root) |
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| Suat (Arabic root) |
happy, happiness, or 'related to happiness' | Suat is also a Turkish female name. |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as Saim, Süleyman -- 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 | ||
| Tarık (Arabic root) |
In history: Tarık (Tariq ibn Ziyad) -- was the general who led the Muslim conquest of Spain. In May 711, he landed on Gibraltar with an army of 7,000 mercenaries and Gibraltar was thereafter known as Jabal Tariq (Mount Tarik), from which the modern form of the name is derived. Tariq soon advanced to the Spanish mainland itself, gaining valuable support from Spanish Jews who had been persecuted by the Visigoths -- and from Christian supporters. In July 711, he defeated the forces of the Visigothic usurper King Roderick. He then immediately marched on Toledo, the Spanish capital, and occupied it. He also conquered Cordoba. In 712, he joined forces with Musa ibn Nusayr (the Muslim conqueror of Morocco) -- and his army of 18,000. Together the two generals occupied more than two-thirds of the Iberian peninsula in the next few years. In 714, Musa and Tariq were summoned by the Caliph back to Damascus, where they were both accused of misappropriation of funds and died (c. 720) in obscurity.119 | |
| Tarkan
(husband) (wife) (Turkish root) |
...was a title of respect for officials and viziers in Turkey's pre-Islamic age. | |
| Teoman (Turkish root) |
The original Teoman was the father of Mete, an Emperor of the Huns in the year 220 BC. | |
| Tolga |
War helmet; an iron head-piece worn into battle in Ottoman times. | |
| Turhan (Turkish root) |
a distinguished person of noble birth | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, such as: Tayyip, Tunç -- 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 | ||
| Volkan | volcano | |
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |
| Y | ||
| Additional Turkish Given-Names, along with their plain-English meanings, etc. are available on CD. |


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