Turkish Names for Girls

Ainaz – Beautiful like the moon

Ajda – Returning visitor

Ajla – Halo (also Arabic for ‘brighter; beautiful; smoother’)

Akasma – White climbing rose

Akasya – Acacia tree

Akay – Shining moon

Akça – Pale

Akkutlu – Proper name

Alara – Water fairy; first drop of water in heaven

Alayça – Moonlight

Alçiçek – Scarlet flower

Alemşah – World; universe

Alesta – Alert; watchful

Almila – Red apple

Altina – Golden one

Arda – Marker; stake

Ardıç – Juniper

Arife – Learned; knowing; expert

Aslana – Lion

Aslı – Genuine; real

Aslıhan – Genuine; real

Asude – Comfortable; quiet

Avgan – Blue

Ayda – Moon

Ayela – Halo of light around the moon

Ayla – Halo of light around the moon (also Hebrew for ‘oak tree’)

Aylin – Halo of light around the moon

Aysan – Moonlike (also Persian for ‘moonlike’)

Ayşe – Happy living one; well living one

Aysel – Moonlight

Bahar – Spring

Begüm – Princess

Bengi – Eternal; immortal

Bengü – Eternal; immortal

Beren – Strong; clever; well-known

Berrak – Woman of charity

Betül - Virgin

Beyza – White; pale

Bike – Queen; woman

Bilge – Wise

Birçan – One soul

Birgül – One rose

Birsen – Only you

Bora – Strong wind (also Hungarian for ‘stranger’ and Korean for ‘purple’)

Büke – Wise; knowledgeable person

Burçak – Seeds of a type of plant; vicia

Burcu – Scent; fragrance

Buse – Kiss

Çaǧla – The action of flowing water

Cana – Beloved

Candan – Sincerely

Cansu – Life water

Cemre – Ember of fire

Ceyda – A beautiful woman

Çiğdem – Crocus; sunflower

Damla – Drop of water or rain

Defne – Laurel

Demet - Bouquet

Deniz – The sea

Derya – Sea

Dicle – River; life-providing

Didem – My eye (also Persian for ‘eye; dearest; highly valued’)

Dilara – Heart

Dilek – Wish; desire

Dinara – Gold coin (also Arabic ‘wealthy; gold coin’)

Doga – Nature

Ebru – Marbling patterns on paper; art form; calligraphy

Ece – Queen; beautiful woman

Ecem – My queen

Elif – One with a slender body (also Arabic for ‘unique; only one’)

Emel – Desire; wish; passion

Emine – Truthful; reliable; trustworthy (also Arabic for ‘faithful; truthful; trustworthy’)

Emiri – One who tries to excel; rival

Emre – Loving friend

Erendiz – Jupiter

Esma – Supreme

Esmanur – Scarlet flower

Esra – Travel at night

Evrim – Evolution

Eylem - Action

Eylul – September

Ezgi – Melody

Fairuza or Fairuzah – Turquoise

Fatmagül – Maiden; virgin; rose

Feray – Radiance of the moon

Feriha – Joyous woman

Feyza – Abundance; prosperity

Fidan - Sapling

Filiz – Blossom; to flower

Funda – Heather

Gamze – Dimple

Günel – Sun of the people

Güzel – Beautiful

Hakana – Ruler of the people (also Swedish for ‘noble’)

Halide – Feminine form of Khalid

Handan – Full of joy

Hande – Laughter

Hanife – Bend; one of true faith;

Harika – A miracle; beautiful (also Telugu for ‘Lord Vishnu; beloved by Indra’)

Hasibe – Highborn; respected; noble

Hatice – Turkish variant of the Arabic Khadija; trustworthy; respected

Hayrünnisa – Goodness of women

Hazal – Dried leaf; fallen leaf

Hülya - Daydream

Hurrem – Meri Hoor; blooming; fresh; green; pleasant; happy

İdil – Volga (also Somali for ‘complete’)

Ilayda – Water fairy

Ilgın – Light breeze

İpek - Silk

Irem – Garden in heaven

Irmak – River

İsenbike – Wise queen; wise woman

Işıl – Shining

Işın – Beam of light

Isra – Freedom

Izel – Unique; only one

Jale – Hail stone

Kadriye – Strong; valuable

Kiral – Supreme chief

Kübra – Great

Latife – Gentle; kind

Mavi – The colour blue

Mehtap – Moonlight; full moon (also Persian for ‘moonlight; full moon’)

Melek – Angel

Melike – Queen

Melis – Bee; Turkish form of Melissa

Meltem – Sea wind

Meral – Female deer

Mercan – Coral

Merve – Pebble

Meryem – Drop of the sea; bitter; beloved

Miray – The new moon

Muazzez – Precious; valuable; honorable

Müge – Lily of the valley

Müjde – Good news for females

Nagehan – Pure lady

Nalan – Sobbing; moaning

Naz – Timid; coy

Nazlı- Beautiful; delicate; charming

Nebahat – Awakened; honour

Necla – Female child; competition; cohort

Nehir – River

Nermin – Delicate

Neşe - Joy; happiness

Neslihan – Noble

Nevin – New (also Persian for ‘new’)

Nezihe - Clean

Nil – From the Nile River

Nilgün – Indigo; navy blue; ultramarine

Nilüfer – Water lily

Nourhan – Light of the sun

Nuray – Bright moon

Nurşen – Beam of light

Oya – Lace (also Yoruba for ‘the one who tore; goddess of underriver’)

Oylum – Volume; dimension; depth

Özgü – Holly

Özgül – Beautiful; specific

Özlem – Longed-for; desired

Pelin – Little leaf (also Kurdish for ‘little leaf’)

Pınar – Spring; fountain

Purlen – Closed rose that opens in the morning

Remziye – Rema; hair

Rozhin – Rose

Sabahat – Beauty; grace; handsome

Sabriye – Woman with patience

Safiye – A genuine person

Sanaz - Delicate

Sanri – Hallucination (also Japanese for ‘three; pear’)

Sarila – Waterfall

Şaziye – Fragrance; aroma

Seçkin – Distinguished; exclusive; outstanding

Şebnem - Dew

Sedef – A pearl in the shell

Selda – Happiness; joy

Selin – Lush; flowing water

Sema – Sky

Semiha – Generous

Semra – Dark-haired beauty

Şenay – Merry moon

Senem – Beautiful woman

Serap – Mirage

Seren – Part of the sail mast (also Welsh for ‘star’)

Şermin – Shy; bashful

Serpil – Grow; prosper

Sevda – Passion; love

Sevgi – Love

Sevil – Beloved

Sevim – Charm

Sevin – Rejoice; love her

Sevinç- Joy; happiness

Sezen – Feeling

Shanzay – Woman of dignity; princess; royal

Sıla – United again

Simge - Symbol

Sinem – My heart

Şirin – Turkish form of Shirin; wife of Prophet’s companion Hassan Ibn Thabit

Solmaz – Unfading; a flower which never dies

Songül – Last rose

Süde – First raindrop fallen from heaven

Şükran - Gratitude

Suna – Duck

Süyümbike – Lovely queen; lovely woman

Taylan – Elegant; gracious

Tilbe – The wise; the reflective

Toulin – Halo around the moon

Tuana – First raindrop from heaven

Tuğba – Pleasant; enjoyable

Tuğçe – Horsetail; gemstones on the queen’s throne

Tülay – The moon

Tülin – Halo around the moon

Ülkü - Ideal

Umay – Hope

Umita - Hope

Umut – Hope

Unjo – She who is a leader

Utku - Victory

Yagmur – Rain

Yakut – Precious stone

Yaprak - Leaf

Yaren – Friend

Yeliz – Luminous; beautiful; bright

Yeter – Adequate

Yildiz – Star

Yonca – Clover

Yosun – Moss

Yurdanur – The light of the country

Zehra – Beautiful; blossom; flower

Zekiye – Woman with intelligence

Zeliha – Water fairy (also Arabic for ‘water fairy’)

Zerdali – Wild apricot

Zerrin – Golden

Zeynep – Ornament; beautiful; daughter of the Prophet Muhammed

Zeyno – Beautiful; adornment; precious (also Kurdish ‘beautiful; adornment; precious’)

Zuhal - Saturn