Girl name
Arsal name meaning
“Chestnut-brown, auburn”
Arsal means “chestnut-brown” or “auburn.” It comes from the historical Turkish color word arsal and is used as a feminine given name in Türkiye. Its concrete imagery includes the warm brown of chestnuts and the reddish tones of auburn hair, connecting the name with an older Turkish color vocabulary.
What does Arsal mean?
Chestnut-brown, auburn
In Turkish: Kumral, kestane rengi
Arsal evokes the warm brown and reddish tones of chestnut colouring, including auburn shades of hair. Used as both a feminine and masculine name in Turkish, it connects with historical Turkic colour vocabulary. The closely related form Arsıl shares the sense of resembling chestnut colouring.
Sources: Gazi ÜniversitesiWiktionary
Origin of the name Arsal
Arsal can be explained as the adoption of the historical Turkic colour word arsal as a given name. An academic study of Karakhanid Turkic analyses the related form arsıl as ar ‘chestnut-brown’ plus the suffix +sıl, expressing resemblance or association; together these convey ‘resembling chestnut colouring’. Arsal is the form of this colour word recorded in the Dīwān Lughat al-Turk for a reddish shade of hair.
How to pronounce Arsal
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /aɾsal/ |
Is Arsal a girl’s name?
Yes, Arsal is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Arsal does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
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Names that sound like Arsal
Famous people named Arsal
- Arsal Maksudİ · b. 1882
FAQ about the name Arsal
What is the meaning of Arsal?
Arsal means “Chestnut-brown, auburn”. Arsal can be explained as the adoption of the historical Turkic colour word arsal as a given name. An academic study of Karakhanid Turkic analyses the related form arsıl as ar ‘chestnut-brown’ plus the suffix +sıl, expressing resemblance or association; together these convey ‘resembling chestnut colouring’. Arsal is the form of this colour word recorded in the Dīwān Lughat al-Turk for a reddish shade of hair.
Is Arsal a girl’s name?
Yes, Arsal is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Arsal in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Arsal nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Arsal?
Arsal is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Arsal have?
Arsal has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Arsal?
Arsal does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Arsal?
Notable people named Arsal include Arsal Maksudİ.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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