Boy name
Avar name meaning
“a historical people called Avars”
Avar refers to a historical people called the Avars and is used as a masculine given name in Türkiye. Its immediate source is the collective name Avar; an earlier source language is not established. A concrete association is the steppe Avars encountered in European history.
What does Avar mean?
A historical people called Avars
In Turkish: Avar adıyla anılan tarihî topluluk
Avar adopts a name used for different peoples in historical writing. The Avar Khaganate of Central Europe and the Avars of the Caucasus share this designation, but their historical and linguistic relationships require separate consideration. The personal name therefore has no securely established single lexical translation or linguistic origin.
Origin of the name Avar
A personal use of the ethnonym Avar. Its deeper linguistic origin is uncertain, and the historical steppe Avars should not automatically be equated with the Avars of the Caucasus.
| Is Avar in the Quran? | No |
|---|---|
| Starts with | A |
How to pronounce Avar
| Syllables | 2 · 4 letters · 4-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /avaɾ/ |
Is Avar a boy’s name?
Yes, Avar is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Avar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Avar
- Adar♂The month of March
- Acar♂♀Enterprising, agile and capable
- Amar♂One who builds and makes places flourish
- Avşar♂The name of an Oghuz tribal division
- Azar♂Fire, if representing Persian Āzar
- Aras♂The name of the Aras River
- Ayaz♂Sharp dry cold under clear skies
- Asaf♂One who gathers or brings together
- Ata♂Father
- Azad♂Free
- Alaz♂Flame, a rising tongue of fire
- Azat♂Free
FAQ about the name Avar
What is the meaning of Avar?
Avar means “a historical people called Avars”. A personal use of the ethnonym Avar. Its deeper linguistic origin is uncertain, and the historical steppe Avars should not automatically be equated with the Avars of the Caucasus.
Is Avar a boy’s name?
Yes, Avar is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Avar in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Avar nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
How many syllables does Avar have?
Avar has 2 syllables and 4 letters.
How popular is the name Avar?
Avar does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
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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