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Azimet name meaning

“departure; firm resolve, determination”

Azimet means departure, firm resolve, or determination. Used for boys in Türkiye, it comes from Ottoman Turkish azimet, based on Arabic ʿazīma. The older Turkish expression azimet etmek, meaning to set out for a destination, provides a concrete connection between the name and the beginning of a journey.

Ottoman Turkish
/azimet/
Gender
♂ Boy
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
3
Popularity
#1,578

What does Azimet mean?

Departure; firm resolve, determination

In Turkish: yola çıkış; kesin karar, kararlılık

In older Turkish texts, azimet often describes setting out for a destination. As a given name, it can therefore evoke both resolve and departure; it is related to Azim through the same Arabic root, although the two forms should not be treated as identical.

-et

The ending “-et” is not a shared meaningful suffix in names such as Mehmet, Fikret and İsmet. Each name’s origin and meaning belong to the name as a whole. More boy names ending in -et →

Origin of the name Azimet

Azimet comes through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic ʿazīma. Its historical senses include firm resolve and setting out on a journey.

Linguistic originArabic
Is Azimet in the Quran?No
Starts withA · Az

How to pronounce Azimet

Syllables3 · 6 letters · 6-letter boy names
IPA/azimet/
Ottoman Turkishعزیمت
Arabicعزيمة

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Is Azimet a boy’s name?

Yes, Azimet is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.

♂ Boys 100%Girls 0% ♀

Azimet 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.

Spellings and similar names

Names that sound like Azimet

Famous people named Azimet

  • Azimet Köylüoğlu · b. 1940
  • Azimet Karaman · b. 1963

FAQ about the name Azimet

What is the meaning of Azimet?

Azimet means “departure; firm resolve, determination”. Azimet comes through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic ʿazīma. Its historical senses include firm resolve and setting out on a journey.

Is Azimet a boy’s name?

Yes, Azimet is used mostly as a boy’s name.

Is Azimet in the Quran?

No. Neither the name Azimet nor its source word occurs in the Quran.

What is the origin of the name Azimet?

Azimet is of Arabic origin.

How many syllables does Azimet have?

Azimet has 3 syllables and 6 letters.

How popular is the name Azimet?

Azimet 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 Azimet?

Notable people named Azimet include Azimet Köylüoğlu, Azimet Karaman.

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.

Entry ID: nm02724 · Updated 2026-10-24 · How we research names · Report a mistake