Unisex name
Bahtışen name meaning
“Happy in fortune, fortunate”
Bahtışen means happy in fortune or fortunate. It combines Persian-origin baht, meaning fortune, with a Turkish possessive ending and şen, another Persian-origin word meaning cheerful. Used for girls and boys in Türkiye, it shares its final element with şenlik, the Turkish word for a celebration or festival.
What does Bahtışen mean?
Happy in fortune, fortunate
In Turkish: Talihi güzel, bahtı sevinçli
Bahtışen joins good fortune with the cheerfulness expressed by şen. It is close in sense to Bahtıaçık, but uses an image of joy rather than openness. Şen also occurs in names such as Gülşen, illustrating how the same inherited element can produce different images when combined with another word.
Origin of the name Bahtışen
It combines bahtı, the Turkish possessive form of Persian-derived baht, “fortune,” with Persian-derived şen, “cheerful.” It turns the expression “happy in fortune” into a compound name.
How to pronounce Bahtışen
| Syllables | 3 · 8 letters · 8-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /bahtɯʃen/ |
Is Bahtışen a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Bahtışen is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Bahtışen does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Bahtişen
Names with related meanings
FAQ about the name Bahtışen
What is the meaning of Bahtışen?
Bahtışen means “Happy in fortune, fortunate”. It combines bahtı, the Turkish possessive form of Persian-derived baht, “fortune,” with Persian-derived şen, “cheerful.” It turns the expression “happy in fortune” into a compound name.
Is Bahtışen a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Bahtışen is used for both boys and girls.
Is Bahtışen in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Bahtışen nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Bahtışen?
Bahtışen is of Persian and Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Bahtışen have?
Bahtışen has 3 syllables and 8 letters.
How popular is the name Bahtışen?
Bahtışen does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
What are other spellings of Bahtışen?
Other spellings: Bahtişen.
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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