Girl name
Çilek name meaning
“a fragrant, usually red berry”
Çilek means “a fragrant, usually red berry,” specifically a strawberry. It comes directly from the Turkish fruit word çilek, which has related forms in Turkic languages. Used for girls in Türkiye, the name evokes a ripe strawberry with its green leaves and distinctive tiny seeds across the surface.
What does Çilek mean?
A fragrant, usually red berry
In Turkish: kokulu, çoğunlukla kırmızı küçük meyve
Çilek illustrates the use of a fruit word as a given name. Its imagery comes from the strawberry's color, fragrance and garden setting. Like other Turkish plant and fruit names, the same word can denote an everyday natural object or acquire a separate function as a personal name.
Origin of the name Çilek
Taken from Turkish çilek, strawberry. Related forms occur in other Turkic languages, but proposals about its deeper formation should not be presented as a single settled derivation.
How to pronounce Çilek
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
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Is Çilek a girl’s name?
Yes, Çilek is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Çilek does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Çilek
Names with related meanings
- Defne♀Bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree
- Asel♀Honey, the sweet substance made by bees
- Lina♀A kind of date palm
- Eylül♀September
- Nehir♀River, large flowing stream
- Ada♀İsland
- Ceylin♀Gazelle
- Doğa♀Nature
- Yağmur♀Rain falling as drops of water
- Deniz♂♀Sea, an extensive body of salt water
- Efnan♀Branches, boughs
- Damla♀Small drop of liquid
FAQ about the name Çilek
What is the meaning of Çilek?
Çilek means “a fragrant, usually red berry”. Taken from Turkish çilek, strawberry. Related forms occur in other Turkic languages, but proposals about its deeper formation should not be presented as a single settled derivation.
Is Çilek a girl’s name?
Yes, Çilek is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Çilek in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Çilek nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Çilek?
Çilek is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Çilek have?
Çilek has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Çilek?
Çilek does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
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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