Boy name
Yanık name meaning
“burnt; plaintive or deeply moving”
Yanık means “burnt” and, figuratively, “plaintive” or “deeply moving.” It derives from the Turkish verb yanmak, meaning to burn, and also describes emotionally affecting sounds. In Türkiye, it is a masculine name. The expression yanık ses, used for a plaintive singing voice, provides a concrete musical association.
What does Yanık mean?
Burnt; plaintive or deeply moving
In Turkish: yanmış; içli, dokunaklı
Yanık can describe both the result of burning and an expression of deep feeling. In phrases about a voice or folk song, it suggests a plaintive, affecting quality. The intended sense of the given name is uncertain; the word also occurs as a surname and place name.
Origin of the name Yanık
Derived from Turkish yanmak, to burn, with the suffix -ık. Alongside its literal sense, it has figurative uses for plaintive sound and intense feeling.
How to pronounce Yanık
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /janɯk/ |
Is Yanık a boy’s name?
Yes, Yanık is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Yanık does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Yanık
Names with related meanings
- Koray♂A moon glowing red like an ember
- Alaz♂Flame, a rising tongue of fire
- Ateş♂Flame, heat and light produced by burning
- Volkan♂Volcano
- Azer♂Fire, flame
- Korhan♂A compound of ember and ruler
- Kıvılcım♂♀A tiny flying particle of fire
- Sönmez♂Unextinguished
- Şahap♂Bright flame
- Yalım♂Flame
- Çakmak♂A spark-producing fire striker
- Korcan♂An ember-like, fiery spirit
FAQ about the name Yanık
What is the meaning of Yanık?
Yanık means “burnt; plaintive or deeply moving”. Derived from Turkish yanmak, to burn, with the suffix -ık. Alongside its literal sense, it has figurative uses for plaintive sound and intense feeling.
Is Yanık a boy’s name?
Yes, Yanık is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Yanık in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yanık nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Yanık?
Yanık is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Yanık have?
Yanık has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yanık?
Yanık 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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