Girl name
Yeter name meaning
“sufficient, enough; this is enough”
Yeter means sufficient or enough, including the sense of this is enough. It comes from the Turkish aorist form of yetmek, meaning to suffice, and is used as a feminine name in Türkiye. The everyday expression bu kadarı yeter directly illustrates the word’s use in expressing sufficiency or setting a limit.
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Origin
- Turkish
- Syllables
- 2
- Popularity
- In TÜİK lists
What does Yeter mean?
Sufficient, enough; this is enough
In Turkish: yeterli, kâfi; bu kadarı yeter
Yeter illustrates how an everyday expression can become a name conveying a wish. Traditional explanations connect it with the wish for no further children or for a different outcome at the next birth. Such explanations do not determine every family’s choice; Döne and Dursun belong to comparable naming traditions.
How popular is Yeter?
Official figures: TÜİK newborn name lists (2018–2025, the top 30 for Türkiye and each of the 81 provinces every year) and the most common names in the population.
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. The lists cover the top 30 names per year, sex and province; no official counts are published for less common names. All statistics →
Origin of the name Yeter
Yeter became a name from the Turkish form yeter, derived from yetmek, “to suffice.” The word expresses sufficiency and also functions as the exclamation “enough.”
Double names with Yeter
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Yeter Bengü
Meaning of each name
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
- Bengü: eternal; enduring without end
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Ayla Yeter
Meaning of each name
- Ayla: the luminous ring around the moon
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
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Yeter Güniz
Meaning of each name
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
- Güniz: A trace of day or sunlight
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Dolunay Yeter
Meaning of each name
- Dolunay: the moon's fully illuminated phase
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
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Yeter Özben
Meaning of each name
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
- Özben: true self; one's essential identity
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Simay Yeter
Meaning of each name
- Simay: a silvery moon; moon like silver
- Yeter: sufficient, enough; this is enough
How to pronounce Yeter
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /jeteɾ/ |
Is Yeter a girl’s name?
Yes, Yeter is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Yeter appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists. See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Yeter
Famous people named Yeter
- Yeter Sevimli · b. 1948
- Yeter Göksu · b. 1943
- Yeter Durgun Ozan
- Yeter Erol Öztürk
- Yeter Sinem Üzar-Özçetin
- Yeter Şahiner
- Yeter Yeşil
FAQ about the name Yeter
What is the meaning of Yeter?
Yeter means “sufficient, enough; this is enough”. Yeter became a name from the Turkish form yeter, derived from yetmek, “to suffice.” The word expresses sufficiency and also functions as the exclamation “enough.”
Is Yeter a girl’s name?
Yes, Yeter is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Yeter in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yeter nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Yeter?
Yeter is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Yeter have?
Yeter has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yeter?
Yeter appears in TÜİK’s most-used name lists. See the statistics section above (Source: TurkStat, ADNKS).
What names go well with Yeter?
Some ideas: Yeter Bengü; Ayla Yeter; Yeter Güniz.
Famous people named Yeter?
Notable people named Yeter include Yeter Sevimli, Yeter Göksu, Yeter Durgun Ozan.
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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