Boy name
Yürekli name meaning
“brave, courageous”
Yürekli means brave or courageous and is used as a masculine name in Türkiye. It comes from Turkish yürek, meaning heart, with the suffix li. The name uses the heart as an image of courage. The Turkish expression yürek göstermek, meaning to show courage, illustrates this established figurative sense.
What does Yürekli mean?
Brave, courageous
In Turkish: cesur, gözü pek
Yürekli is an established Turkish adjective for courage. It draws on the figurative understanding of the heart as a center of feeling and bravery. As a given name it retains that metaphor, connecting directly with Cesur and Yürek and more broadly with Er and Alp.
Origin of the name Yürekli
Formed from Turkish yürek, heart, with the suffix -li, using the figurative sense of heart as courage.
How to pronounce Yürekli
| Syllables | 3 · 7 letters · 7-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /jyɾekli/ |
Is Yürekli a boy’s name?
Yes, Yürekli is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Yürekli does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
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FAQ about the name Yürekli
What is the meaning of Yürekli?
Yürekli means “brave, courageous”. Formed from Turkish yürek, heart, with the suffix -li, using the figurative sense of heart as courage.
Is Yürekli a boy’s name?
Yes, Yürekli is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Yürekli in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Yürekli nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Yürekli?
Yürekli is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Yürekli have?
Yürekli has 3 syllables and 7 letters.
How popular is the name Yürekli?
Yürekli 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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