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Rare Turkish names
1,200 names
Criteria: not in any TÜİK list, and borne by only 2–4 people in our Wikidata sample of notable people, with a known meaning. A sample, not a census. Boy Names only · Girl Names only
Rare Turkish names: list with meanings
- Aaron♂Name of Aaron, brother of Moses
- Abay♂Attention, awareness
- Abdil♂Servant
- Abdulahat♂Servant of God, the One
- Abdulbari♂Servant of God, the Originator
- Abdulcabbar♂Servant of God, the Compeller
- Abdulgafur♂Servant of God, the All-Forgiving
- Abdulilah♂Servant of God
- Abdulmuttalip♂Servant of al-Muttalib
- Abdulselam♂Servant of God, the Source of Peace
- Abdülhadi♂Servant of God, the Guide
- Abdülhalik♂Servant of God, the Creator
- Abdüllatif♂Servant of God, the Subtle and Kind
- Abdülmecid♂Servant of God, the All-Glorious
- Abdülmelik♂Servant of God, the Sovereign
- Abdüssettar♂Servant of God, who conceals faults
- Abide♂Woman who worships
- Acem♂Persian or Iranian in historical usage
- Acun♂World, realm of existence
- Adam♂Human being
- Ademhan♀Adam Khan
- Adeviye♀Associated with Adi or the Adi lineage
- Adlı♂Having a name
- Afet♀Captivating beauty
- Afife♀Chaste, virtuous, restrained
- Aga♂Elder brother
- Agasi♂Master, lord
- Ahmad♂More praised
- Ahmetcan♂Much praised
- Ajlan♂Hasty, quick to act
- Akarsu♂♀Water flowing in a channel
- Akay♂White, bright moon
- Akçay♂White or clear-colored stream
- Akdağ♂White mountain, pale-colored mountain
- Akdemir♂White or bright iron
- Akdeniz♀The Mediterranean
- Akdes♂Most sacred, supremely holy
- Akdoğan♂White falcon
- Akgul♀White rose, a rose with white petals
- Akıncı♂Raiding warrior, frontier horseman
- Akkuş♂White bird
- Akman♂Pure, clean, unblemished
- Akşin♂White-colored, very fair-complexioned
- Akşit♂Ruler, lord
- Aktan♂White, luminous dawn
- Aktemür♀White iron, bright iron
- Alan♂Open ground, plain, field
- Alay♂Regiment
- Aleko♂Defender of people
- Aleks♂Defender of people
- Aleksander♂Defender of people
- Aleksandros♂Defender of people
- Algan♂Taking, obtaining
- Alhan♂Tunes
- Aliekber♂Exalted Ali
- Alinur♂Exalted
- Alkım♀Rainbow, a colored arc in the sky
- Alpagut♂Valiant warrior
- Alpan♂Brave warrior
- Altemur♂Red iron, crimson iron
- Altınay♂♀Golden-colored moon
- Altınok♂Golden arrow
- Altin♂♀Precious yellow metal
- Altuntaş♀Golden stone
- Amil♂Worker, doer
- Anastasia♀Resurrection
- And♂Oath
- Andrea♀Bravery, courage
- Anılcan♂Be remembered
- Ani♀Grace, favor
- Antranik♂Firstborn child
- Aral♂İsland
- Arap♂A person belonging to the Arab people
- Arca♂Clean, pure
- Arcan♂Pure soul
- Arınç♂Tranquillity, well-being, peace
- Arkın♂Slow, unhurried, calm
- Arsal♀Chestnut-brown, auburn
- Arsen♂Masculine, manly
- Arşak♂Hero, valiant one
- Artin♂Resurrection
- Arto♂Bear
- Artur♂Bear
- Arzuhan♀Wish, desire
- Asen♀Healthy, well
- Asi♂Rebellious
- Asker♂A person serving in an army
- Aslıgül♀Essence, origin, and rose
- Aslınur♀Essence and light
- Asma♀Grapevine
- Assıya♀One who heals or consoles
- Aşir♂Tenth
- Aşkı♂Of love, relating to love
- Aşur♂Tenth day, day of Ashura
- Atagün♂A name combining ancestor and day or sun
- Atanaş♂İmmortal
- Atasoy♂Ancestral lineage, descent from forebears
- Atılgan♂Enterprising, bold, ready to act
- Atılım♂Forward move
- Ati♂The future
- Atife♀Compassionate, affectionate
- Atik♂Ancient, venerable
- Atike♀Noble, distinguished
- Atuf♂Affectionate, compassionate, tenderhearted
- Augin♂Well-born, of noble birth
- Avşar♂The name of an Oghuz tribal division
- Ayçe♀Moonlike, resembling the moon
- Ayçıl♀Bright like the moon
- Aydanur♀Moonlight, radiance of the moon
- Aydoğmuş♂♀The moon has risen
- Aygen♂♀Dear companion, beloved, friend
- Aykaç♂Eloquent speaker, giver of counsel
- Aykurt♂A name combining moon and wolf imagery
- Ayman♂Fortunate, auspicious
- Aysan♂♀Beautiful and radiant like the moon
- Ayşem♀My Ayşe
- Aytunç♂A name combining moon and bronze imagery
- Aytürk♂♀A name combining moon and Türk
- Ayzit♀A birth-associated goddess in Sakha mythology
- Azade♀Free, independent