Turkic history & mythology
Names of Turkic rulers · Page 2
213 names
Names of Turkic rulers: list with meanings
- Edige♂Good, fine
- Gıyaseddin♂Aid or support of the faith
- Hassan♂Beautiful
- İsfendiyar♂Of sacred creation
- İzzeddin♂Glory of the faith
- Kılınçarslan♀Sword and lion
- Kızılarslan♀Red or reddish lion
- Konur♂Brown
- Kultiğin♂The name Kül Tigin
- Malkoç♀Leader of an akıncı unit
- Mihal♂Who is like God?
- Muhan♂Name of the Göktürk ruler Muqan Qaghan
- Orhangazi♂Orhan with the title ghazi
- Osmanbey♂The name Osman with the title bey
- Piri♀Belonging to an elder or spiritual guide
- Reşad♂Finding the right path
- Şahali♂King
- Şahruh♂King and rook
- Satuk♂Sold
- Selimhan♂Sound, unharmed ruler
- Tanrıvermiş♂God has given
- Tardu♂Name of the Göktürk ruler Tardu Khagan
- Timurtaş♂Solid as iron and stone
- Toktamış♂Stayed, remained
- Aksungur♂Gyrfalcon
- Alptegin♂Valiant prince
- Arslangiray♂Lion
- Arslanşah♂Lion king
- Artuk♂Additional
- Babürşah♂Tiger king
- Barsbay♂Leopard and the title bey
- Bayezid♂Father of Yazid
- Baykara♂A name combining lordship and black imagery
- Behramşah♂King Bahram
- Belek♀Gift
- Bellek♀Gift
- Beybars♂A name combining lord and leopard
- Bilgekağan♂Wise and discerning ruler
- Çağrıbey♂Falcon
- Çakabey♂A name commemorating Chaka Bey
- Cihanşah♂King of the world
- Danişment♂Learned, knowledgeable person
- Eretna♂Possibly jewel or precious stone
- Ertokuş♂Name of the Seljuk emir Mübarizeddin Ertokuş
- Evrenkzib♂Adornment of the throne
- Gümüştekin♂Silver and prince
- Hümayun♂Auspicious, blessed
- İlaldı♂He acquired a country
- İlarslan♂Lion of the land
- İlbars♂Panther of the realm
- İlgazi♂Warrior of the realm
- İltutmuş♂One who has held the realm
- Inaltekin♂A name combining the titles ınal and tegin
- Jalaliddin♂Majesty of the faith
- Kapağan♂Conquering
- Kapgan♂One who seizes or conquers
- Karasungur♂Black falcon
- Karatekin♂Black prince
- Kavurt♂Name of Qavurt, the Seljuk ruler of Kerman
- Kaymaz♂One that does not slip
- Kazgan♂Cauldron, large cooking vessel
- Keyhüsrev♂King Khosrow
- Keykavus♂King Kavus
- Keykubad♂King Kubad
- Kılıçaslan♂Sword and lion
- Kırboğa♂Gray or grizzled bull
- Kültegin♂A prince bearing the title Kül
- Kürboğa♂A strong, valiant bull
- Mahmoud♂Praised
- Mengli♂Having a mole or beauty mark
- Mengücek♂Everlasting
- Mesud♂Happy, fortunate
- Mukan♂Name of the Göktürk ruler Muqan Qaghan
- Nogay♂Dog
- Oğulçak♂Little son
- Rükneddin♂Pillar or support of religion
- Şahingeri♂An adapted form of the name Şahin Giray
- Satukbuğra♂Satuk with the male-camel title Buğra
- Sebüktekin♂Beloved prince
- Sevüktekin♂Beloved prince
- Sökmen♂One who breaks through opposing ranks
- Suleiman♂Associated with peace
- Tekeş♂Name of the Khwarazmshah ruler Ala al-Din Tekish
- Tekiş♂Name of the Khwarazmshah ruler Ala al-Din Tekish
- Tokta♂Stay, remain
- Toktahan♂Tokta Khan
- Tonyukuk♂Name of the Göktürk statesman Bilge Tonyukuk
- Tuğtegin♂A horsehair standard and prince
- Tuman♂Fog, mist, smoke
- Üge♂Wise, knowledgeable
- Uluğbey♂Great lord
- Vahideddin♂The peerless one of the faith
- Yınal♂A historical title and personal name