40 Unique Turkish Boy Names With Meaning​ (some from Quran)

Turkish has about 80 million people as native speakers. It has been influenced by languages like Persian and Arabic. I have hand-picked 40 unique Turkish boy names and their meanings are also included.

List Of 40 Unique Turkish Boy Names With Meaning:

Mert

Mert means “the one who tells the truth” or trustworthy.” Professional auto racing driver Mert Aytuğ bears this name. “Mert” is also everyday slang for ”a really handsome guy.”

Harun

Harun (“warrior lion”) is mentioned 20 times in the Quran as Prophet Harun (Aaron) who is the older brother of the Prophet Mūsā (Moses).

Sinan

Sinan from the root word sīn nūn nūn that is used in the Qur’an 21 times. It means ”spear.” Mimar Sinan was the Ottoman architect who build the Süleymaniye and Selimiye mosques.

Ömer

Ömer is the Turkish form of Omar and means ”flourishing.” In Hebrew Omer is “bundle of crops” and is also that American short form of Slovenian Omerzel.

Hazal

Hazal is meaning ”fallen autumn leaves.”

Hoca

Hoca has origins in the Persian khwāja and is also used as a title.

Mustafa

Mustafa (“the one chosen among the people” or “the chosen one”) is one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the founder of the Turkish Republic.

İlkay

Ilkay is meaning “new moon” and is made of the element “İlk” (first) and “ay” (moon).

Altan

Altan (“red dawn”) is connected with the word “Altın” that is comparable to Mongolian “altan.”

Evren

Evren (”cosmos” or “universe”) is the name of a gigantic snake-like dragon from Turkic myths. Kenan Evren was the general who became Turkey’s 7th president.

Serkan

Serkan combines the elements ”ser” (that means ”head”) and ”kan” (blood).

Kaya

Kaya is symbolizing “rock” or “cliff.”

Alpay

Alpay means ”moon knight” or “moon warrior.”

Deniz

Deniz (“sea”) is also used for girls.

Cahit

Cahit comes from the Arabic Jahid (“effort”).

Berke

In Mongolian, Berke is meaning “hard” or ”difficult.” Berke Khan was a Mongol military commander and a grandson of Genghis Khan.

Semir

Semir is the Turkish variant of the Arabic Samir (”companion in evening talk”).

Ahsen

Ahsen is pronounced as AH-sen and means “most beautiful.” Ahsanu al-khāliqīn is in Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:14).

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Kaan

Kaan (“King of Kings”) also has Mongolian roots and is linked with Arabic Uthman.

Osman

Osman means ”wise leader.” In English Osman is “god-fame.”

Hasan

Hasan is popular in the Muslim world and is meaning ‘benefactor’ or ‘handsome.’ Hassan is a spelling variation. Hasan and Hüseyin are the Prophet Muhammad’s two grandsons.

Barlas

Barlas (“warrior” or “hero”) is also the name of musician Barlas Erinç. The Barlas was the Turco-Mongol tribe Timur came from.

Mertcan

”Trustworthy.”

Turan

Turan means “land of the Turks” and is a historical region in Central Asia. The original Turanians were an Iranian tribe. Turan is the mythic land that is opposing Iran in the Persian epic Shahnameh.

Daghan

Daghan (‘lord of the mountains’ or ‘mountain’) is a title of leadership or nobility.

Poyraz

Poyraz comes from the Greek βορεάς, boreas (”north wind”). It exploded in popularity after the crime drama Poyraz Karayel. It is connected to Boreas who is the Greek god of the cold north wind.

Timur

Timur is a cognate of the Turkish Demir (”iron”) and is popular in post-Soviet states.

Egemen

Egemen means “sovereign” or ”master.”

Atilla

”Little father” or ”noble.”

Ertugrul

Ertugrul (”brave man”) was the father of Osman I who founded the Ottoman Empire. Tuğrul is a mythical bird of prey.

Adalet

Adalet is from the Arabic word “adalat” that means “justice.”

Doruk

”Summit” or ”peak.”

Halil

Halil is equivalent to the Arabic Khalil that means ”friend.”

Emirhan

Emirhan is meanign ”prince ruler.”

Hakim

Hakim comes from Arabic ḥākem (“ruler”). It is also spelled Al-Hakim. al-Hakim is one of the ninety-nine Names of God.

Göktürk

Göktürk (”celestial Turk”). The Göktürks were a Turkic people who originated from the Ashina clan.

Levent

Levent is from the Ottoman Turkish word levend and means ”naval soldier.” Levent is also Istanbul’s main business-and-banking district.

Ahmet

Ahmet has roots in the Arabic Ahmad (“highly praised”).

Emre

”Friend” or ”lover.” In persian Emre Emre is symbolizing ”fellow” or “companion.”

Onur

Onur comes from Latin “honōrem.”