ADEM

Turkish form of Hebrew Adam, meaning “earth” or “red.”

AHMET

Turkish form of Arabic Ahmed, meaning “praiseworthy.”

ALP

Turkish name meaning “brave.”

ALTAN

Turkish name meaning “dawn.”

ATA

Turkish name meaning “ancestor.”

AYDIN

Turkish name meaning “enlightened.”

BARIŞ

Turkish name meaning “peace.”

BATUR

Turkish form of Mongolian Baatar, meaning “warrior.”

BERK

Turkish name meaning “solid, strong.”

BERKANT

Turkish name meaning “solid oath.”

BERKER

Turkish name meaning “solid man.”

BORA

Turkish name meaning “hurricane.”

BULUT

Turkish name meaning “cloud.”

ÇAĞATAY

Variant spelling of Turkish Chagatai. Of unknown meaning.

CAN

Turkish name meaning “life.”

CHAGATAI جغتای

Turkish form of Mongolian Tsagadai, the name of the second son of Genghis Khan.

COSKUN

Turkish name meaning “enthusiastic.”

DENIZ

Turkish unisex name meaning “sea.”

DERYA

Turkish unisex form of Persian Darya, meaning “ocean.”

DIRENÇ

Turkish name meaning “resistance.”

DUYGU

Turkish unisex name meaning “emotion.”

EDIZ

Turkish name meaning “high.”

EMIN

Armenian and Turkish name meaning “honest.”

EMRE

Turkish name, possibly meaning “bard, poet.”

ENGIN

Turkish name meaning “vast.”

ERDEM

Turkish name meaning “virtue.”

EREN

Turkish name meaning “saint.”

EROL

Turkish name meaning “brave.”

ESER

Turkish unisex name meaning “achievement.”

GÖKER

Turkish name meaning “man of the sky.”

GÜL گل

Turkish name meaning “rose.”

GÜLBAHAR

Turkish form of Persian Gulbahar, meaning “spring rose.”

HAKAN

Turkish name meaning “emperor.”

İBRAHİM

Turkish form of Hebrew Abraham, meaning “father of a multitude.”

ILHAMI

Turkish name meaning “inspiration.”

ILKER

Turkish name meaning “first man.”

ILKIN

Turkish name meaning “first.”

ISKANDER

Variant spelling of Turkish Iskender, meaning “defender of mankind.”

ISKENDER

Turkish form of Latin Alexandrus, meaning “defender of mankind.”

KORAY

Turkish name meaning “ember moon.”

KUDRET

Turkish name of Persian origin, meaning “might, power.”

LEVENT

Turkish name derived from the marines in the Ottoman military called (“the Levents”), meaning “the lions.”

MEHMED

Turkish form of Arabic Mahmud, meaning “praiseworthy.”

MEHMET

Variant spelling of Turkish Mehmed, meaning “praiseworthy.”

METIN

Turkish name meaning “strong.”

MURAT

Turkish name meaning “desire, wish.”

NAZARنذر

Turkish name derived from the word nazar, the name of an amulet known as the “evil eye stone” used to ward off evil. Compare with another form of Nazar.

ÖMER

Turkish form of Arabic Omar, meaning “alive, living.”

ONUR

Turkish name meaning “honor.”

OSMAN

Turkish form of Arabic Uthman, meaning “baby bustard.” A bustard is a crane-like game bird. Compare with another form of Osman.

OZ

Turkish name meaning “bard.” Compare with another form of Oz.

ÖZGÜR

Turkish unisex name meaning “free.”

SAVAS

Turkish name meaning “war.” Compare with another form of Savas.

SELIM سليم

Turkish form of Arabic Salim, meaning “safe.”

SERHAT

Turkish name meaning “frontier.”

SERKAN

Turkish name meaning “blood head.”

SONER

Turkish name meaning “last man.”

SÜLEIMAN

Variant spelling of Turkish Süleyman, meaning “peaceable.”

SÜLEYMAN

Turkish form of Hebrew Shelomoh, meaning “peaceable.”

TEMEL

Turkish name meaning “basic, fundamental.”

TOLGA

Turkish name meaning “helmet.”

TUNÇ

Turkish name meaning “bronze.”

TURGAY

Turkish bird name meaning “lark.”

UFUK

Turkish name meaning “horizon.”

UMUT

Turkish unisex name meaning “hope.”

VOLKAN

Turkish name meaning “volcano.”

YAVUZ

Turkish name meaning “grim, stern.”

ZEKI

Turkish name meaning “intelligent.”