11 Names // Top Turkish Boys

The top eleven boys names in Turkey 2012.
  1. Mustafa
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "the chosen one"
    • Description:

      Mustafa is a name widely used in Turkey, as it was the given name of the man popularly known as Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Mustafa is also an epithet of the prophet Muhammad and was the name of four Ottoman sultans. Other spellings include Mostafa, Moustafa, and Moustapha.
  2. Ahmet
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Ahmad
    • Meaning:

      "greatly praised"
    • Description:

      Ahmet is known outside its native land largely thanks to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. The original crazy celebrity baby namer Frank Zappa named one of his sons Ahmet, after the influential music executive. Ahmad is a variation of Muhammad.
  3. Omer
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "sheaf of corn"
    • Description:

      A symbolic name for boys born during a period between Passover and Shavuot.
  4. Mehmet
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Muhammad, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "praiseworthy"
    • Description:

      A common form of Muhammad in Turkey, where the spelling Muhammed is also used. In the US, Mehmet is commonly known as the first name of Dr. Oz.
  5. Muhammed
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "praiseworthy"
    • Description:

      This variation of Muhammad is common among Turkish Muslims.
  6. Yusuf
    • Origin:

      Arabic variation of Joseph, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
    • Description:

      Yusuf is the Arabic form of Joseph, used in the Middle East, as well as internationally from France and the US, to the UK, Turkey and Azerbaijan - where, as of 2023, it ranked in the Top 100.
  7. Berat
    • Çinar
      • Enes
        • Emir
          • Emirhan

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