Yahya
From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an. Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یحیی (Yahya), from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Yasin
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یاسین (Yâsîn), from Arabic يَاسِين (yāsīn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Yeşim
From yeşim (“jade; jasper”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Yunus
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یونس (yûnüs), from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā). Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Zafer
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ظفر (zafer, “victory”), borrowed from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Zehra
From Arabic زهرة (“flower”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Zeynel
Derived from Arabic زَيْن اَلْ (zayn al-), traditionally a shortened form of زَيْنَ الْعَابِدِين (zayna l-ʕābidīn, “Adornment of the Worshippers”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Zeynep
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زینب (Zeynep), from Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab), itself possibly (or at least by popular etymology) from زَيْن أَب (zayn ʔab), for زَيْنُ أَبِيهَا…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
Ziba
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زیبا (Zibâ), from Classical Persian زیبا (zēbā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Zübeyde
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زبیده (zübeyde), from Arabic زُبَيْدة (zubayda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Züleyha
From Arabic زُلَيْخَة (zulayḵa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A