Language guide
Uyghur Names: Meanings, Origins & Traditions
Uyghur names on this site are shown first in the Uyghur Arabic alphabet, written right to left, exactly as recorded in our sources, followed by the Latin romanization where a source gives one. Uyghur naming draws on native Turkic words (for example words for the moon, light or bravery) as well as a large stock of Arabic and Persian names and elements. Spellings in other scripts are never generated automatically.
- Published names
- 6733
- Scripts in our data
- Latin, Arabic script
- ISO 639-1
- ug
Browse Uyghur names
709 names · page 15 of 30
- “the name Aman with the epithet Nur”From Arabic · UyghurBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “the name Aman with the epithet Qul”From Arabic and Turkic · UyghurBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “the name Aman with the epithet Shah”From Arabic and Persian · UyghurBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “may he stay peaceful and safe”From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur, KazakhBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “God's peaceful, safe person”From Arabic · UyghurBoy4 syllablesDocumented
- “may safety be his companion”From Arabic and Persian · UyghurBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “coming (of good fortune)”From Persian · UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “hopeful man; worker”From Arabic · UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “hopeful woman; woman worker”From Arabic · UyghurGirl3 syllablesDocumented
- “safe, secure (feminine)”From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, AzerbaijaniGirl3 syllablesDocumented
- “the name Emine with the epithet Ay”UyghurGirl3 syllablesDocumented
- “trustworthy woman”UyghurGirl4 syllablesDocumented
- “flourishing, one who brings prosperity; commander, one who orders”From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tatar, BashkirBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “flourishing, one who brings prosperity; commander, one who orders”From Arabic · Uyghur, KazakhBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “name of a fruit”UyghurGirl3 syllablesDocumented
- “safety of the people”UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “fiery-hearted, pure-hearted; beloved, dear”Uyghur2 syllablesDocumented
- “desire, enthusiasm”Uyghur2 syllablesDocumented
- “father of Muslim”UyghurBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “gift”Uyghur2 syllablesDocumented
- “calm, composed”Uyghur2 syllablesDocumented
- “flourishing, one who brings prosperity; commander, one who orders”UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “mother”From Turkic · UyghurGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “girl whose wisdom makes her seem a mother to all”Uyghur2 syllablesDocumented
How Uyghur names are written
The Uyghur Arabic alphabet is the official script in Xinjiang. It writes all vowels, including ې, ۆ, ۈ and ئ-initial forms, which makes it closer to pronunciation than many other Arabic-based scripts. Uyghur Latin (ULY) is common online and in Western countries, and Uyghur Cyrillic is still used in Central Asia. Latin forms on this site are labelled with the system they follow.
Where Uyghur names come from
A name used in Uyghur is not automatically Uyghur in origin. Here is how the documented origins of the Uyghur names published so far break down (a name with elements from two languages counts under both):
- Arabic3157
- Persian1004
- Turkic873
- Hebrew45
- European11
- Azerbaijani5
- Uyghur5
Counted from 6733 published entries. Each name page explains its own etymology with sources.
Uyghur names by meaning
Explore related languages
Uyghur belongs to the Karluk branch of the Turkic languages, together with Uzbek. Related languages share many words, but a name is listed under a language only when it is documented there.
Other languages: Turkish · Kazakh · Kyrgyz · Azerbaijani · Turkmen · Tatar · Bashkir · Tajik
References for this page
- Wikipedia contributors. Turkic languages. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 1377797900. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wikipedia contributors. Uyghur alphabets. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 1372619492. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

