“gazelle, deer”
From Persian · Turkish
Girl2 syllablesDocumented
Meaning
10 Turkic Names Meaning Animals
Names whose documented meaning is an animal, most often animals associated with strength in Turkic tradition such as the lion or wolf. Below are all names in this theme, grouped by gender, with a one-line origin for each. Documented, Likely and Editorial labels show how the meaning is supported.
4 animals girl names
- “name of a bird”From Arabic · Uyghur, KazakhGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “gazelle”From Old Turkic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “bee (via the Greek name Melissa)”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
6 animals boy names
- “Ali + lion”From Persian (from Arabic and Persian · Uzbek, AzerbaijaniBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “lion”From Proto-Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, UzbekBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “wolf (animal name)”From Proto-Turkic · Uyghur, KazakhBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “lion”From Proto-Turkic · UzbekBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “male deer; billy goat”From Uzbek · Turkish, UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “tiger”From Proto-Turkic · UyghurBoy2 syllablesDocumented
How we check meanings
Meanings marked Documented are stated by a cited source (for compounds, also confirmed by the meaning of each part). Meanings marked Editorial come from our own research and are upgraded when a source is found; Likely marks readings built from a name's elements. Popular but unsupported interpretations are left out. Read our editorial standards.