Meaning

9 Azerbaijani 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 the Azerbaijani 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

  1. “gazelle, deer”
    From Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  2. “gazelle”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial
  3. “crane (bird)”
    From Turkic · Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial
  4. “red deer doe”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

5 animals boy names

  1. “Ali + lion”
    From Persian (from Arabic and Persian · Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented
  2. “lion”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  3. “lion”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  4. “lion”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  5. “falcon, bird of prey”
    From Old Turkic · Azerbaijani, Turkmen
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

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.

Building blocks behind these names

sher “lion”, 3arslan “lion”, 2ali “high, exalted”, 1han “khan, ruler”, 1