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706 Turkish Names Meaning Leadership and nobility

Names whose documented meaning is a ruler, lord, prince or noble status, including Turkic titles such as khan, bek and tegin. Below are the Turkish 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.

Leadership and nobility girl names

  1. Begüm

    “my lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Behire

    “noble, kind woman”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Belkıs

    “name of the Queen of Sheba”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Bengühan

    “eternal ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Beysun

    “may she be a lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Bilgiser

    “knowledgeable chief”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Binhan

    “thousand khans”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Ceydahan

    “noble ruler”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Dilşah

    “king of the heart, beloved”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

Leadership and nobility boy names

  1. Başsoy

    “head of the lineage”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Baştemir

    “chief iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Baştuğ

    “head banner”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Baştugay

    “leading Tugay”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Batıbay

    “western lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Batıbey

    “western lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Batırhan

    “hero khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Batucem

    “firm Cem”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Batuhan

    “firm khan”
    From Mongolic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Baturhan

    “brave khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Bayar

    “noble, esteemed person”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  12. Baybek

    “wealthy lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Bayırhan

    “hillside khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Baykor

    “wealthy ember”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Baykul

    “servant of the lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Bayrubay

    “ancient lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Bayruhan

    “ancient khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Baytaş

    “lord stone”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Baytugay

    “lord Tugay”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Baytüze

    “just lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Baytüzün

    “noble person”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Bedirhan

    “full-moon khan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Behzat

    “well-born, noble”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Bek

    “firm, strong; lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  25. Bekata

    “lord father”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Bekbars

    “chief leopard”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Bekdemir

    “firm iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Beleda

    “Hun ruler (434-445), brother of Attila”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Beycan

    “lordly soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Beydağ

    “name of mountains in several parts of Anatolia”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Beykal

    “remain a lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Beykan

    “lord blood”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Beykara

    “black lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  34. Beyrek

    “courteous lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Beysan

    “lord fame”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  36. Beytekin

    “lord prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  37. Beytemir

    “lord iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Beyzat

    “born noble”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Bilbay

    “wise lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  40. Bileda

    “Hun ruler (434-445), brother of Attila”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Bilgebay

    “wise lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  42. Bilgehan

    “wise khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Bilgihan

    “knowledgeable ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Binbay

    “thousand lords”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  45. Boğaçhan

    “Khan Boğaç, after the hero of the Dede Korkut tales”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  46. Boğahan

    “bull khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Boğataş

    “a famous Turkic lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  48. Boğatekin

    “bull prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  49. Bölükbaşı

    “company commander”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  50. Borahan

    “storm khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  51. Borakhan

    “Khan Borak”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  52. Boranbay

    “storm lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  53. Börübay

    “wolf lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  54. Börübey

    “wolf lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  55. Börühan

    “wolf khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  56. Bozbay

    “grey lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  57. Bozbey

    “grey lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  58. Buğrahan

    “camel-stallion khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  59. Bulgubay

    “discovery lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  60. Bulgunoyan

    “discovery commander”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  61. Buminhan

    “Khan Bumin”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  62. Burçhan

    “tower khan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  63. Burukbay

    “tart lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  64. Buruktekin

    “tart prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  65. Buyrukbay

    “command lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  66. Buyrukçu

    “one who gives orders, commander”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  67. Buyrukhan

    “command khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  68. Çağan

    “white; ruler”
    From Old Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  69. Çağrıbey

    “historical Seljuk ruler (Chagri Beg)”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  70. Canbey

    “dear lord”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  71. Cantekin

    “dear prince”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  72. Çelikhan

    “steel khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  73. Cem

    “Jam (Jamshid), legendary king; king, prince”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  74. Cengiz

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Middle Mongol · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  75. Cengizhan

    “Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  76. Civanmert

    “noble-hearted, generous”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  77. Çoğahan

    “abundant ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  78. Çokar

    “noble”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  79. Çölbey

    “desert lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  80. Cuci

    “guest; eldest son of Genghis Khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  81. Dağhan

    “mountain khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  82. Dağtekin

    “mountain prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  83. Daltekin

    “branch prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  84. Demirhan

    “iron khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  85. Demirşah

    “iron ruler”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  86. Demirtekin

    “iron prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  87. Denizhan

    “sea khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  88. Deniztekin

    “prince of the sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  89. Dervişhan

    “dervish khan”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  90. Dirimtekin

    “prince of life”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  91. Doğanbey

    “falcon lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  92. Doğanhan

    “falcon khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  93. Doğuhan

    “khan of the east”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  94. Doğukan

    “khan of the east”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

Leadership and nobility names for girls and boys

  1. Baştürk

    “chief Turk”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Bayülken

    “great lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Bengibay

    “eternal lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Beybolat

    “lord strong as steel”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Beyhan

    “lord khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Beyhatun

    “noble lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Beytöre

    “lord of the law”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Beyzade

    “son of a bey; noble”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Birhan

    “sole ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Buluttekin

    “cloud prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  11. Canbay

    “dear lord”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Cemşah

    “king Jam”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Derinöz

    “deep essence, noble at heart”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Diclehan

    “Tigris lady”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Dikbay

    “upright lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Doğanbaş

    “falcon head”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Doğanşah

    “falcon king”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 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

bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 161han “khan, ruler”, 86shah “king”, 21sultan “power, authority; sultan”, 14nur “light”, 10ay “moon; month”, 8ak “white”, 6bolat “steel”, 6ali “high, exalted”, 5demir “iron”, 5
Animals (377)Beauty (596)Faith and devotion (463)Flowers (728)Joy and happiness (616)Life and soul (383)Light (607)Love and affection (331)Moon (628)Nature and seasons (615)