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1274 Turkic 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 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.

Leadership and nobility girl names

  1. Serdil

    “chief heart”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Sergün

    “chief day”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Serwer

    “leader”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Sevgihan

    “love khan”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Shahbanu

    “daughter of a shah; queen, princess”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  6. Shahnoza

    “darling of a king”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Shahzoda

    “princess”
    From Chagatai · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Sharifa

    “noble, honorable”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Sharipa

    “noble, honourable”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Sharofat

    “honour, nobility”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Shohsanam

    “queen of beauties”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Simhan

    “silver khan”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Şirinşah

    “sweet king”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Sırmahan

    “gold-thread khan”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Sora

    “princess, noblewoman”
    From Hebrew · Uzbek
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Sultan'gül

    “Sultan with the epithet gül”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  17. Sultannigar

    “Sultan with the epithet nigar”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  18. Sultannisa

    “sultan of women (most beautiful of the beautiful)”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  19. Sultanrejeb

    “Sultan with the epithet Rejeb”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  20. Sultanrejebxan

    “Sultan with the added element Rejebxan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl5 syllablesDocumented

Leadership and nobility boy names

  1. Serbay

    “leader, foremost one”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Serdar

    “commander, chief”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  3. Serdarhan

    “commander khan”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Serdin

    “commander of the faith”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Serhun

    “noble blood”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Şərif

    “noble, honourable”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Serikbek

    “companion lord”
    From Persian and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Serkan

    “chief khan”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Serke

    “leader of the flock”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Serol

    “be a leader”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Sertuğ

    “chief standard”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Sərvər

    “leader, chief”
    From Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Sərxan

    “chief khan”
    From Persian and Turkic · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Sevüktekin

    “greatly loved, one of a kind”
    Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  15. Seydi

    “my master, my lord, my sir”
    Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  16. Seyfali

    “noble sword”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Seyit

    “master, lord”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  18. Seýitnazar

    “the sayyid's glance”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Seyyid

    “master, lord, sir, teacher, prophet”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  20. Seyyidi

    “my master, my lord, my sir”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  21. Sezginbaş

    “perceptive head”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Shahboz

    “royal falcon”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Shahidil

    “king of the heart, one who conquers the heart”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  24. Shahimberdi

    “God, the King of all, has given”
    From Persian and Turkic · Uyghur
    Boy4 syllablesDocumented

  25. Shahimerdan

    “king of the brave”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Boy4 syllablesDocumented

  26. Shahriyor

    “sovereign, king”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Shahzod

    “prince”
    From Classical Persian · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Shakhmardan

    “king of men”
    From Persian · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Shakhmurat

    “the king's wish”
    From Classical Persian and Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Shakhnazar

    “the king's favour”
    From Classical Persian and Persian · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Shamerdan

    “king of the brave”
    Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  32. Sharif

    “noble, honorable”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Sharip

    “noble, honourable”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Shayimerdan

    “king of the brave”
    Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  35. Shehsuwar

    “king-like”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  36. Sherbek

    “lion lord”
    From Persian and Turkic · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Sherkhan

    “lion khan”
    From Persian and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  38. Sheyx

    “teacher, spiritual master, elder, leader”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  39. Sheyxidin

    “leader of the faith”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  40. Shohjahon

    “king of the world”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  41. Shohruh

    “face of a king”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  42. Shyngys

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Mongolic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  43. Siyit

    “master, lord, sir, teacher, prophet”
    Uyghur
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  44. Soltan

    “sultan, ruler”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  45. Sonbay

    “last-born lord”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  46. Songurhan

    “gyrfalcon khan”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Soydan

    “of noble lineage”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  48. Soydaner

    “man of noble descent”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  49. Soyer

    “man of noble lineage”
    Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  50. Soykal

    “stay noble”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  51. Soylu

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

  52. Soylubay

    “noble lord”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  53. Soylubey

    “noble lord”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  54. Soyluer

    “noble man”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  55. Soyöz

    “noble in essence”
    Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  56. Soyupak

    “of clean lineage, noble”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  57. Sübaş

    “army commander”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  58. Sübitay

    “Mongol general of Genghis Khan”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  59. Süerkan

    “soldier of noble blood”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  60. Sükan

    “soldier of noble stock”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  61. Sultan

    “power, authority; sultan”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  62. Sultanbek

    “sultan lord”
    From Classical Persian · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  63. Sultanem

    “my son, like a sultan”
    Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  64. Sultangeldi

    “the sultan has come”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  65. Sultanim

    “my son, like a sultan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  66. Sultanqul

    “servant of the Sultan (God)”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  67. Sulton

    “sultan, ruler”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  68. Sungurbay

    “gyrfalcon-strong lord”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  69. Sungurtekin

    “gyrfalcon prince”
    Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  70. Taalaibek

    “lord of fortune”
    From Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  71. Tacver

    “crowned king”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  72. Talantbek

    “talented lord”
    From Russian and Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  73. Talapbek

    “striving lord”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  74. Talayhan

    “sea khan”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  75. Tanbay

    “dawn lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  76. Tanbek

    “dawn chief”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  77. Tanbey

    “lord bright as dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  78. Tanhan

    “dawn khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  79. Targan

    “variant of Tarkan, an old Turkic title for a noble or official”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  80. Tarhan

    “variant of Tarkan, an old Turkic title for a noble or official”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  81. Tarkan

    “noble title, chieftain”
    From Old Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  82. Taşhan

    “stone khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  83. Taştekin

    “stone prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

Leadership and nobility names for girls and boys

  1. Sercan

    “chief soul, foremost beloved”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Sermelek

    “chief of angels”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Sertaç

    “crown of the head; chief”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Seyithan

    “Seyit khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Shirxan

    “Shir with the epithet khan”
    From Persian and Turkic · Uyghur
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  6. Sıylıhan

    “honored khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Soyhan

    “descendant of a khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Soykan

    “of noble blood”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Soytekin

    “prince of lineage”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Subutay

    “Mongol general of Genghis Khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Taluyhan

    “variant of Talayhan, sea khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Tanju

    “ancient steppe ruler's title”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Tanser

    “dawn chief”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Tanyu

    “variant of Tanju, an ancient steppe ruler's title”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

Leadership and nobility names with mixed or unclassified gender

  1. Soqanchigh

    “noble, beautiful”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  2. Soqtubeg

    “Soqtu with the epithet Beg”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  3. Tarxan

    “vizier; khan, beg”
    Uyghur
    2 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.

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)