Meaning

5 Turkmen Names Meaning Life and soul

Names whose documented meaning refers to life, the soul or vitality, for example through Persian jān (can / jan). Below are the Turkmen 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.

2 life and soul girl names

  1. “living, full of life”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial
  2. “dear mother”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

3 life and soul boy names

  1. “dear elder brother”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  2. “dear father”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  3. “dear father”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkmen
    Boy3 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

can “soul; life”, 123gül “rose; flower”, 7ay “moon; month”, 5bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 5bolat “steel”, 4demir “iron”, 4nur “light”, 4ali “high, exalted”, 3er “man; hero, warrior”, 3ak “white”, 1

Want the plain word? See the dictionary entry for “soul” in Turkic languages on TurkicLex.