Meaning

22 Turkic Names Meaning Moon

Names built on the Turkic word for the moon (ay / oy), one of the most productive elements in Turkic given names, especially for girls. 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.

10 moon girl names

  1. “moon + noble, generous”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented
  2. “from the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  3. “moon + flower”
    From Turkic and Persian · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  4. “moon + soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  5. “moon + light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  6. “moon + fairy”
    From Turkic and Persian · Uyghur, Kyrgyz
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented
  7. “moon + beautiful”
    From Turkic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented
  8. “new crescent moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  9. “moonlight”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  10. “moon”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

5 moon boy names

  1. “moon + lord”
    From Turkic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  2. “moon + iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented
  3. “moon + relative, kin”
    From Bashkir · Bashkir
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented
  4. “full moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented
  5. “ember + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

7 moon names for girls and boys

  1. “moon + day, sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
  2. “moon + khan, ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
  3. “moon + crown”
    From Turkic and Arabic/Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
  4. “moon + star”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
  5. “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesDocumented
  6. “day, sun + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
  7. “first + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 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

ay “moon; month”, 18gün “sun; day”, 2bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 1can “soul; life”, 1demir “iron”, 1gül “rose; flower”, 1han “khan, ruler”, 1ilk “first”, 1karim “noble, generous”, 1nur “light”, 1