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356 Turkish 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 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.

Moon girl names

  1. Aysere

    “more beautiful than the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Ayseven

    “moon-loving”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aysevil

    “beloved moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Aysılu

    “moon beauty; as pure and gentle as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Aysim

    “beautiful as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Aysima

    “moon-faced”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Aysine

    “moon-bright pure-hearted”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Ayşirin

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

  9. Ayşöhret

    “fame as bright as the moon”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Aysuda

    “moonlight reflected on water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Ayten

    “moon-skinned”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Aytül

    “moon veil”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Aytutkun

    “devoted to the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Ayulduz

    “moon star”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Ayver

    “moon-giver”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Ayyalap

    “clear moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Ayyalın

    “pure moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Ayyuca

    “bright and noble as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Bedriye

    “of the full moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Benay

    “beauty spot + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Betülay

    “chaste moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Doğay

    “rising moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Erdemay

    “virtuous moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Esmeray

    “dark moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Feray

    “light of the moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Feraye

    “variant of Feray: light of the moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Gelenay

    “arriving moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Gökselen

    “sky moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Gönülay

    “heart moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Gülay

    “rose and moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Güleray

    “smiling moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Gülümay

    “my rose moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Güvenay

    “trust moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  34. Güzay

    “autumn moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

Moon boy names

  1. Aysever

    “moon-loving”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aysevin

    “rejoice in the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aysungur

    “moon gyrfalcon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Aytékin

    “moon-like prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  5. Aytemur

    “moon iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Aytigin

    “moon prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Aytimur

    “moon iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Aytok

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Aytuğ

    “moon banner”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Aytunç

    “moon bronze”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Aytunca

    “moon bronze”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Aytunga

    “moon hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Ayün

    “voice of the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  14. Baray

    “eternal; new moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Batıray

    “brave moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Baturay

    “hero moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Baykır

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Baykutay

    “Baykut moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Bedir

    “full moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  20. Bedirhan

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

  21. Bedrettin

    “full moon of the faith”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Bedri

    “full moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  23. Berkay

    “strong moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Boray

    “grey moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Bozay

    “grey moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Bukay

    “thicket moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Bulutay

    “cloud moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Burkay

    “tart moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  29. Celilay

    “exalted moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Coşkunay

    “exuberant moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Demiray

    “iron moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Dikay

    “upright moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Erginay

    “mature moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  34. Ergünay

    “hero-day moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  35. Erkutay

    “man born under a blessed moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Gençay

    “young moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Gezenay

    “wandering moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Gizay

    “secret moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Gökay

    “sky moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  40. Gözay

    “eye moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  41. Güneray

    “sun and moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

Moon names for girls and boys

  1. Aysev

    “love the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aysevim

    “moon love”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Ayşıl

    “bright as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Aysın

    “beautiful as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Aysoy

    “moon lineage”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Aysu

    “moon water”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Aysun

    “you are the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Aytaç

    “moon + crown”
    From Turkic and Arabic/Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  9. Aytan

    “moon dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Aytek

    “unique as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Aytemiz

    “pure moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Aytop

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Aytöre

    “enlightened custom”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Aytöz

    “gem as bright as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Aytuna

    “moon bronze”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Ayülger

    “the moon and the Pleiades”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Ayverdi

    “the moon gave”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Ayyarkın

    “moonlight and sunlight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Ayyaruk

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Ayyıldız

    “moon + star”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  21. Ayyüce

    “bright and noble as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Ayyüz

    “moon-faced”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  23. Bakanay

    “moon-gazer”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Barkan

    “crescent-shaped sand dune”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Başay

    “chief moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Bedirnisa

    “woman fair as the full moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  27. Bilay

    “wise moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Binay

    “thousand moons”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  29. Biray

    “singular as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Canay

    “dear moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Dinçay

    “vigorous moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Doğanay

    “rising moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Dolun

    “variant of Tolun: full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Dolunay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesDocumented

  35. Duranay

    “lasting moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Duray

    “lasting moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Enginay

    “vast moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Eray

    “moon-like man”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Erdenay

    “pure as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Ertuncay

    “bronze-moon hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Eşay

    “beautiful as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  42. Görgünay

    “refined moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Gülenay

    “smiling moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Günay

    “day, sun + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  45. Güray

    “vigorous moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 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

ay “moon; month”, 172nur “light”, 10gül “rose; flower”, 6can “soul; life”, 5jamal “beauty”, 5sulu “beautiful”, 5bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 4din “religion, faith”, 4gün “sun; day”, 4demir “iron”, 2
Animals (377)Beauty (596)Faith and devotion (463)Flowers (728)Joy and happiness (616)Leadership and nobility (1274)Life and soul (383)Light (607)Love and affection (331)Nature and seasons (615)

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