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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. Hale

    “moon; halo of the moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Hasay

    “pure moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Hilal

    “new crescent moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  4. İlginay

    “fascinating moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Işılay

    “shining moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Işınay

    “ray of the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Kamer

    “moon”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Kutlay

    “blessed moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Kutluay

    “blessed moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Mahçiçek

    “moon flower; sunflower”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Mahfer

    “moonlight”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Mahınev

    “new moon, crescent”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Mahinur

    “radiant moon”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  14. Mahpare

    “beautiful, like the moon, child of the moon”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  15. Mahperi

    “moon fairy”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Mahpeyker

    “moon-faced”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Mahru

    “moon-faced”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Mahten

    “moon-fair, luminous-skinned”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Mehir

    “moon”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Mehlika

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

  21. Mehpare

    “moon-like beauty”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Mehru

    “moon-faced”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Mehtap

    “moonlight”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  24. Mehveş

    “moon-like”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Mihrimah

    “sun and moon”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Miray

    “lord moon”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Nurdanay

    “moon of light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Nurhilâl

    “light of the crescent”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Nurselen

    “light of the moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Özgülay

    “true rose moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Pekay

    “firm moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Seçilay

    “chosen moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Selay

    “flood moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Sevenay

    “loving moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  35. Sevinay

    “joyful moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Sezay

    “perceptive moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Simay

    “silver moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  38. Sülünay

    “pheasant moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  39. Süzülay

    “gliding moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Tenay

    “bright-skinned as the moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  41. Tolunay

    “girl beautiful as the full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  42. Tolunbike

    “full-moon lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  43. Tülinay

    “moon of Tülin”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Ürünay

    “moon of abundance”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  45. Yılay

    “year moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  46. Yurday

    “moon of the homeland”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

Moon boy names

  1. Keskinay

    “sharp moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Konuray

    “tawny moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Koray

    “ember + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Okanay

    “understanding moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Okayer

    “arrow-moon man”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Olgunay

    “full moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Orkutay

    “army blessing moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Otay

    “fire-coloured moon”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Özay

    “pure moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Özayhan

    “true Ayhan”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Samuray

    “sable moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Semiray

    “night-companion moon”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Tanay

    “dawn moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Tekay

    “unique moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Tekinay

    “unique and blessed moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Tolonay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Tolonbay

    “full-moon lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Tolunbay

    “full-moon lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Toluntiğin

    “full-moon prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  20. Tulum

    “skin bag; churn; full-moon night”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Tuncay

    “bronze moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Turay

    “steadfast moon”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Yavuzay

    “stern moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Yenay

    “new moon, crescent”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Yoğunay

    “dense moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

Moon names for girls and boys

  1. Güzinay

    “choice moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Hüray

    “free as the moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  3. İlkay

    “first + moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Işıkay

    “light moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Kamertab

    “moonlight; radiance”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Kızımay

    “my daughter, my moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Kutay

    “blessed moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Mahter

    “new moon, crescent”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Moray

    “purple moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Mutluay

    “happy moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Nilay

    “Nile moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Nurmah

    “luminous moon”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Orakay

    “the month of July”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Ozanay

    “bard moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Özgünay

    “true Günay”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Sanay

    “beautiful as the moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Şenay

    “cheerful moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Sevay

    “beloved moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Sevilay

    “beloved moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Sezginay

    “perceptive moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Sonay

    “last moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Sönmezay

    “never-fading moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Suay

    “water moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  24. Sunay

    “offering moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Tamay

    “full moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Tezay

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

  27. Tokay

    “full moon; wealthy warrior”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Tolgunay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Topay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Tükelay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Tülay

    “tulle moon”
    From French and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Tumay

    “full moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Tünay

    “moon of the night”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Türkay

    “radiant Turk”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Uçanay

    “flying moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Uçay

    “tip of the moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Ufukay

    “horizon moon”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Uğuray

    “lucky moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  39. Ulunay

    “exalted moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Yalazay

    “flame moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Yalgınay

    “flame moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  42. Yalınay

    “pure moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Yaltıray

    “shining moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Yıldıray

    “shining, light-giving moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  45. Yücelay

    “exalted moon”
    From Turkic · 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

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.