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11 Turkmen 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 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.

9 moon girl names

  1. Aýbölek

    “piece of the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aýgözel

    “beautiful as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aygul

    “moon + flower”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Aýjemal

    “moon-like beauty”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Aýmaral

    “moon doe”
    From Turkic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Aýnabat

    “moon and crystal sugar”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Ayperi

    “moon + fairy”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  8. Aýsoltan

    “moon sultana”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Mahym

    “my moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

2 moon boy names

  1. Aýdogdy

    “the moon was born (rose)”
    From Turkic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aýmyrat

    “moon wish”
    From Turkic and Arabic · 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

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.