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448 Turkish Names Meaning Nature and seasons

Names whose documented meaning is a natural feature or season, such as spring, mountain or water. 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.

Nature and seasons girl names

  1. Dicle

    “the Tigris river”
    From Persian (from Arabic) · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Ervin

    “honour, dignity; peace; wind; farewell”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Fecir

    “dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Fecriye

    “of the dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Filbahar

    “a climbing forest plant with white, blue or purple flowers”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Filiz

    “sprout, bud”
    From Greek · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  7. Gövem

    “plant greenery; a black olive that ripens in autumn”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Göze

    “spring, water source; small meadow by water; knitted stitch”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Gülbağ

    “rose garden”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Gülbahar

    “rose (flower) + spring”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  11. Güldeniz

    “sea of roses”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Gülizar

    “flower garden, flower gardens”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  13. Gülselin

    “rose torrent”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Gülşən

    “rose garden”
    From Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Gülsu

    “rose water”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Gülzar

    “rose garden, flower bed”
    From Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Gürselin

    “mighty torrent”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Güz

    “autumn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl1 syllableEditorial

  19. Güzay

    “autumn moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Güze

    “spring, water source”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Hazan

    “autumn”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  22. İdil

    “the Volga river”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  23. İldeniz

    “land and sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  24. İlkbahar

    “spring”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  25. İlkyaz

    “spring”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  26. İlsu

    “water of the land”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  27. İmbat

    “cool sea breeze”
    From Greek · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Irmak

    “river”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  29. Jale

    “dew”
    From Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  30. Kardan

    “snow-like; pure white”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Kardelen

    “snowdrop”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Karyağdı

    “snow has fallen”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

Nature and seasons boy names

  1. Doğantan

    “dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Dora

    “mountain summit; the top or highest point of something”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Durgunsu

    “still water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Engintalay

    “great sea; ocean”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  5. Erdağ

    “man of the mountain”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Erdeniz

    “man of the sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Ergenekon

    “summit of a mountain; legendary valley in Turkic origin myth”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  8. Erkış

    “man of winter”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ertan

    “early dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Erte

    “dawn; tomorrow”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Esendağ

    “safe mountain”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Fırat

    “the Euphrates river”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  13. Gedik

    “mountain pass; notch; privilege; high place”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Gediktaş

    “stone of the pass”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Gençsu

    “young water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Gençtan

    “young dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Gökbel

    “green mountain pass”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Gökçebel

    “green mountain pass”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Gökçesu

    “green water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Gökdeniz

    “sky and sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Gökgöl

    “sky lake”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Göktan

    “sky dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Gülek

    “smiling, cheerful; small pool of water; herd of horses”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Gümüştan

    “silver-coloured dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Gündeniz

    “sun and sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Günyeli

    “east wind”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  27. Gürarda

    “vigorous Arda”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Ilgazcan

    “Ilgaz soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Ilgazer

    “Ilgaz man”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Ilıcak

    “hot spring; lukewarm; freshly cultured milk for yoghurt”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  31. İltan

    “dawn of the realm”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  32. İncesu

    “fine water”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Irem

    “paradise”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  34. Kaban

    “steep rocky mountain path; hilltop; fighter”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Kansu

    “blood water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  36. Karabaş

    “bachelor; a hardy winter wheat”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  37. Karabulut

    “dark rain cloud”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  38. Karakan

    “a mountain tree”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  39. Karaman

    “dark-skinned person; a south-west wind”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Karamürsel

    “small boat of the Marmara Sea; a district of Kocaeli”
    Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  41. Karasu

    “slow-flowing water; bitter groundwater”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  42. Karatan

    “pre-dawn twilight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Karcan

    “snow soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  44. Karhan

    “snow khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  45. Karık

    “garden bed for vegetables; mixed, tangled”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  46. Kartekin

    “snow prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Kaya

    “rock”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  48. Kayıt

    “tool, plough; work; stored winter food”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  49. Kaymaz

    “foot of a mountain; a south-east wind”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  50. Kayran

    “clearing in a forest; fine gravelly soil”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  51. Kepez

    “high mountain; cave; bridal headdress; bird crest”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  52. Kırca

    “hail; fine hard snow; sleet storm”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  53. Kıyan

    “torrent rushing down a mountain; a hero of the Dede Korkut tales”
    Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  54. Koçaş

    “guide; rain cloud”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  55. Köktan

    “blue dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  56. Kora

    “old; key; narrow track in snow; unripe grape”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

Nature and seasons names for girls and boys

  1. Diclehan

    “Tigris lady”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Dikmen

    “conical peak; highest point of a mountain; plateau”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Ege

    “the Aegean (Sea)”
    From Greek · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Ekin

    “crop, harvest”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Enginsu

    “open sea”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Ertepınar

    “early spring”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  7. Esen

    “breeze, that which blows”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kyrgyz
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  8. Fecrî

    “of the dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Gedikbaş

    “chief of the pass”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Gedikbay

    “lord of the pass”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Gediz

    “the Gediz river”
    From unknown · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Gökbelen

    “blue-green upland slope”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Göksu

    “sky water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Göktalay

    “sky ocean”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Gözem

    “appealing, pleasing person; wet ground; spring”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Gülçimen

    “rose meadow”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Gülertan

    “luminous dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Günaydın

    “bright day; good morning”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Güngöze

    “luminous spring”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Güntan

    “sun dawn”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Işıltan

    “shimmering dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Kaman

    “high places near the mountain summits”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Kamanbay

    “lord of the heights”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Karadağ

    “black mountain”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Karadeniz

    “Black Sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  26. Karayel

    “cold northwest wind”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Karlık

    “snow pit, a hollow for storing snow”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Karsel

    “snow torrent”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  29. Kaynak

    “source, spring; cheerful person”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Kaynar

    “spring, source of water; joy”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Köksu

    “blue water”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Korucu

    “guard of a forest”
    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

gül “rose; flower”, 17bahar “spring (season)”, 9ay “moon; month”, 6ak “white”, 5er “man; hero, warrior”, 3nur “light”, 3alp “brave, heroic”, 2can “soul; life”, 2gün “sun; day”, 2han “khan, ruler”, 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)Moon (628)