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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. Laləzar

    “tulip garden”
    From Persian · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Meltem

    “sea breeze”
    From Ottoman Turkish · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  3. Nehir

    “river”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Nesime

    “gentle breeze, pleasant wind”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  5. Nevbahar

    “early spring”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nilsu

    “Nile water”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nursabah

    “bright morning”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Nurselen

    “light of the moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Nursu

    “water of light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Paksu

    “pure water”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Saba

    “morning breeze”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Sabahnur

    “morning light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Sahure

    “born at the pre-dawn meal”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Seher

    “dawn, early morning”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Sehergül

    “rose that opens at dawn”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Sehernaz

    “grace of dawn”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Selin

    “abundant flowing water”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Şendeniz

    “joyful sea”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Sirap

    “quenched with water; fresh, young”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Suphiye

    “of the dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Tandan

    “born at dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

Nature and seasons boy names

  1. Koytan

    “mountain district”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Menaf

    “mountain peak; name of a Quraysh clan”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Menderes

    “winding river”
    From Greek · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Meriç

    “the Maritsa (Evros) river”
    From Bulgarian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Mescur

    “overflowing water, the sea; blazing fire”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Münip

    “one turned toward God; beneficial rain”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nehri

    “of the river”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Nesim

    “gentle breeze, pleasant wind”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  9. Nevfel

    “sea; a character in the Leyla and Mecnun story”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Nurtan

    “luminous dawn”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish, Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Obuz

    “spring; small stream; narrow place where two streams meet”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Oğuztan

    “Oghuz dawn”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Okdağ

    “arrow mountain”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Oksu

    “arrow water”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Oktan

    “arrow dawn”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Oldağ

    “be a mountain”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Olgunsu

    “mature water”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Onbulak

    “ten springs”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Ongunsu

    “prosperous water”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Onuktan

    “from the beloved”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Orhun

    “the Orkhon river”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Örtan

    “rising dawn”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Öztan

    “true dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Pamir

    “name of a mountain”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  25. Poyraz

    “north-east wind”
    From Greek · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Rebi

    “spring (season)”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Rebiî

    “of spring”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Sabahattin

    “morning of the faith”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial

  29. Sadak

    “leather quiver; morning breeze”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Saka

    “water carrier; small songbird”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Saki

    “water giver; cupbearer”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Say

    “flat stone slab; large rock; friend; spring”
    Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  33. Sazak

    “strong cold wind; light snow; reed marsh; small spring”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Sıba

    “smooth; slippery; spring; bright; polished”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Sina

    “Sinai (peninsula and mountain)”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  36. Sorkun

    “mountain ridges and slopes; wild mountain willow”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Süphan

    “Mount Süphan, an extinct volcano by Lake Van”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  38. Suphi

    “of the dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Tağalp

    “mountain hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  40. Tağman

    “large and imposing like a mountain”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  41. Talay

    “sea, ocean”
    From Old Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  42. Talayhan

    “sea khan”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Talaykan

    “sea lineage”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Talaykoç

    “sea ram”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  45. Talaykurt

    “sea wolf”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  46. Talaykut

    “sea blessing”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Tanaçan

    “opening dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  48. Tanaçar

    “dawn-opener”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  49. Tanağar

    “whitening dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  50. Tanak

    “white dawn; strange, surprising”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  51. Tanalp

    “hero of dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  52. Tanaltan

    “golden dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  53. Tanay

    “dawn moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  54. Tanbay

    “dawn lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  55. Tanbek

    “dawn chief”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  56. Tanbey

    “lord bright as dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  57. Tanboğa

    “dawn bull”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  58. Tanbolat

    “dawn-colored steel”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  59. Tancan

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

  60. Tandoğdu

    “dawn broke”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  61. Tandoğmuş

    “risen dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  62. Tandoruk

    “dawn summit”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  63. Tanel

    “dawn land”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  64. Taner

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

  65. Tanerk

    “dawn power”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

Nature and seasons names for girls and boys

  1. Kösten

    “warm spring”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Koyak

    “valley, stream; mountain hollow”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  3. Koytak

    “hollow sheltered from the wind”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Lut

    “Lot, a prophet and nephew of Abraham; the Dead Sea”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  5. Mihrican

    “autumn; an Iranian festival”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Münibe

    “one turned toward God; beneficial rain”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nurdağ

    “mountain of light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Nuşabe

    “water of immortality”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Oğultan

    “son of dawn”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Ölen

    “flowering meadow; folk song”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Özpınar

    “true spring”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Özsu

    “true soldier; pure water”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Peksu

    “firm water”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Pesen

    “frost, dew; mist; fine snow”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Rasiye

    “mighty mountain”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Rüzgâr

    “wind”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Şafaknur

    “light of dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Sebat

    “main road; place where water is handed out”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Seldağ

    “torrent mountain”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Şendağ

    “joyful mountain”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Seyhan

    “the Seyhan river”
    From unknown · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  22. Seyhun

    “flowing water; a river of Central Asia”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Suay

    “water moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  24. Sukuşu

    “a bird that lives along water banks”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Tağ

    “mountain”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  26. Talayer

    “sea man, seafarer”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Taluyhan

    “variant of Talayhan, sea khan”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Tan

    “dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex1 syllableEditorial

  29. Tanal

    “dawn red”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Tanaltay

    “dawn Altai”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Tanaydın

    “bright dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Tanberk

    “firm dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Tandoğan

    “rising dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  34. Tanelgin

    “dawn envoy”
    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)