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187 Turkic Names Meaning Sun

Names whose documented meaning refers to the sun or daylight, for example through Turkic gün / kün or Persian-derived words. Below are all 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.

Sun girl names

  1. Afitap

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aikun

    “moon and sun”
    From Proto-Turkic and Kipchak · Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aygünkız

    “moon-and-sun girl”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Aykün

    “moon and sun”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Beysun

    “may she be a lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Dilméhri

    “heart warm as the sun”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  7. Dilmire

    “heart warm as the sun”
    Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  8. Günana

    “sun mother”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Günel

    “sun of the people”
    From Turkic · Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Güneşhanım

    “sun lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  11. Günnar

    “sun pomegranate”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Günnaz

    “sun charm”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Günten

    “body of the sun”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Güzey

    “shaded place that gets little sun”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Hurşide

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Kunai

    “sun and moon”
    From Kipchak and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Kunbala

    “sun child”
    From Kipchak and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Künnisa

    “the sun among women”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  19. Künperi

    “girl beautiful as the sun”
    From Turkic and Persian · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  20. Künsilig

    “warm like the sun”
    From Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  21. Künsiyma

    “like the sun, sun-faced”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

Sun boy names

  1. Açıkgün

    “clear day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Adıgün

    “renowned day”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Akkuyaş

    “sun with a white light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Atagün

    “father's day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Berksun

    “may he be firm”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Cansuner

    “man who offers his soul”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Doğangün

    “rising day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Elgün

    “sun of the people”
    From Turkic · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ergüneş

    “early-rising sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Erksun

    “show your power”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Gümberk

    “firm day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Günalan

    “sunny field”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Günalp

    “sun hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Günaltan

    “golden sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Günaltay

    “sun of the Altai”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Günbay

    “sun lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Günbek

    “sun chief”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Günbey

    “sun lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Gündemir

    “sun iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Gündeniz

    “sun and sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Gündoğan

    “rising sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Gündoğdu

    “the sun has risen”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Gündogdy

    “the sun has risen”
    From Turkic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Güneç

    “sun-drenched place”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Güneray

    “sun and moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Güneren

    “sun saint”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  27. Günergin

    “ripe sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Günerkan

    “sun-man's blood”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Günerman

    “sun hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Güneşhan

    “sun khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Güngörbey

    “lord Güngör”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Güngördü

    “has seen the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Günizi

    “trace of the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  34. Günizli

    “bearing the trace of the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  35. Günkaya

    “sun rock”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  36. Günkurt

    “sun wolf”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Günkutan

    “blessed sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Günkutlu

    “blessed sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  39. Günmutlu

    “happy day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Günol

    “be the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  41. Günsar

    “embracing the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  42. Güntekin

    “sun prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Güntöre

    “sun law”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Güntürk

    “sun Turk”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  45. Güntürkün

    “sun of the Turk”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  46. Günvar

    “sun-like”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  47. Günyıl

    “sun year”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  48. Günyüz

    “sun face”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  49. Hurşit

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  50. Khurshed

    “sun”
    From Persian · Tajik
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  51. Künbék

    “like the sun; supreme, above all”
    From Turkic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  52. Künmirza

    “young man handsome as the sun”
    From Turkic and Persian · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

Sun names for girls and boys

  1. Acungüneş

    “sun of the world”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  2. Akgüneş

    “bright sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Alagün

    “shady day when the sun is behind a cloud”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Algun

    “red sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Aygün

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

  6. Aygüner

    “man of moon and sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Aysun

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

  8. Cansun

    “offer the soul”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Gülergün

    “smiling day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Gülgüney

    “rose of the sunny side”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Günaç

    “rise and shine like the sun”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Günal

    “red sun”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Günan

    “moment of the sun”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Günay

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

  15. Günbatu

    “sunset, west”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Günçağ

    “sun era”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Günçe

    “sunny place”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Gündal

    “sun branch”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Gündoğar

    “sunrise; east”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Gündoğmuş

    “risen sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Günebakan

    “sunflower”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  22. Güneralp

    “hero of the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Günerim

    “I reach the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Güneş

    “sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Güngöze

    “luminous spring”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Güngül

    “sun rose”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Günhan

    “sun khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Güniz

    “sun trace”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  29. Günkan

    “sun khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Günkut

    “sun blessing”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Günnur

    “sunlight”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Günşah

    “sun shah”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Günsav

    “word of the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Güntan

    “sun dawn”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Güntimur

    “sun iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Günver

    “sun giver”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Kayagün

    “rock and day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

Sun names with mixed or unclassified gender

  1. Ay-kün

    “moon and sun”
    Uyghur
    2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Barghut kün

    “Barghut with the epithet 'sun'”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  3. Barim kün

    “Barim with the epithet 'sun'”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  4. Kün

    “sun, day, east; time; superior”
    Uyghur
    1 syllableDocumented

  5. Kün ay

    “like the sun and moon”
    Uyghur
    2 syllablesDocumented

  6. Kün bermish

    “given by the sun, bringer of fortune; gave sun-like son”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  7. Kün bike

    “lady like the sun”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  8. Kündem

    “bright; sunny; sun”
    Uyghur
    2 syllablesDocumented

  9. Kün silig

    “warm like the sun”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  10. Kün tékin

    “prince like the sun”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

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

gün “sun; day”, 18ay “moon; month”, 5din “religion, faith”, 4nur “light”, 3alp “brave, heroic”, 1can “soul; life”, 1han “khan, ruler”, 1shah “king”, 1
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)