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8 Azerbaijani 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 the Azerbaijani 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.

1 sun girl names

  1. Günel

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

4 sun boy names

  1. Elgün

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

  2. Şəmsəddin

    “sun of the faith”
    From Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Şemsi

    “of the sun”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Xurşid

    “the sun”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

3 sun names for girls and boys

  1. Aygün

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

  2. Günay

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

  3. Güneş

    “sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Unisex2 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

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)

Want the plain word? See the dictionary entry for “sun” in Turkic languages on TurkicLex.