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120 Turkish 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 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.

20 sun girl names

  1. Afitap

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aygünkız

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

  3. Aykün

    “moon and sun”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Beysun

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

  5. Günana

    “sun mother”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Güneşhanım

    “sun lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  7. Günnar

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

  8. Günnaz

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

  9. Günten

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

  10. Güzey

    “shaded place that gets little sun”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Hurşide

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Mihra

    “affection, kindness; sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Mihrimah

    “sun and moon”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Mihrinur

    “sunlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Mihrişah

    “sun ruler”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Mihriye

    “of the sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Nursun

    “you are light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Şemsiye

    “of the sun”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Sevgisun

    “show love and friendship”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Simayişems

    “face like the sun”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

56 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. Ergüneş

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

  9. Erksun

    “show your power”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Gümberk

    “firm day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Günalan

    “sunny field”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Günalp

    “sun hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Günaltan

    “golden sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Günaltay

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

  15. Günbay

    “sun lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Günbek

    “sun chief”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Günbey

    “sun lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Gündemir

    “sun iron”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Gündeniz

    “sun and sea”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Gündoğan

    “rising sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Gündoğdu

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

  22. Güneç

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

  23. Güneray

    “sun and moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Güneren

    “sun saint”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Günergin

    “ripe sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Günerkan

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

  27. Günerman

    “sun hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  28. Güneşhan

    “sun khan”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Güngörbey

    “lord Güngör”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Güngördü

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

  31. Günizi

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

  32. Günizli

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

  33. Günkaya

    “sun rock”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Günkurt

    “sun wolf”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Günkutan

    “blessed sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  36. Günkutlu

    “blessed sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  37. Günmutlu

    “happy day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Günol

    “be the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Günsar

    “embracing the sun”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  40. Güntekin

    “sun prince”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Güntöre

    “sun law”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  42. Güntürk

    “sun Turk”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  43. Güntürkün

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

  44. Günvar

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

  45. Günyıl

    “sun year”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  46. Günyüz

    “sun face”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  47. Hurşit

    “sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  48. Ongüneş

    “ten suns”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  49. Şemsettin

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

  50. Şemsi

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

  51. Sunalp

    “offering hero”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  52. Sunel

    “offering hand”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  53. Suner

    “one who offers; presenter”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  54. Tangüner

    “dawn of the sunny day”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  55. Tüney

    “sunny place; time after sunset”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  56. Ülez

    “setting sun; epidemic”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

44 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

  38. Kuzay

    “shady place out of the sun; north”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  39. Mihri

    “of the sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  40. Mihrinaz

    “sun of coyness; very coy”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Mihrinisa

    “sun of women”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  42. Özgünay

    “true Günay”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  43. Özgüneş

    “true sun”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Sunay

    “offering moon”
    Turkish
    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.