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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. Künxan

    “woman like the sun”
    From Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Kunzhan

    “sun soul”
    From Kipchak and Classical Persian · Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Méhinbanu

    “lady like the sun”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  4. Méhirnigar

    “with the likeness of the sun”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  5. Méhr

    “sun; heart; affection, kindness; free”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl1 syllableDocumented

  6. Méhri

    “sun; heart; affection, kindness; free”
    Uyghur, Uzbek
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  7. Méhribibi

    “affectionate lady; lady like the sun”
    From Persian · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  8. Méhrijan

    “festival, gathering, joyful get-together; sun; heart; kindness”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  9. Mihra

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

  10. Mihrimah

    “sun and moon”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Mihrinur

    “sunlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Mihrişah

    “sun ruler”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Mihriye

    “of the sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Nursun

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

  15. Şemsiye

    “of the sun”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Sevgisun

    “show love and friendship”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Shamsinur

    “sunlight”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Shamsiya

    “sunny”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Shemshi'ay

    “girl like the sun”
    Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  20. Shemshibanu

    “lady like the sun”
    Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  21. Shemshixan

    “lady like the sun”
    Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  22. Shemsi'ay

    “girl like the sun”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  23. Shemsibanu

    “lady like the sun”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  24. Shemsixan

    “lady like the sun”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  25. Shemsiye

    “like the sun; solar calendar”
    Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  26. Simayişems

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

  27. Xurshid

    “sun, day”
    From Persian · Uyghur, Uzbek
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  28. Xurshida

    “sun”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Xurshiday

    “like the sun and moon”
    Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  30. Xurshidem

    “sun, day”
    Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  31. Xurshidi'ay

    “like the sun and moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  32. Xurshidigül

    “sun, day”
    Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  33. Xurshidnisa

    “beautiful as the sun”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  34. Ziyanahar

    “sunshine”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

Sun boy names

  1. Kuntuar

    “the sun will rise”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Küntur

    “may my son endure like the sun”
    From Turkic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  3. Méhridin

    “sun of the faith”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  4. Miridin

    “sun of the faith”
    Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  5. Neyran

    “sun and moon”
    Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  6. Neyyiran

    “sun and moon”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  7. Ongüneş

    “ten suns”
    Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Şəmsəddin

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

  9. Şemsettin

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

  10. Şemsi

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

  11. Shamsetdin

    “sun of the faith”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Shamsiddin

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

  13. Shemis

    “sun, day”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  14. Shemshi

    “sun, day”
    Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  15. Shemshidin

    “sun of the faith”
    Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  16. Shemsidin

    “sun of the faith”
    From Arabic · Uyghur
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  17. Sunalp

    “offering hero”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Sunel

    “offering hand”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Suner

    “one who offers; presenter”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Tangüner

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

  21. Tüney

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

  22. Ülez

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

  23. Xurşid

    “the sun”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

Sun names for girls and boys

  1. Kuzay

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

  2. Mihri

    “of the sun”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Mihrinaz

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

  4. Mihrinisa

    “sun of women”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  5. Özgünay

    “true Günay”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Özgüneş

    “true sun”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Quyosh

    “sun”
    From Turkic · Uzbek
    Unisex1 syllableDocumented

  8. Sunay

    “offering moon”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

Sun names with mixed or unclassified gender

  1. Kün tengri

    “Tengri like the sun”
    Uyghur
    3 syllablesDocumented

  2. Kün tughdi

    “the sun rose; a son like the sun was born”
    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)

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