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What Does bek Mean in Names?

bek means “lord, chief, master (title)” and comes from Proto-Turkic. It appears in 31 published names on this site.

An old Turkic title for a lord or chief, continued as bey in Turkish and as бек / bek in Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek. Wiktionary notes that it forms part of many male given names.

Origin

Proto-Turkic *bēg 'lord' (the Uzbek entry mentions a further Iranian comparison).

31 bek boy names

  1. Altynbek

    “gold + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  2. Amirbek

    “emir + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  3. Arystanbek

    “lion + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy4 syllablesDocumented

  4. Assylbek

    “treasure + bey, beg, bek, master”
    Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  5. Aybek

    “moon + lord”
    From Turkic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  6. Azizbek

    “dear + lord”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  7. Baltabek

    “ax + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  8. Bekbolat

    “lord + steel”
    From Turkic and Persian · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  9. Bekjan

    “chieftain, master + soul”
    From Turkic and Persian · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  10. Bekobod

    “a title of local officials, beg + prosperous”
    From Uzbek · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  11. Beksultan

    “chieftain, master + sultan”
    From Classical Persian · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  12. Bektursyn

    “chieftain, master + third-person singular imperative of тұр- (to stand)”
    Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  13. Daurenbek

    “rotation + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  14. Erkinbek

    “free + a title of local officials, beg”
    From Uzbek · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  15. Islombek

    “Islam + a title of local officials, beg”
    From Uzbek · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  16. Kaiyrbek

    “charity + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  17. Karabek

    “black + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  18. Kemelbek

    “perfection + bey, beg, bek, master”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  19. Kumarbek

    “passion, desire + chieftan, master”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  20. Kuralbek

    “tool, instrument + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  21. Mirbek

    “emir + lord”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  22. Nurbek

    “light + chief”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  23. Ogʻabek

    “chief, overseer, head + a title of local officials, beg”
    From Uzbek · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  24. Orynbek

    “place; position + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  25. Ozodbek

    “free + a title of local officials, beg”
    From Uzbek · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  26. Temirbek

    “iron + lord”
    From Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  27. Torebek

    “aristocrat, lord + beg, bey, bek, master”
    Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  28. Tursynbek

    “third-person singular imperative of тұр- (to stand) + chieftain, master”
    Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  29. Zhanabek

    “new + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  30. Zhanbek

    “soul + chieftain, master”
    Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  31. Zhienbek

    “nibling + chieftain, master”
    From Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

Often combined with

can (2 names)ay (1 name)aziz (1 name)bolat (1 name)demir (1 name)emir (1 name)nur (1 name)sultan (1 name)

Sources

  1. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “bek”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93943919. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek historical title of local officials, beg, from Proto-Turkic *bēg; Uzbek bek ‘a title of local officials, beg’; Uzbek bek, historical title of local officials, from Proto-Turkic *bēg

  2. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “bey”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93680279. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Turkish noun lord, master; from Proto-Turkic *bēg 'lord'; Turkish bey 'lord, master', from Proto-Turkic *bēg 'lord'

  3. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “erkin”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 91809843. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek erkin ‘free’

  4. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “islom”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 87699870. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek islom ‘Islam’

  5. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “obod”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 87396823. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek obod ‘prosperous’

  6. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “ogʻa”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 92356604. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek ogʻa ‘chief, overseer, head’

  7. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “ozod”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93085057. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Uzbek ozod ‘free’

  8. Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “бек”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 92283013. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Supports: Kyrgyz/Kazakh бек as a title: bey, beg, bek, master; component of many male given names; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bēg 'lord'; title noun bey, beg, bek, master; component of many male given names; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bēg 'lord'