“moon + star”
From Turkic · Turkish
Unisex2 syllablesDocumented
Name element
What Does yıldız Mean in Names?
yıldız means “star” and comes from Proto-Turkic. It appears in 1 published name on this site.
The Turkish word for a star, yıldız, inherited through Ottoman and Old Anatolian Turkish from Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ. Besides the astronomical sense it can also mean a famous person or luck.
Origin
Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ 'star'.
1 yıldız names for girls and boys
Often combined with
ay (1 name)
Sources
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “yıldız”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 91708741. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Turkish noun star; also celebrity, luck; from Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ 'star'