Meaning of the Name Mukaddes

Mukaddes means “holy, sacred”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish and Uyghur.

Mukaddes is a name of Arabic origin.
It is recorded for Turkish and Uyghur.
3 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 8 letters.

What does Mukaddes mean?

“holy, sacred”^[1,2]✓ Documented

Literally: Arabic muqaddas 'holy'

Literal meaning

Mukaddes is a female name based on Arabic muqaddas, 'holy' or 'sacred'. Wiktionary lists it for Turkish and Uyghur (مۇقەددەس), and the Turkish entry derives it from the adjective mukaddes 'holy'.^[1,3,4]

Meaning themes: Faith and devotion

Mukaddes in Turkish and Uyghur

What does Mukaddes mean in Turkish?

In Turkish the name is written Mukaddes and Mukaddes. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “holy, sacred” applies. It is recorded as a girl's name.^[3,5]

Listed as a given name in the Turkish section of Wiktionary.

What does Mukaddes mean in Uyghur?

In Uyghur the name is written مۇقەددەس, muqeddes (ULY), Muqeddes (ULY transliteration), Muqeddesxan and مۇقەددەسخان. Here it is glossed as “great, holy”^[4]. It is recorded as a girl's name.^[1,4]

Listed as a given name in the Uyghur section of Wiktionary.

Where does the name Mukaddes come from?

Arabic, borrowing. Borrowed from Arabic; the Turkish form came through Ottoman Turkish.^[1,3]✓ Documented

Arabic, borrowing. The Dictionary of Uyghur Names gives the origin as Arabic.^[4]✓ Documented

Which languages use the name Mukaddes?

Mukaddes is used as a given name in Turkish and Uyghur. Its origin is Arabic. The table shows for each language whether the use is documented by a cited source or comes from our editorial research.

Mukaddes across Turkic languages

Mukaddes by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Turkish	MukaddesLatin MukaddesLatin	Girl	same as above: “holy, sacred”	Documented^[3,5]
Uyghur	مۇقەددەسArabic script MuqeddesxanLatin, variant مۇقەددەسخانArabic script, variant	Girl	“great, holy”	Documented^[1,4]

Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.

Spelling variations of Mukaddes

Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.

Recorded spellings of Mukaddes
Form	Language	Script	Type
Mukaddes^[3]	Turkish	Latin	Standard spelling
Mukaddes	Turkish	Latin	Native spelling
مۇقەددەس^[1,4]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Native spelling
muqeddes^[1]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY)
Muqeddes^[4]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY transliteration)
Muqeddesxan^[4]	Uyghur	Latin	Variant (ULY transliteration)
مۇقەددەسخان^[4]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Variant

Variants and linked names

MuqeddesxanGirl“great, holy”

Names with a similar meaning

AbidinisaGirl“devout, pious woman”
AbinisaGirl“devout, pious woman”
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AydinxanGirl“moon of the faith”
Barcha toyin“all of them devout”
DevlettinUnisex“good fortune of the faith”
DiyanetGirl“pure-hearted; faith, religion”

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Sibling names for Mukaddes

Names recorded for the same languages that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Mukaddes rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

QetiridinBoy
“the faith's all-powerful one; might of the faith”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
PerhidinBoy
“joy of the faith”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
HusamidinBoy
“sword of the faith”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
ShewqidinBoy
“delight in the faith, love of the faith, faith-loving”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
DindarBoy
“one who follows the path of faith”
same language (turkish, uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
QemiridinBoy
“moon of the faith”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
ZiyawudunBoy
“light of the faith”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion
SheripidinBoy
“honour of the faith; the faith's great, honourable one”
same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme faith and devotion

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Common questions about Mukaddes

What does the name Mukaddes mean?

Mukaddes means “holy, sacred”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish and Uyghur.

Is Mukaddes a girl's or a boy's name?

Mukaddes is recorded as a girl's name. By language: Turkish: girls; Uyghur: girls.

Where does Mukaddes come from?

Mukaddes is of Arabic origin according to our origin records. Read the origin section above for the sources.

Which languages use Mukaddes?

Mukaddes is recorded for Turkish and Uyghur. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.

How is Mukaddes spelled in other scripts?

Recorded spellings: Mukaddes (Latin), مۇقەددەس (Arabic script), Muqeddesxan (Latin), مۇقەددەسخان (Arabic script). Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled as such in the spelling table.

How many syllables does Mukaddes have?

Mukaddes has 3 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 8 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by our editors; source texts are not copied.

Some statements on this page come from TurkicNames' editorial research (labelled Editorial) and are not yet linked to a cited source; the numbered sources below support the rest.

Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “مۇقەددەس”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 91806659. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Uyghur etymology derives the name from Arabic مقدس; classified as a female given name in Uyghur; مۇقەددەس appears as a Uyghur given name (feminine); Uyghur given-name entry written مۇقەددەس in Uyghur Arabic script (+1 more)
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “مقدس”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93627138. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Arabic مقدس: sacred, holy; sanctified
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “Mukaddes”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 89054620. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: classified as a female given name in Turkish; Mukaddes appears as a Turkish given name (feminine); Turkish form inherited from the Ottoman Turkish spelling of the same Arabic word; Turkish given-name entry spelled Mukaddes
Uyghur Language. Dictionary of Uyghur Names. Uyghur Language (GitHub: uyghur-language/names), revision 075ed994f116b4b9e06c7d013b4fb880db679883. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: MIT License.
Supports: entry in the Dictionary of Uyghur Names; Uyghur gloss: ئۇلۇغ، پاك; listed as a Uyghur given name (feminine); origin: Arabic (+4 more)
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata item Q98273378 (Mukaddes, female given name). Wikimedia Foundation, revision 2357964281. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC0 1.0.
Supports: Wikidata records Turkish as language of the name (P407)

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