Meaning of the Name Nimet

Nimet means “blessing”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish and Uyghur.

Nimet is a name of Arabic origin.
It is recorded for Turkish and Uyghur.
2 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 5 letters.

What does Nimet mean?

“blessing”^[1,2]✓ Documented

Literal meaning

Nimet is a Turkish girl's name recorded on Wiktionary. Its etymology there derives it from nimet ‘blessing’, giving the meaning “blessing”.^[1,3]

Nimet in Turkish and Uyghur

What does Nimet mean in Turkish?

In Turkish the name is written Nimet. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “blessing” applies. It is recorded as a girl's name.^[1,4]

What does Nimet mean in Uyghur?

In Uyghur the name is written نىمەت, نىئمەت, Ni'met (ULY transliteration), Nimet (ULY transliteration), Nighmet, نىغمەت, Nimet and نىمەت. Here it is glossed as “favour, mercy, kindness”^[3]. It is recorded as a boy's name.^[3]

Where does the name Nimet come from?

Arabic, borrowing. The Dictionary of Uyghur Names gives the origin as Arabic.^[3]✓ Documented

Which languages use the name Nimet?

Nimet 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.

Nimet across Turkic languages

Nimet by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Turkish	NimetLatin	Girl	same as above: “blessing”	Documented^[1,4]
Uyghur	نىمەتArabic script نىئمەتArabic script NighmetLatin, variant نىغمەتArabic script, variant NimetLatin, variant نىمەتArabic script, variant	Boy	“favour, mercy, kindness”	Documented^[3]

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 Nimet

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 Nimet
Form	Language	Script	Type
Nimet^[1]	Turkish	Latin	Native spelling
نىمەت^[3]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Native spelling
نىئمەت^[3]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Native spelling
Ni'met^[3]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY transliteration)
Nimet^[3]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY transliteration)
Nighmet^[3]	Uyghur	Latin	Variant (ULY transliteration)
نىغمەت^[3]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Variant
Nimet^[3]	Uyghur	Latin	Variant (ULY transliteration)
نىمەت^[3]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Variant

Variants and linked names

NighmetBoy“favour, mercy, kindness”

Sibling names for Nimet

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 Nimet rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

ArkoçUnisex
“honourable ram”
same language (turkish)
KorgünBoy
“fiery day”
same language (turkish)
CahitBoy
“diligent, striving”
same language (turkish)
ShahzadBoy
“child of a shah”
same language (uyghur)
PeyizehmedBoy
“the name Ehmed with the epithet Peyiz”
same language (uyghur)
DikBoy
“vertical”
same language (turkish)
ErdemerUnisex
“virtuous man”
same language (turkish)
FeyzaGirl
“abundance, plenty”
same language (turkish)

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Common questions about Nimet

What does the name Nimet mean?

Nimet means “blessing”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish and Uyghur.

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

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

Where does Nimet come from?

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

Which languages use Nimet?

Nimet 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 Nimet spelled in other scripts?

Recorded spellings: Nimet (Latin), نىمەت (Arabic script), نىئمەت (Arabic script), Nighmet (Latin), نىغمەت (Arabic script). Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled as such in the spelling table.

How many syllables does Nimet have?

Nimet has 2 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 5 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by a fixed template filled only with the stored source facts; source texts are not copied.

Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “Nimet”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 89389325. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: etymology: From nimet.; Turkish given-name entry; listed as a Turkish given name; headword Nimet
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “nimet”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93004330. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Turkish nimet: blessing
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: ئىلتىپات، مەرھەمەت، ياخشىلىق; listed as a Uyghur given name (masculine); origin: Arabic (+6 more)
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata item Q96279075. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 2181243214. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC0 1.0.
Supports: Wikidata given-name item with Turkish label

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