Meaning of the Name Nurettin

Nurettin means “light of the religion”. It comes from Arabic elements. It is documented as a boy's name in Turkish.

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

What does Nurettin mean?

“light of the religion”^[1,2,3]✓ Documented

Literally: Arabic nūr 'light' + al-dīn 'the religion'

Literal meaning

Building blocks

Nurettin

Nurettin is the Turkish form of the Arabic compound nūr al-dīn, 'light of the religion'. It reached Turkish through Ottoman Nureddin and is listed as a male given name.^[1]

Meaning themes: Faith and devotion · Light

Nurettin in Turkish

What does Nurettin mean in Turkish?

In Turkish the name is written Nurettin and Nurettin. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “light of the religion” applies. It is recorded as a boy's name.^[1,4]

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

Where does the name Nurettin come from?

Arabic, compound. Arabic compound, via Ottoman Turkish.^[1]✓ Documented

nur “light”, from Arabic (Arabic نور, Kazakh нұр, Uyghur نۇر, Arabic نُور, Turkish nur)
din “religion, faith”, from Arabic (Arabic دِين)

Is Nurettin a Turkish name?

Yes. Nurettin is documented as a given name in Turkish. Etymologically it is not a native Turkic word: it comes from Arabic.

Nurettin across Turkic languages

Nurettin by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Turkish	NurettinLatin NurettinLatin	Boy	same as above: “light of the religion”	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 Nurettin

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 Nurettin
Form	Language	Script	Type
Nurettin^[1]	Turkish	Latin	Standard spelling
Nurettin	Turkish	Latin	Native spelling

Variants and linked names

NurBoy“light”

Other names with nur

AinurUnisex“moonlight”
AlâaddinBoy“eminence of the faith”
AnvarBoy“brighter, most radiant”
AsliddinBoy“essence of the faith”
BadretdinBoy“full moon of the faith”
BadriddinBoy“full moon of the faith”
BagautdinBoy“splendor of the faith”
BahattinBoy“splendour of the faith”

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Names with a similar meaning

AbbodBoy“devout, much given to worship”
AbdimanBoy“person of faith”
Abdu'imanBoy“person of faith”
AbduljalalBoy“servant of the Radiant God”
Abdulmu'minBoy“believer, faithful person”
AbduzahidBoy“pious person”
AbidinBoy“devoted worshipper of the faith”
AcunışıkUnisex“light of the world”

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Sibling names for Nurettin

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

SevginurGirl
“light of love”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme light · also shares the element nur
ZiyaettinBoy
“light of the faith”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme faith and devotion · also shares the element din
AyşenurGirl
“living light”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme light · also shares the element nur
AlâaddinBoy
“eminence of the faith”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme faith and devotion · also shares the element din
MihrinurGirl
“sunlight”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme light · also shares the element nur
FatmanurGirl
“Fatma + light”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme light · also shares the element nur
CemalettinBoy
“beauty of the faith”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme faith and devotion · also shares the element din
ZinnurBoy
“possessor of light”
same language (turkish) · also shares the theme light · also shares the element nur

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Common questions about Nurettin

What does the name Nurettin mean?

Nurettin means “light of the religion”. It comes from Arabic elements. It is documented as a boy's name in Turkish.

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

Nurettin is recorded as a boy's name.

Where does Nurettin come from?

Nurettin is of Arabic origin according to our origin records, and it is built from Nur- + -ettin. Read the origin section above for the sources.

Which languages use Nurettin?

Nurettin is recorded for Turkish. 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 many syllables does Nurettin have?

Nurettin 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 “Nurettin”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 71476648. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: from Ottoman نورالدین, from Arabic نُور and الدِّين; classified as a male given name in Turkish; Nurettin appears as a Turkish given name (masculine); via Ottoman from Arabic (+1 more)
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “نور”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93809572. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Arabic نُور 'light'
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “دين”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 92916329. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Arabic دين 'religion, creed, faith'
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata item Q15837135 (Nurettin, male given name). Wikimedia Foundation, revision 2470753840. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC0 1.0.
Supports: Wikidata records Turkish as language of the name (P407)

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