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56 Names of Mongolic Origin

56 published names carry a Mongolic part in our data: 3 girl names, 37 boy names and 16 unisex names. 8 have a Documented meaning, 6 a Likely one and 42 an Editorial one, and the label is shown on every card.

Mongolic names are used most in Turkish, Kazakh and Kyrgyz, and they fall most often under the themes leadership and nobility, strength and courage and nature and seasons. Browse the full list below, filter it, or read how Mongolic names came into Turkic naming.

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  • Abakay

    “paternal uncle; senior wife”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  • Aimak

    “aimag (various historical or modern Turkic or Mongolian provinces)”
    From Middle Mongol · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesLikely

  • Akcebe

    “white armor”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Akkenzhe

    “white; clean, pure, saintly + lastborn”
    From Proto-Turkic and Proto-Mongolic · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesLikely

  • Akmaral

    “white + Cervus elaphus maral”
    From Classical Mongolian · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  • Alangoya

    “golden deer; a legendary Mongol heroine”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  • Ayceren

    “moon-like gazelle”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  • Baatyr

    “hero, brave warrior”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Bahodir

    “brave, hero”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  • Barlas

    “brave, valiant”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Batu

    “firm, strong”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Batuhan

    “firm khan”
    From Mongolic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Berke

    “hard, arduous”
    From Mongolian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  • Bole

    “parallel cousin (child of one's mother's sister)”
    From Middle Mongol · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesLikely

  • Botir

    “brave, hero”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  • Cangiray

    “dear Giray”
    From Persian and Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Cebe

    “armor”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Cebealp

    “arrowhead hero”
    From Mongolic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Cebesoy

    “arrowhead lineage”
    From Mongolic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Celâsun

    “brave, bold young man”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Cengiz

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Middle Mongol · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Chingiz

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Mongolic · Uzbek, Tatar
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Chyngyz

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Mongolic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Çingiz

    “mighty, universal ruler”
    From Mongolic · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Darkhan

    “free, privileged”
    From Mongolic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Ernoyan

    “brave commander”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  • Hulagu

    “name of a Mongol ruler”
    From Mongolic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Kenzhebai

    “lastborn + rich, wealthy”
    From Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesLikely

  • Kenzhebek

    “youngest lord”
    From Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  • Kenzhegul

    “lastborn + slave, servant”
    From Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

What counts as a Mongolic name here

A published name belongs to this page when any part of its origin label matches the word "mongol". Labels that also mention another language, for example Arabic + Turkic, count here too.

36 of the 56 names have only Mongolic parts. The other 20 combine Mongolic with Turkic (18), Arabic (1) and Persian (1), so they also appear on those origin pages.

Background: Mongolic names in Turkic languages

Mongolic names reached Turkic-speaking communities through the long contact between Mongol and Turkic peoples, especially after the Mongol empire of the thirteenth century. Some names, and some titles used inside names, come from Mongolic words.

This is a very small origin group in our data, so it is best read as a list of individual names with their sources rather than as a pattern. Each name keeps its own label, and the language filters show where the name is used.

Which languages use Mongolic names

Mongolic names are recorded most often for Turkish (39 names), Kazakh (15 names) and Kyrgyz (5 names). In all, 9 languages have at least one Mongolic name in our data. A name used in several languages is counted once for each, so these numbers add up to more than 56.

Use the language buttons above the list to see only one language; they appear when the language has at least 12 Mongolic names.

What Mongolic names mean

By documented meaning theme, Mongolic names fall most often under leadership and nobility (14), strength and courage (14), nature and seasons (6) and joy and happiness (5). Of the 56 names, 8 (14 percent) have a Documented meaning, 6 are Likely and 42 are Editorial.

Building blocks that recur in these names include ak (white), han (khan, ruler) and bek (lord, chief, master (title)); each one links to its own page with the other names that use it.

Girl, boy and unisex Mongolic names

The list holds 3 girl names, 37 boy names and 16 unisex names. Gender is recorded per language, so a name that is unisex in one language can be used for one gender only in another; the table on each name page shows this.

Choosing a Mongolic name

Because the group is small, check each name page for how well the origin is documented, and use the related names and name elements to see whether a name has Turkic cousins. A name can sit in more than one origin group when its parts come from different languages.

Example Mongolic names

A short selection of published names of Mongolic origin, such as Şoray, Kenzhegul and Akmaral, with documented meanings first. Open any card to read the meaning, the origin sentence and the sources.

  • Şoray

    “countenance, face, appearance”
    From Mongolian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  • Kenzhegul

    “lastborn + slave, servant”
    From Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  • Akmaral

    “white + Cervus elaphus maral”
    From Classical Mongolian · Turkish, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  • Bahodir

    “brave, hero”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  • Sana

    “praise”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  • Mergen

    “one who takes aim”
    From Turkic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  • Botir

    “brave, hero”
    From Turkic and Mongolic · Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  • Berke

    “hard, arduous”
    From Mongolian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  • Olcayhan

    “fortunate khan”
    From Mongolic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

Questions and answers

What is a Mongolic name on this site?

A published name whose origin record names Mongolic. Right now that is 56 names, and the number changes when names are published or corrected.

How many Mongolic names are girl names or boy names?

3 are girl names, 37 are boy names and 16 are unisex. The gender shown is the one recorded in our data, and it can differ between languages.

Which language has the most Mongolic names?

Turkish has the most, with 39 names, followed by Kazakh (15). These counts show how many names we have researched for each language, not how common the names are.

Are Mongolic-origin names also used as Turkic names?

Yes, when our data records them for a Turkic language. Contact between the two families is old, and some of these names are fully at home in Turkic naming today.

Do Mongolic names mix with other origins?

Yes: 20 of 56 names combine Mongolic with another origin, most often Turkic (18 names). They appear on every origin page they belong to.

How reliable are the meanings of Mongolic names here?

8 of 56 have a Documented meaning backed by a cited source, 6 are Likely, and 42 come from our own editorial research. The label is shown on every name card and name page.

Are Mongolic and Turkic names the same thing?

No. The two families are generally treated as separate and have been in contact for centuries, so they share some names and titles. We do not take a side on older theories of a common origin; a name is listed under Mongolic only when an origin row says its root is Mongolic.

Data & methodology

This page is built from the origin records of published names: 56 names match the Mongolic pattern, and 20 of them also carry another origin. 56 names have a meaning label.

Published names
17,111 (17,111 with a meaning)
Documented
7,386 · cited source
Likely
376 · composed or plausible
Editorial
9,349 · our own research
Languages
10
Sources listed
3,863
Names on this page
56
Languages
9
Last data update
1 November 2026

Read more in Sources and methodology and the Editorial policy.

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