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English sounding Turkish names?

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ChipmunksInAttic · 10/08/2018 17:19

Hello,

I’m expecting my second son, and trying to pick a name, which is really difficult!

Our favorite at this moment is “Efe”, and “Aras” as a middle name. What do you think about those names? Anything to make fun of at school? Efe reads like Eh-fe (as in cafe) and Aras is like Ah-ras.

Another name we thought about were Ates (sounds Atesh).

My older one is called “Deniz” by the way, so it’s not an option anymore :)

Thanks in advance!

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Nifflerbowtruckle · 11/08/2018 21:34

Enis
Emre
Emir
Omer

Fabricwitch · 11/08/2018 21:01

Maybe not particularly English sounding but I love the name Doğu

shartsi · 11/08/2018 20:55

Caan
Ezel
Mete
Ahmet

Choccywoccyhooha · 11/08/2018 20:53

Cem is definitely my favourite Turkish boys name, obviously the C pronunciation may be an issue at first, but you/he only need tell people once, almost everyone will remember.

shartsi · 11/08/2018 20:44

Ali

starkid · 11/08/2018 20:32

Already mentioned above a couple of times, but I know an Emre, pronounced em-ray, so not very hard :)

Swarskid2184 · 11/08/2018 20:07

Barbaros

coralush · 11/08/2018 20:06

Bertan

hoxt · 11/08/2018 19:51

Emre, Mert, Furkan, Eren.

coralush · 11/08/2018 19:47

Ah just read the title - for a boy not girl - ooops!

ShiningWhit · 11/08/2018 10:44

Meant to type don't know any male elifs
Though do know a female Emre.

CoteDAzur · 11/08/2018 10:41

Elif is a girl's name in Turkey. It will never be a boy's name.

ShiningWhit · 11/08/2018 10:01

Batu
Enes
Ramy
Kann

malfoyy · 11/08/2018 09:53

I know a young half-Turkish lad named Eren.

Love the name and his mum told me it was Turkish.

ShiningWhit · 11/08/2018 09:52

Cenk is a disaster.
All these lovely names ruined by the alphabet!

Alp is one I love but not sure if others would make fun of it.

ShiningWhit · 11/08/2018 09:51

I don't know any female Elifs

Kurt
Raif
Reis
Deniz

coralush · 11/08/2018 09:47

Elif

CoteDAzur · 11/08/2018 08:48

Koray definitely works.

Names that end in -han and -kan mostly do, too:
Erkan
Serkan
Hakan
Serhan
Erhan

FennyBridges · 11/08/2018 08:41

Ozer?

NaughtToThreeSadOnions · 11/08/2018 08:01

Cenk (Jenk) i always thought it sounded a bit like jack or jake.

But i might be biased as i went to turkey when i was about 8 to visit a friend of my mums who emigrated out there and it was her sons name so its possiably about the only turkish name i know

notaflyingmonkey · 11/08/2018 07:58

I liked Idris as it works in both languages.

I think the trick is to find a Turkish name that works phonetically in English - assuming he is going to be brought up here - as well as thinking of any English language connotations with the sound of the name. And perhaps most importantly what his nickname will be at school.

Dandelionrarrrr · 11/08/2018 07:44

Cem (like Jem)

Skyejuly · 11/08/2018 07:31

Sofien is my nephews name! It's certainly a name!

It is however Tunisian I think, not Turkish. Sorry.

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ChipmunksInAttic · 10/08/2018 23:59

Efes is the beer brand :)

For Can, I’m worried people will pronounce it like can and make fun of it.

Koray might be a good one!

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Hamiltoes · 10/08/2018 23:48

Koray - pronounced Koh-rye

Met a lovely Turkish man with that name.

Is Efe not beer over there?