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Turkish girls names that work in the UK?

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sel2223 · 02/09/2024 15:25

Not sure what we're having yet but starting to think about names for our half Turkish / half British baby and would prefer a Turkish name that will work in the UK.

We've got a few boys names we like but struggling with girls names.

Don't want anything beginning or ending with the letter 'A' as will be too similar to DD1. Nothing with the letter 'C' in it or any special characters from the Turkish alphabet (ç, ș, I, ģ)

Kind of like Emel or Emine (pronounced Em-een-eh) with nn Emmy as a bit of a tribute to my best friend of 35 years, Emma) - would love to hear honest opinions on that as not planning to discuss with anyone IRL

Open to other suggestions? I feel like I've seen hundreds of Turkish girls names but maybe I've missed the perfect one!

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Newsenmum · 03/09/2024 00:02

I also knew a lovely Rozhin

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 02/09/2024 23:59

Zerrin?

Newsenmum · 02/09/2024 23:59

I’ve always loved Elif.

Melike, Serpil.

Sashya · 02/09/2024 23:56

Female names in many cultures end with A.... it doesn't make them sound the same in any way...

Sofia and Nadia
Layla and Alara
Isra and Seda
Lina and Ada

You should just pick a name you like.

SprinkleOfSunak · 02/09/2024 23:44

Nuray (pronounced nuh-rye)
Narin
Nehrin
Evren

ScabbyHorse · 02/09/2024 23:19

Sude is a pretty name pronounced Soo- deh
and means happy and fortunate

Mich1986 · 02/09/2024 22:41

Sorry they all end with A!!! But they are pretty :)

Mich1986 · 02/09/2024 22:40

Layla or Leyla
Azra
Sofia
Ada
Alara

bows101 · 02/09/2024 22:23

I can't believe you are finding boy names easier than girls!

So many pretty girl names.. admittedly a lot end in 'a' though 🤷🏼‍♀️

Esin
Ecem
Ebru
Ayse is such a pretty name (I know you said no characters!)

For boys we could only come up with Eren & Emre

visiting12 · 02/09/2024 22:19

Meryam/ Miriam
Suzan
Sadie
Seren
Merlin
Elise
Filiz
Nerin

frecklejuice · 02/09/2024 22:07

Yasmin or Seniz?

Johaanah · 02/09/2024 22:06

Dilara?

Spink86 · 02/09/2024 22:04

My husband is Turkish and we actually found the opposite and struggled with boys names! So much so that we only ever had one on the list.... Girls names we came up with that fit your brief are Sibel, Safiye/Sofia and Cennet. We would have gone with Sofia but had a boy in the end!

OhOneOhTwoOhThree · 02/09/2024 21:59

Elif is my favourite
Asli (but English speakers may not pronounce the ı correctly)
Deniz
Nilufer

turkeyboots · 02/09/2024 21:57

I knew a Nurhan once. She was lovely as is her name.

Borgonzola · 02/09/2024 21:53

Nevin?

StolenChanel · 02/09/2024 21:50

Ela, Elis and Dilan are favourites of mine!

Moreteaandchocolate · 02/09/2024 21:47

Emine is lovely 🥰 Lovely nn options too - Emmy, Minnie, Mina, Emma …

murasaki · 02/09/2024 16:06

Emine and Yasmin are both lovely. Sara works too.

sel2223 · 02/09/2024 16:00

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Bitteralmond · 02/09/2024 15:58

@sel2223 Sorry missed the 'a' ending bit (trying to work at the same time). I like Selvi or Selin.

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 02/09/2024 15:55

Melis
Serenay

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sel2223 · 02/09/2024 15:50

We have close friends with daughters Elif and Mavi

SIL is Merve

Our DD1's middle name is Jasmine

Don't want a name ending in 'A'

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Bitteralmond · 02/09/2024 15:42

@TheLadyIsAVamp I like it too, but in Britain people won't understand that it is pronounced Merv-e, and will just call her 'Merv' which isn't so great.

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 02/09/2024 15:40

I know a dog walker whose little granddaughter (Turkish dad) is named Mavi, which is so pretty (to me).

Elif
Ekin
Nur

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