Turkish name, Enver

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Hello, I would love to get some thoughts on this baby boy's name, Enver.

It's a Turkish name, we're a British couple with Turkish heritage living in London.

Bear in mind when you pronounce it, you say Enverrrr. Hope that makes some sense!

Sounds like a nice name to me :)

It sounds a nice name, though I'm not sure everyone in this country would get quite the right pronounciation.

Sounds good to me. Although I agree with Guava, the intonation may be a bit off.

I thought 'Hoxha' straight away, but I doubt most people will be too concerned about a dead Albanian dictator.

If it's pronounced like Denver without the D then I really like the sound of it. If it's en-VAIR then not as much of a fan but still fine. I know how hard it is to find names that work in multiple languages, and you could do A LOT worse than Enver!

That is a very nice name. It's unusually but straightforward if you know what I mean.

We do have an expert on Turkish names on mn I am sure she will be along soon.
I like Enver.

I think there are Turkish names that sound nicer to English ears, tbh.
I love Turkish people, btw, at the least the ones I've known. :)

Thank you for all the thoughts and feedback. A Turkish person would pronounce En-VAIR but I imagine most people will say Enver like Denver without the D.

Slightly concerned about the Hoxha connection, but having said that there is also a great Turkish man called Enver Pasha whom most Turks will associate the name with.

Would love to hear from your resident Turkish expert! I think the name is considered old fashioned now and would like some Turkish thoughts on that ... Our other children have very modern names.

I quite like it. When you say your other children have modern names are they still Turkish sounding? I think it might be abit odd if only one child has a Turkish name.

I used to live in Turkey and am racking my brains for male names I liked. I knew a Cenk (pronounced Jenk) which I think it nice.

No they're Turkish too, but definitely less traditional.

I really like it

There is Can pronounced Jan too

Yes, Enver is an old-fashioned name and would be pronounced En-VER. (VER as in VERY without the Y.)

I'm over 40 and I've never met an Enver at my age group or younger - that's how long it's been out of fashion It would remind people of Enver Pasha rather than Enver Hodja in Turkey, you are right.

It is really hard to find a Turkish boy's name that won't grate Anglophone ears and will not have any Turkish characters impossible to reproduce on UK keyboards and will not have the letter "C". Lots of pretty girl's names in Turkish, apparently, but very few boy's names (says Anglophone DH).

Some we have considered at the time were:
Tolga
Erkan
Efe
Kagan ("soft"/silent g)
Eren
Erhan

We wanted a name that was Turkish rather than Arabic/Muslim. I will try to find that thread, if you are interested.

Hi CoteDAzur, thanks for your message. I have only met one Enver and he's in his 30's. I believe he's named after his father.

What names would you compare Enver to in English?

I suppose I am asking is the name so old that it would sound ridiculous on a baby/young boy?

I would love to read your previous thread, please point me in the right direction! Thanks

I like Selim and Sinan which are easy for English speakers. I also love suleiyman but accept that is prob a step too far!

I think its lovely, but I would have assumed En-vur, not en-vair

I really like it. When I saw the thread title, I was immediately reminded of the actor Enver Gjokaj (might be why I like it ).

My daughter in law has a young cousin called Yit-Can pronounced Yeetjan which I love though possibly not for a child growing up in the UK!

Hermione, I really like Sinan and haven't heard it before.

Ladystoneheart, hello! Now I like the name even more!

Sinan was a famous architect in Ottoman times. Good name, imho. Not overused & doesn't have negative associations. Arabic rather than Turkish in origin, if that makes any difference to you.

Thegreylady - Your DIL's cousin would be "Yigit Can"

Here is the thread I had when trying to find a name for DS back in 2008-2009. HTH.

And I now see that thegreylady & I have had this "Yeet-Can" "No, Yigit Can" conversation back in 2008, too

To answer your earlier question, no, Enver isn't so old that it would be ridiculous on a baby. If you like it, go for it

Thanks CoteDazur-I think you may be right this time-I have never seen it written down by a Turkish person and I now know that the 'g' is silent so no quarrel about that-I had forgotten.

I like the Turkish name Emre pronounced Em-Ray