Turkish names that work in both England and Turkey

[LyraSilvertongue]

So I'm expecting baby number 3. This one has a Turkish father and he would really like him or her to have a Turkish name, which I'm happy with as long as it works here in the UK too. So nothing too Turkish and definitely no "special" letters.

The baby is already going to be stuck with DP's surname, which is very difficult for non-Turkish people to pronounce and contains three special letters, so the first name has to be easier. DP wants Ahmet for a boy, after his late father, but I don't like it so have agreed it can be the middle name.

Which just leaves the first name. We don't know yet if we're having a girl or boy.

Any suggestions?

Used to teach in Istanbul. I never met an Elif who was anything but LOVELY!

Or Belinay! "reflection of the moon on a lake"
How are these names so beautiful!?

Elif isn’t pronounced e-leaf it is quite definitely pronounced El-if. They are quite definitely lovely, unless you pronounce their name wrong!

Baris, on the other hand... inevitably a nightmare!

Hi daughter has a friend called Asya which is a beautiful name

I went to an international school in Turkey and these names were easy to pronounce and quite nice imo.

Girls:
Sibel (English "Si-Belle")
Ela (english "Ella")
Melis

Boys:
Deniz (english "Dennis")
Aslan (means Lion)
Adem (english "Adam")

Ozbay meaning genuine gentleman in Turkish. Very unique and easy on the tongue

Emine, Mina, Leyla, Alara, Dilara for a girl?
Kemal, Emir, Hamza, Murat, Adem for a boy?

I like Yeliz