Deniz (given name)

Last updated
Deniz
Gender Unisex
Language(s) Turkish
Origin
Meaningsea

Deniz is a Turkish given name meaning "sea". [1] It is used for both females and males.

Contents

Originally, Deniz was a masculine name.[ citation needed ] In a Turkish legend, the oldest Turkish ruler (Khan) Oğuz had six sons. They were Ay-Han (moon Khan), Gök-Han (sky Khan), Deniz-Han (sea Khan), Yıldız-Han (star Khan), Gün-Han (sun Khan) and Dağ-Han (mountain Khan).[ citation needed ]

Today, Deniz is a unisex name.

First name

Middle name

Fictional characters

See also

Notes

Related Research Articles

Schröder (Schroeder) is a German surname often associated with the Schröder family. Notable people with the surname include:

Yılmaz is a Turkish word that translates to "unshirking", "unbeatable", or "brave", and is a very common surname and occasional male given name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yasmin (name)</span> Name list

Yasmin is usually a feminine given name, sometimes also a surname. Variant forms and spellings include Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmine, and Yassmin.

Lauren may be a given name or surname. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.

Simone is a given name that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language.

Klein is the Dutch, German and Afrikaans word for "small", which came to be used as a surname, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surname.

Jansen is a Dutch/Flemish and Low German patronymic surname meaning son of Jan, a common derivative of Johannes. It is equivalent to the English surname Johnson. The near homonyms "Jensen" and "Jansson" are its Danish, Norwegian and Swedish counterparts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica (given name)</span> Name list

Jessica is a female given name.

Natalie or Nathaly is a feminine given name of English and French origin, derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning "birth of the Lord". Further alternative spellings of the name include Nathalie, Natalee, and Natalia/Natalija.

Hassan or Hasan is an Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish surname.

Öztürk, meaning 'core Turk', is a common Turkish name.

Melis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Zahra is a female given name of Arabic origin. It means ‘beautiful, bright, shining and brilliant’. The name became popularized as a result of being the name of Muhammad’s daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra.

Doğan is both a masculine Turkish given name and a Turkish surname meaning Falcon. Notable people with the name include:

Erhan is a Turkish given of raw Turkic origin, with the combination of word “Er” and “Han”, and is a name for males. It has the meanings "Soldier King, or Soldier Khan'. Er means Soldier and Han means Khan. It is a Turkish name.

Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic male given name Uthman.

Nadeem is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "companion", "confidant" or "friend". The name is common among many communities, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, in the greater Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia.

Can is a common Turkish, Azerbaijani and Circassian given name and surname, meaning spirit, life, soul or heart. Turkish and Azerbaijani use is derived from the Persian word Jan and Circassian use is derived from Circassian word Janberk. In Turkish, the name Can is pronounced similarly to the common English name John. Džan is a variant in use in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sofiane, alternatives Soufian, Soufiane, Sofian, Sefiane, Sofyane, Sufian, or Sofyan, Soufyane is a given Arabic name. It may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bilal (name)</span> Male given name

Bilal is both a given name and a surname of Arabic/African origin. Notable people with the name include: