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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
I am newly pregnant so maybe it is still too early to think of baby names but my DH is Turkish and he said I can pick the baby’s first name but he wants the baby to have a Turkish middle name. For a boy I like Andrew, after my grand-father and great-great grand-father and for a girl I like Rosalyn, my mom and dad’s names combined (Ross and Linda). My DH likes the name Zara for a girl’s middle name, it is not a Turkish name but his dad was born in a town called Zara, in Turkey, so he really likes it. Rosalyn means “pretty rose” and Zara means “princess”. Rosalyn Zara sounds ok but I am not 100% if I am sold yet. For a boys name I really love the name Andrew Braden but Braden is not a Turkish name unfortunately. I don’t mind Andrew Aydin prounounced I-DEN it is a Turkish name or Taran which is also a Gaelic name but I think the Turkish way of spelling it is Tarhan and I don’t like it spelled that way. Can you think of any other Turkish names that would sound good with Andrew and Rosalyn that sound English too! Thank you 🙂
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Busy bee
MRS-K: FI’s friend is turkish and is called Taran and it’s spelt that way.
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
PenguinLove: That is good to know. TY
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Honey Beekeeper
Post # 4
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Busy bee
My English friend and her Turkish husband just called their baby son, Evren
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
SellyJo: Evren is a nice unisex Turkish name but unfortunately that is my SIL’s name.
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Blushing bee
MRS-K: I actually love the fact that all Turkish names mean something. I love the idea and you should go with something meaningful! I’d avoid names with letters Ğ Ü Ş Ç Ö as they are difficult for others to read. <br /><br />My favorite ones have to be: Damla (drop), Bulut (cloud), Deniz (sea), Gizem (secret), İbrahim, İpek (I adooooore that name! So cute! Means “Silk”), İskender (Alexander), Lale (tulip; one of my top fave!), Melek (angel).
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
reminddivine: All of those are such lovely names. Deniz is his cousin’s son’s name, it is a nice name and DH has mentioned Iskender before, that name is kind of nice too. TY for posting the names and their meanings.
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Blushing bee
MRS-K: No worries! I got bachelor’s degree in Turkology so I thought I had to help! 😉
Post # 9
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Bumble Beekeeper
I like Lane (home or nest) for a girl.
I like Raif ( merciful or gentle) for a boy.
Post # 10
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Bumble bee
MRS-K: I really like the way Rosalyn Zara sounds. It just rolls right off the tongue, and the meanings are so perfect! It’s a beautiful name.
Post # 11
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
j_jaye: Those are nice names. I especially like Lane.
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Bumble bee
- Wedding: August 2008 - Toronto, ON
gillykat824: TY! Glad to hear you like Rosalyn Zara together as well. I love how Rosalyn (Roz-Ah-Lyn) has a great Z sound just like Zara and I love the meanings of the names too! 🙂
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Bumble bee
Boys
Berk-Hard, firm, strong
Ilker- first son
Kent-town
Girls
Dilara-Lover; heart adorner
Emel-desire, wish
Rana-Beautiful; nice looking
http://www.turkishculture.org
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Blushing bee
Have you tried the website BehindTheName? It has a lot of names from different countries and cultures; http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/turkish
From this list I like;
- Rosalyn Adalet (justice)
- Rosalyn Ayla (moonlight, halo)
- Rosalyn Ceren (young gazelle)
- Rosalyn Emel (previously mentioned in this thread)
- Rosalyn Hazan (autumn)
- Andrew Tarik (he who knocks at the door)
- Andrew Emir (commander, prince)
- Andrew Metin (strong)
- Andrew Ihsan (kindness)
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