Category Archives: Azeri Names

Amin

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic أمين
Meaning: “truthful.”
(AH-MEEN)

The name comes directly from the Arabic word امين (amin) meaning, “truthful.”

al-Amin was an epithet for the Prophet Mohammed and it was also borne by the sixth Abbasid Caliph.

As of 2010, Amin was the 76th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, while in Belgium, his franconized form of Amine was the 93rd most popular male name, (2009). He is the 209th most popular male name in the Netherlands, (2010).

The name is prevalent throughout the Islamic world.

The feminine form is of course, Amina.

Mirza

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Persian میرزا
Meaning: “prince.”
(MEER-zah)

The name is derived from a Persian royal title, Amīrzāde which literally means “child of the Amir” or “child of the ruler.”

The word has survived in modern Kazakh language as myrza where it means, “gentleman.”

As of 2010, Mirza was the 34th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Other forms of the name include:

  • Mirza Мирза (Albanian/Azeri/Baskkir/Baloch/Bosnian/Chechen/Kazakh/Kyrgyz/Kurdish/Persian/Turkish/Turkmen)
  • Murza Мурза (Circassian/Dagestani/Ossetian)
  • Mirzaj Мирзай (Tatar)
  • Mirzija Мирзия (Tatar)
  • Mirzi Мирзи (Tatar)
  • Morza Морза (Uzbek)

Faruq

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic فاروق
Meaning: “one who knows right from wrong.”
(FAH-ROOK)

The name comes from the Arabic epithet for the Muslim leader, Umar.

It was borne by the last king of Egypt, (1920-1965).

Its Balkan form of Faruk is currently the 68th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

Other forms of the name include:

  • Faruk (Albanian/Bosnian/Kurdish/Turkish)
  • Farouq (Persian)

Ansar

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: “helpers.”
(AHN-SAHR)

The name is derived from the Arabic plural and Islamic term, al-Ansar (the helpers), which refers to a group of Medinian citizens who helped the Prophet Mohammed settle into the city of Medina.

Its Balkan and Turkish form of Ensar is currently the 33rd most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

The name is used throughout the Islamic world.

Other forms include:

  • Anshar (Achinese, Javanese)
  • Ensar (Albanian, Bosnian, Turkish)
  • Ənsar (Azeri)
  • Ansor Ансор (Tajik, Uzbek)
  • Ansaar (Urdu)
  • Anzar (Uyghur)

Bilal

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic بلال
Meaning: “moistening.”
(bee-LAHL)

The name is derived from the Arabic meaning, “moistening.”

It was borne by the first Muezzin (Caller to Prayer) and a disciple of the Prophet Mohammed. He was an Ethiopian slave who had been emancipated by Mohammed.

As of 2010, Bilal was the 37th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina. His rankings in other countries are as follows:

  • # 90 (Catalonia, 2010)
  • # 147 (France, 2009)
  • # 217 (Netherlands, 2010)

The name is used throughout the Islamic world.

Another notable bearer was Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986), an Albanian poet, novelist and political dissident against the Albanian communist regime.

Naila

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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Arabic نائلة
Meaning: “attainer.”

The name is derived from the Arabic male name, Nail, which comes directly from the Arabic word for “attainer.”

The name was borne by the wife of Caliph Uthman I, an Iraqi Christian convert, who tried to defend her husband while a mob was killing him and in the process, ended up getting her fingers cut off.

It is also the name of a town in Bavaria.

As of 2010, its Bosnian form of Najla was the 70th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Another Bosnian form is Naijla.

A Bosnian diminutive form is Naja (NYE-yah)

 

Imad

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic  عماد
Meaning: “pillar; support.”
(EE-MAHD)

The name is from the Arabic meaning, “pillar; support.”

As of 2010, Imad was the 95th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, while in France, he was the 470th most popular male name, (2009).

A variant transliteration is Emad.

 

Can

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “soul; life.”
(JAHN)

The name comes from the Turkish word for soul or life. The name appears in various forms across the former Soviet Union. It is most often found as an element in Central European male and female names.

As of 2010, its Bosnian form of Džan was 100th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

There is also a feminine form, Džana, which is currently the 49th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

A Kazakh form is Zhan Жан.

Samad

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic  صمد
Meaning: “eternal.”

The name is derived from the Arabic Aṣ-Ṣamad (the eternal), one of the names of God.

Its Bosnian form of Samed is the 93rd most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).

The name was borne by Azeri-Russian General, Samad bey Mehmandarov (1855-1931) and Azeri poet, Samad Vurgun (1906-1956)

Other forms of the name include:

  • Samed (Albanian/Bosnian)
  • Səməd (Azeri)
  • Semed (Kurdish/Turkish)

Samad is used throughout the Islamic world.

Amil

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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: “worker.”
(AH-MEEL)

The name is derived from the Arabic  اّجير (al’emal) meaning, “worker.” The name shares the same etymology with the Biblical Hebrew male name, Amal.

As of 2010, Amil was the 98th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Feminine form is Amila, which is the 12th most popular female name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).