Gender: Masculine
Origin: Kazakh Нурасыл
Meaning: “noble light; honourable light.”
The name is composed of the Kazakh elements, nur (light) and asyl (good, honourable; noble).
It is currently the 3rd most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
Agsu, Azerbaijan: winter scene - snow at Chanlibel restaurant - photo by N.Mahmudova courtesy of TravelImage.com
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Azeri Ильгар
Meaning: “first snow.”
The name comes directly from the Azeri meaning, “first snow.”
As of 2010, it was the 9th most popular name among the general male population in Azerbaijan.
It is sometimes transliterated as Ilqar and the feminine form is Ilgara.
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Azeri Эльнур
Meaning: “the light.”
(EL-noor)
The name is a corruption of the Arabic, al Noor meaning, “the light”, and was possibly orginally an azerified form of the Russian male name, Svetlan (light).
It is currently the 5th most popular name among the male population in Azerbaijan.
Its feminine form is Elnura.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Azeri
Meaning: “heart; soul.”
(KEU-neul)
The name is from the Azeri meaning “heart” or “soul.”
It is currently the 8th most popular female name among the general female population in Azerbaijan, (2010).
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “sun moon.”
(GEU-nye)
The name is a reverse of Aygün, being composed of the same elements, gün (sun) and ay (moon).
As of 2010, it was the 5th most popular name among the general female population in Azerbaijan.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Azeri
Meaning: “dream; desire; wish; hope.”
(veu-SAH-leh)
The name comes directly from the Azeri meaning “dream; desire; wish; hope.” It is sometimes transliterated as Vusala.
It is currently the 7th most popular name among the general female population in Azerbaijan (2010).
Masculine form is Vüsal.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Persian
Meaning: “melody; music.”
(tuh-RAH-nuh)
The name is derived from an Old Persian source meaning, “music; melody.”
As of 2010, it was the 10th most popular name among the general female population in Azerbaijan.
It is sometimes transliterated as Tarana and in this case is the name of a is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “love; passion; longing.”
(SEF-da)
The name comes from the Turkish and Bosnian word meaning, “love; passion; longing.”
In Bosnian, the element can be found in the word for a type of folk music known as sevdalinka.
In Bulgaria, the designated name-day is September 17.
The name is borne by Azeri pop songstress, Sevda Alakbarzadeh (b.1977).
Currently, Sevda is the 6th most popular name among the general population in Azerbaijan.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Arabic Катхар
Meaning: “abundance.”
The name is derived from the Arabic word for abundance, it is also the name of the shortest sura in the Qu’ran known as the al-Kawthar.
It is currently the 2nd most popular female name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
Other forms of the name include:
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “moonstream; Milky Way.”
(I-sel)
The name is composed of the Turkish elements, ay (moon) and sel (stream), literally meaning “moonstream” but in actuality denoting the Milky Way.
As of 2010, it was the 9th most popular name among the general female population in Azerbaijan.
It is currently borne by Azeri pop-singer, Aysel Taymurzadeh (b.1989).