"A good name will always remain from a good person" - a wise proverb of one of the Turkic peoples tells us.
In our time, the Turks live in Asia, northwestern China, in Eastern Europe. They profess Islam, but there are also Orthodox Christians and a small part of Buddhists. Studying the meaning of a name is a fascinating journey into the distant past of different peoples, which helps to understand their worldviews, to study their way of life.
Traditions
Like many other peoples, the name of the Turks is not just a set of sounds. It, like a surname, carries a semantic load, tells us something about the person who bears this name or after whom the person is named. We live in a society and learn from each other what we consider the best. So the Turks were influenced by the peoples who are nearby, for example, Arabs or Muslims. But still, according to tradition, a newborn can be named after the object or animal that his mother saw.immediately after the birth, or as the person who came first to congratulate her on the birth of her first child. There are also such male Turkic names, which are also called women.
And if for some reason the kids in the family died, or something bad happened to the older child, then the newborn was called an accident spell, so that the name would protect the baby. But giving the name of a recently deceased beloved grandfather is considered a bad omen. Only two generations later, his name can be repeated, when the pain of loss from the next of kin has already subsided. Another name could be the weather, the day of the week, or the month the baby was born.
Turkic male names and their meanings
Nature rewards people with abundant spring rain, warm summer sun. And in this case, male Turkic names appear, such as:
- Yagmyr - "rain".
- Yaz, which means "spring".
- Yazdurdy, which means "spring has come".
- Yazberdy - "spring gave".
And it happens, on the contrary, lightning splits the sky, thunder rumbles overhead and mudflow descends from the top of the mountain, then such male Turkic names appear:
- Silgeldy - "the village has come",
- Amangeldy - “to return alive.”
The main activity of men is the protection of the family, the Motherland, and this, of course, was also reflected in male Turkic names:
- Aasim means "protector".
- Jeng - "fight".
- Fatih - "winner".
- Gylych - "checker".
- Agahan, which means "senior khan".
Influence of religion
It should be clarified that initially, around the first millennium BC, the Turks had their own religion, which was called Tengrianism.
Complete agreement among scientists in understanding the essence of Tengrism has not yet developed. Some researchers came to the conclusion that this dogma took the form of a complete concept with ontology (the doctrine of a single deity), cosmology (the concept of three worlds with the possibility of mutual communication), mythology and demonology (distinguishing ancestral spirits from the spirits of nature) by the XII-XIII centuries.
A century turned into a century, there were wars. This made its own adjustments to people's lives, religion also changed, and words began to come from different languages. And after the revolution, Russian names became widespread, and European names are also used in our time.
But traditions are strong, and now you can meet a person who has an official name in documents, but in life all the people around him call him a male name of Turkic origin. It must be clarified that the name does not always refer to one particular language or people (Russian, Iranian, Turkic, Arabic, etc.). The Turks also have a symbiosis of words from different languages.
The best amulet
Parents want the best for their child. How to make all wishes come true? This is where the name-amulet will help. It will protect, give a chance, help a person to concentrate at the right moment, determine the fate - this is the karma of the name. The Turks could call the boy a conspiracy fromevil eye or from death in battle.
Modernity
Let's consider modern male Turkic names.
Rustem - taken from the Iranian epic. There is a hero, a winner. Accordingly, in life, the boy who will be called by this name will strive to be the best in everything, even in the small details of his wardrobe. This is a beautiful person externally and internally, striving for a life of comfort. It must be said that he succeeds. He is non-confrontational, assiduous and diligent worker.
Salamguly is a combination of the Arabic word "salam" and the Turkic "hum". If translated, the meaning of this name is "slave of the world." Independent and courageous men since childhood. They do not need support, they are inquisitive and skillful, the case is argued in their hands - and these basic qualities of character lead to victory in any business they choose. He rarely looks around and extends a helping hand to someone from his environment simply because he does not notice those in need behind the events of his life.
Azamat is an Arabic name. Means knight, hero, hero. Here, even the first letter of the name says that this is a decisive, resourceful person, acting and thinking like lightning - quickly. By mature years, he becomes a leader in his business, needs a change of events, does not like stagnation in his life.
Turkic male name means "wise" - Aref. A wonderful name that brings its owner a lot of friends who are ready to help at any moment. Aref is open to communication, a cheerful person, thinks deeply and thoroughly, as a result of whichbecomes a leader, with whom it is comfortable and safe to be around.
Albert (Albir) is a Germanic name. It spread and became popular not only among the Turkic peoples, in fact its meaning is “noble, brilliant light”. Names that begin with the sound [A] endow their owner with vitality, determination, the will to win at any cost. This man is a witty egoist, whose ship at full sail, confidently bypassing obstacles in his life path, goes to a high goal. He has an analytical mind, while remaining a diplomat and thus always achieving undeniable success in his life. The only thing left to add is that it is still better for him to opt for creative professions.
Beautiful Turkic names
Timerlan (Tamerlane) or Timur is a beautiful male name, Turkic in origin. Means "iron, steadfast". Came to us from antiquity. If children were sick or dying in the family, then this name was given to a newborn boy so that he would go forward and not give in to life's difficulties. This man is emotionally restrained and introverted, loves to learn and achieves excellent results by maturity, achieving a leading position in the field that he has chosen.
Amal (Akmal) - the male name Amal is of Turkic origin, which means "ideal or the most perfect." Since childhood, this boy has not been burdened by loneliness, because he thinks that this is an attribute of a strong,self-confident man. This person is made to evolve. He eagerly learns with joy, without laziness, sets a goal for himself and achieves it, even if it requires superhuman efforts from him. Swift, self-confident, he wins the hearts of women, but does not appreciate stability. Constantly in motion and therefore he does not like to be statically in the same place. He likes to move around, enjoy the change of scenery, and also learn everything new, so you need to choose a profession, given this peculiarity of him. By maturity, for the same reason, he may be left alone, however, as mentioned above, this will not make him sad.
History of the people
Today male Turkic names tell us the history of nations. A person's name could change throughout life depending on the need. Thus informing us about faith, way of life, history and culture.
Not only people, but also objects and phenomena of nature, the appearance of a person, the qualities of his character, the month, the day of the week - all these are male Turkic names. The boy had one diminutive name, which gave a description of the human soul. When he became a young man, his status changed, and he could no longer have a baby name. Therefore, it also changed, and, of course, when a youth became a man and achieved some success in life, his name was transformed into a title, reporting achievements.
