List of Kurdish first names
The formal naming of the Kurds often depends on the state in which the Kurds live. Before the naming law was passed in Turkey in 1934 , the Kurds had the name of their grandfather or another ancestor as a family name, which is still used today almost without exception when Kurdish is spoken. The name is then the word time , indicating German house (family), is attached and at least one ancestor (male and female) called. Any further ancestors can be mentioned to avoid confusion.
- Examples:
- Eli mala Mohemmed means Ali from the house of Mohammed
- Eli mala Sore means Ali from Sarah's house
- Eli mala Mohemmede Sore means Ali from the house of Muhammad by Sarah
- or even:
- Eli mala Mohemmede Rascho Sore means Ali from the house of Mohammed from Raschid from Sarah
Often the surname is also the name of the tribal association ( Aşiret ) or the place of birth.
- Examples:
The Kurds traditionally use the names of the relatives of the Prophet and other saints of Islam as names. In the last few decades, however, more and more purely Kurdish names have been used.
In the course of the assimilation of Kurdish culture in Turkey, many Kurdish names have been adopted into Turkish culture. There it was forbidden to give Kurdish names until the 1990s. Today the law no longer applies, although in individual cases these names are still banned by local authorities for violating Turkish customs and traditions. Many Kurds in Turkey also have Turkish names, which were introduced in large numbers after the founding of the republic.
list
This is a list of Kurdish first names in use today:
| Surname | gender | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Agit (or egit) | Male | Hero, fighter |
| Ako | Male | |
| Alan | Male | Alaner |
| Alvin | Male | Flag of love |
| Aram | Male | peaceful, calm |
| Macaws | Male | River macaws |
| Ari | Male | Aryans or noble |
| Arian | Male | Aryans or noble |
| Ariana | Female | Aryan or noble |
| Arin | Female | |
| Armanc | Male | target |
| Asan | Male | easy, easy |
| Aso | Male | horizon |
| Astera | Female | Star / star goddess |
| Avyar | Male | Water lover |
| Azad | Male | free, independent |
| Baban | Male | Region in Kurdistan |
| Baran | Male Female | rain |
| Berfîn / Befrîn | Female | like snow, snowdrop, snowflake |
| Berîn | Female | Preferred, Priority, First |
| Berîtan | Female | The strong woman |
| Berivan | Female | Milkmaid, shepherd girl |
| Berxwedan | Male | Resistance, resistance |
| Besim | Male | |
| Borane | Male | from borani (dove) |
| Offered | Male | River Botan |
| Ciwan | Male | young |
| Dawîn / Davîn | Male | The last |
| Delal | Female | beauty |
| Demhat | Male | the time has come |
| Dêrik | Male | (City on the Tigris River) |
| Derya | Female | sea |
| Dîlan | Female | my heart / love |
| Dîlber | Female | |
| Dilbixwîn | Male | blood-filled heart |
| Dilian | Male | from my heart |
| Dîlovan | Female | merciful, humble, loving |
| Dogan | Male | Falcon |
| Egit (or Agit) | Male | Hero, fighter |
| Ellias / Ellyas | Male | Xidir Ellyas / Ellias, the Kurdish Santa Claus |
| Elam | Female | |
| Elmas | Female | Diamond, brilliant |
| Engin | Male | |
| Evîn | Female | love |
| Firîşte | Female | Angel |
| Gaschtear | Male | joy |
| Gernas | Male | hero |
| Giwar | Male | |
| Goran | Male | Goran (area in Kurdistan ) |
| Hellalle | Female | A red flower |
| Hawar | Male | Alert, help |
| Helin | Female | nest |
| Hêmin / Hemen | Male | Calm |
| Heval | Male | friend |
| Hêvîdar / Hêvîndar | Female | Hope bearer |
| Hogir | Male | |
| Hozan | Male | Singer |
| Jiro | Male | the good one |
| Jiyan | Female Male | Life |
| Kanî | Female Male | Well, source |
| Kanîwar | Male | |
| Karwen | Male | Work lover |
| Kawa | Male | Figure from Iranian mythology |
| Kawin | Female | hill |
| Kenan | Male | Fearless warrior |
| Keyro | Male | King of the sun |
| Kovan | Male | |
| Kriw | Male | (Godfather for circumcision) |
| Kurdistan | Female | Kurdistan |
| Lorîn | Female | Lullaby |
| Mansur | Male | from the Kurdish tribe Baba Mansur |
| Mazlum | Male | calm, humble |
| Medya | Female | Medes |
| Merican | Female | desired by the man |
| Mîrhat | Male | |
| Mizgîn | Female | a "good news" |
| Medeni | Male | |
| Moah | Male | victorious |
| Mudî | Male Female | |
| Nazemîn | Female | from "Nazdar ser zemîn" darling on earth |
| Newroz | Female | Kurdish name for Nouruz |
| Niştîman | Female | Nation / Patria |
| Nurî | Male | |
| Parzhin / Perjin | Female | |
| Pers | Male | Name of a mountain in Kurdistan / Perseus |
| Pervin | Female | Pleiades |
| Polla | Male | The steely / titan |
| Poshya | Female | Name of a princess in Kurdish mythology |
| Qulîxan | Female Male | |
| Quto | Male | |
| Rebaz | Male | right direction |
| Rêbîn | Male | Pathfinder |
| Rejin | Female Male | way of life |
| Renas | Male Female | signpost |
| Rewşen | Female | |
| Rizgar | Male | from rizgarî (liberation) |
| Roda | Female | Sunshine or daylight |
| Raw material | Male | breaking Dawn |
| Roj | Female Male | Sun, day |
| Rojda | Female | Sunrise, sun, day |
| Rojdar | Female Male | Variant of Roj |
| Rojhan | Male | Variant of Roj |
| Rojhilat | Male | Orient, east, sunrise |
| Rojîn | Female | bright, as bright as day |
| Rojyar | Male | Friend of the sun / day |
| Rokar | Male | Day workers |
| Ronahî | Female | Brightness, light |
| Ronî | Male | light |
| Roza | Female | breaking Dawn |
| Skirts | Female | smiling face, personable |
| Sabrî | Male | the patient one |
| Said | Male | sheikh |
| Saman | Male | Wealthy |
| Saryal | Male | Hilltop |
| Sêber | Female | shadow |
| Sedat | Male | the wall |
| Sema | Female | sky |
| Semra | Female | |
| Sergeants | Male | The black / the evil |
| Serhat | Male | Guardian |
| Serhildan | Male | Uprising / uprising |
| Şêrko | Male | "Lion Mountain", mountain in Iran |
| Seroxan | Male | |
| Şêrwan | Male | Lion keeper |
| Seytxan | Male | construction worker |
| Sidar | Male | Shadow tree |
| Simko | Male | |
| Sînemxan | Female | |
| Şinêwir | Male | |
| Şîlan | Female | Rose hip, wildflower |
| Siyabend / Siyamed | Male | Folk ballad |
| Sirwan | Male | Sîrwan River |
| silo | Male | |
| Sileman | Male | |
| Siyar | Male | |
| Soran | Male | Principality of Soran |
| Sozdar | Female | the slip of the tongue |
| Şîrîn | Female | sweet |
| Şivan | Male | Shepherd, shepherd |
| Tolhildan | Male | avenger |
| Vejîn | Female | Resurrection |
| Welat | Male | Home / land / grass |
| Xatar | Male | danger |
| Xebat | Male | |
| Xecê | Female | |
| Xelef | Male | |
| Xero | Male | the lucky guy |
| Xezal | Female | |
| Xwedêda | Male | Given by God |
| Yezda | Female | Who created himself. |
| Yezdan | Male | - |
| Zêdan | Male | |
| Zekiya | Female | Mrs. von Gernas |
| Zelal | Female | Sure, pure |
| Zera | Female | the blonde |
| Zerdeşt | Male | Zarathustra in Kurdish spelling |
| Zerîn | Female | the Golden |
| Zîlan | Female | strong wind, storm |
| Zinar | Male | Abyss, rocks |
| Zoro | Male | the strong, the vigorous |
| Zozan | Female | |
| Zûzan | Female Male | the one who understands quickly |
See also
literature
- Mehmet Sahin, Gülay Cinar: A selection of Kurdish first names. = Desteyek ji navêm Kurdî. Pro Humanitate, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-933884-03-9 .
- Ezîz R. Akreyî: Kurdish first names. 3500 girl and boy names. = Navên Kurdî. Navend, Bonn 1997, ISBN 3-00-001249-4 ( Navend series 1).