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Alem\u015fah:<\/strong> Ruler of the world. From Arabic \u02bf\u0101lam<\/em>, “world” + Persian shah<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amine<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asiye<\/p>\n\n\n\n Atike<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ayn\u00ee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ay\u015fe:<\/strong> Aisha, Muhammad\u2019s favorite wife. The names Ay\u015fe and F\u00e2t\u0131ma were in stiff competition to be the most common female names, with Ay\u015fe having a very slight advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Azize:<\/strong> Possibly Arabic Aziza<\/em>, \u201cdear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ba\u011fdat:<\/strong> Persian, “given by God.” Also the Turkish name for Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahar:<\/strong> Persian, “the season of spring”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Belk\u0131s:<\/strong> The name of the Queen of Sheba in the Quran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bigidost: Possibly ??? + Turkish dost<\/em>, “friend”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canaziz:<\/strong> Possibly can<\/em>, \u201csoul, life\u201d + Arabic aziz<\/em>, “dear” = “dearheart”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cemile:<\/strong> Arabic Jamila<\/em>, \u201cbeautiful\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cennet:<\/strong> Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cihanbaht:<\/strong> The world’s fortune. From cihan<\/em> “world” + baht<\/em> “luck, fortune.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n D\u00fcnya:<\/strong> The world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Durpa\u015fa:<\/strong> Pearl of the pasha, or lady of pearls. From Persian durr<\/em> “pearl” + Turkish(?) pa\u015fa <\/em>“pasha.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ehli:<\/strong> Possibly \u201cdomestic\u201d (as an adjective).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elif:<\/strong> Alif, the first letter of the alphabet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emine:<\/strong> Amina, the name of Muhammad\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Esma:<\/strong> Literally \u201cnames,\u201d implying the names of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fahri:<\/strong> Possibly a nickname for Fahr\u00fcnnisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fahr\u00fcnnisa:<\/strong> Pride of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faize<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fat\u0131<\/strong>:<\/strong> Nickname for F\u00e2t\u0131ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n F\u00e2t\u0131ma:<\/strong> Fatima, Muhammad\u2019s youngest and favorite daughter. The names Ay\u015fe and F\u00e2t\u0131ma were in stiff competition to be the most common female names, with Ay\u015fe having a very slight advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fetehn\u00e2:<\/strong> Literally “we opened\/conquered,” from the Quranic verse rendered in Turkish as “\u0130nn\u00e2 fetahn\u00e2 leke fethan mub\u00een\u00e2.” [link with translations<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaybi:<\/strong> Arabic ghaybi<\/em>, “unseen”<\/p>\n\n\n\n G\u00fcll\u00fc:<\/strong> The one with a rose. From Persian g\u00fcl<\/em> “rose” + Turkish -l\u00fc<\/em> “with.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n G\u00fclpa\u015fa:<\/strong> The lady of the roses, or the pasha’s rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Habibe:<\/strong> Arabic, “beloved.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e2kime<\/p>\n\n\n\n Halime:<\/strong> Arabic, “gentle, forbearing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Halise<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanbey<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e2n\u00ee<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanife<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e2n\u00ee\u015f\u00e2h<\/p>\n\n\n\n Han\u0131m:<\/strong> Lady. Literally the female form of “khan,” this word was used in a variety of high-ranking female titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanki<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hankurd: Possibly han <\/em>“lord” + kurd, which may mean “wolf” or “Kurdish.” Best guess: I’m translating “kurd” wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hatice:<\/strong> Khadijah, Muhammad’s beloved first wife. One of the four most popular Muslim names in the 16th century, and for many centuries afterward. Khadijah literally means “premature,” presumably referring to the circumstances of Khadijah’s birth, but the literal meaning is irrelevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00e2tun Pa\u015fa:<\/strong> She who rules over the h\u00e2tuns (the ladies, the mistresses).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hayr\u00fcnnisa:<\/strong> Arabic Khairunnisa<\/em>, “best among women.” An epithet of Khadijah, Muhammad’s first wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hoca<\/p>\n\n\n\n Huban:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish khuban<\/em>, \u201cbeautiful woman or youth\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fcma:<\/strong> The mythical bird of paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H\u00fbr\u00ee Kad\u0131n:<\/strong> Possibly \u201chouri,\u201d a maiden of paradise + kad\u0131n, “woman.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0130hsan:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish, \u201cbeing good\/beautiful\/kind,\u201d \u201cacting well,\u201d \u201cdoing one\u2019s duty toward God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0130nci:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish, \u201cpearl.\u201d Can also refer to the lily of the valley, Solomon\u2019s seal, or snowberry, all plants with pearl-like white flowers or berries. Sometimes used as a pet name for a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0130smi:<\/strong> Literally \u201cpertaining to a name,\u201d implying the names of God. Sometimes treated as interchangeable with Esma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0130smihan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kad\u0131n Pa\u015fa:<\/strong> Ruler (pasha) of the women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kad\u0131nc\u0131k:<\/strong> Possibly “little woman,” a rare example of a diminutive name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kad\u0131n\u015f\u00e2h:<\/strong> Ruler (shah) of the women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kamer:<\/strong> Arabic Qamar<\/em>, \u201cmoon.\u201d This popular name is the title of a sura as well as a reference to the moon\u2019s beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kamer\u015f\u00e2h:<\/strong> Lady of the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kerime:<\/strong> Possibly Arabic Karima<\/em>, \u201csister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n K\u0131zlarbeyi:<\/strong> She who rules the girls. Literally k\u0131z <\/em>“unmarried girl” + lar <\/em>(plural marker) + bey <\/em>“governor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e2hi<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marziye<\/p>\n\n\n\n Medine:<\/strong> The holy city of Medina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Merve<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meryem:<\/strong> Miriam, the name of Jesus’s mother in the Quran. A name used by both Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mihri:<\/strong> Persian, “sun.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mudam<\/p>\n\n\n\n Muhsine:<\/strong> From Ottoman Turkish muhsin<\/em>, “securely stored” or “chaste”; or, alternately, “beneficent.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00fcmine:<\/strong> Believer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00fcsli:<\/strong> Nickname for M\u00fcslime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00fcslime:<\/strong> Muslim woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Naime<\/p>\n\n\n\n Narin:<\/strong> Possibly “delicate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nefise:<\/strong> Arabic Nafisa<\/em>, “precious.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nesime<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nesli:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish, “pertaining to issue and posterity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neslihan:<\/strong> From the family of the khans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nesli\u015fah:<\/strong> From the family of the shah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nisa:<\/strong> “The Women,” the name of a sura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pa\u015fa<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e2bia<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rahime:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish rakhim<\/em>, \u201csoft, gentle, quiet,\u201d or Arabic (?) rahim<\/em>, \u201cmerciful, compassionate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00e2ziye<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rukiye:<\/strong> Ruqayyah, the name of one of Muhammad\u2019s daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n R\u00fcveyde:<\/strong> Arabic Ruaydah<\/em>, \u201cgentle, forbearing,\u201d the feminine form of ruwaid<\/em>, \u201csoft breeze\u201d or \u201clenient.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Safiye:<\/strong> Safiyyah, one of Muhammad\u2019s wives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eah H\u00fbb\u00e2n:<\/strong> Shah of the beautiful women; chief among beautiful women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eahbula:<\/strong> Lady of the shah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015e\u00e2h\u00ee:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish shahi<\/em>, \u201cpertaining to the sultan or shah; royal, imperial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015e\u00e2hidyed\u00e2r:<\/strong> Arabic shahid yedar<\/em>, “seven martyrs.” A reference to a hadith in which Muhammad said, “There are seven martyrs,” then listed the seven ways a person could earn a martyr’s reward in heaven: Death by plague, intestinal ailment, drowning, a collapsed building, jihad, fire, or childbirth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eahnis\u00e2:<\/strong> She who rules over the women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eahz\u00e2de, \u015eehzade:<\/strong> Son of the shah, a prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sakine:<\/strong> Ottoman Turkish sakin<\/em>, “quiet, calm.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00e2liha<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eehri:<\/strong> Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selcuk:<\/strong> An old Turkish given name best known for being the name of the founder of the Seljuk dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selime:<\/strong> The Turkish feminine of the Arabic selim<\/em>, “to be safe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u015eem\u2018i:<\/strong> “The All-Hearing,” one of the names of God. From Arabic as-Samiy\u02bf\/as-Sam\u012b\u02bf<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sem\u2018iyye:<\/strong> A more emphatically feminine form of “The All-Hearing,” one of the names of God. From Arabic as-Samiy\u02bf\/as-Sam\u012b\u02bf<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sitti:<\/strong> Arabic sitt-<\/em> “lady.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sultan:<\/strong> Imperial. A name borne by women of all religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00fcmeyye:<\/strong> Arabic Sumayya<\/em>, “high above.” Sumayya bint Khayyat was one of the first seven people to convert to Islam, and was the first person martyred for her faith. [link<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tenzile:<\/strong> Possibly from Ottoman Turkish tenzil<\/em>, \u201ca lowering,\u201d metaphorically referring to God\u2019s sending of the revelations of the Quran down from heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Teslime:<\/strong> From teslim<\/em>, “surrendered.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ticar: As a wild guess, I’d suggest Arabic tijar<\/em>, “commerce.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tur Be\u015fe:<\/strong> Persian dur<\/em>, “pearl” + Turkish\/Persian be\u015fe<\/em>, “prince, pasha.” Pearl of the prince, or lady\/princess of pearls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dcmm\u00ee:<\/strong> Possibly an Ottoman Turkish adjective derived from Arabic umm<\/em>, \u201cmother,\u201d hence \u201cmaternal.\u201d Also associated with illiteracy, and thus with Muhammad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dcmm\u00fcgulsum:<\/strong> Feminine of the Arabic name Kulthum<\/em>, \u201cone with a chubby face.\u201d The name of one of Muhammad\u2019s daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dcmm\u00fchan, \u00dcmm\u00fchani:<\/strong> Probably Arabic umm <\/em>“mother” + khan = “mother of a khan.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Z\u00e2hide:<\/strong> Pious, devout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zeyni:<\/strong> Possibly from Arabic zayn<\/em>, “beauty.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Z\u00f6hre:<\/strong> Persian Zohreh<\/em>, “the planet Venus.” [link<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Z\u00fcbeyde:<\/strong> Arabic zubaid<\/em>, “cream,” meaning “the best.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These names could be borne by any Muslim woman, and did not have any connotation of slavery. \u00c2bide \u00c2dile Alem\u015fah: Ruler of the world. From Arabic \u02bf\u0101lam, “world” + Persian shah Amine Asiye Atike Ayn\u00ee Ay\u015fe: Aisha, Muhammad\u2019s favorite wife. The names Ay\u015fe and F\u00e2t\u0131ma were in stiff competition to be\u2026<\/p>\n