تُرْكِيّ
Turki: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Turkī
“Turkish”, a relational adjective formed on the name of the Turkic people
Meaning of the name Turki
Turki is the relational adjective (nisba) formed on Turk, the name of the Turkic people, itself of Turkic origin: it means “Turkish, of Turkish origin”. It is nevertheless a typically Arabic name, borne mostly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, especially in the Saudi royal family: Turki ibn ʿAbd Allah retook Riyadh in 1824 and founded the second Saudi state. Why the name spread in Najd is not clearly known; it is hardly ever given in Turkey.
- In Arabic
- تُرْكِيّ تركي
- Transliteration
- Turkī
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Turki in the Quran?
No: the name Turki does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Turki in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Turki in each language
- French
- Turki, Torki
- English
- Turki
- Spanish
- Turki
- Turkish
- Türki, Turki
- Arabic
- تُرْكِيّ
Similar names
See also
- Fahadفَهْد “The cheetah”, a swift and powerful beast
- Sattamسَطَّام Najdi name linked to sitam, “the edge of the sword”
- Rakanرَاكَان Najdi name linked to the root r-k-n, “to lean firmly”: “steady, one to rely on”
- Sultanسُلْطَان “Power, authority”; also “compelling proof”
- Thamerثَامِر “Bearing fruit”, fruitful; figuratively, prosperous
