Turkmen Name Generator

Full names from Turkmenistan in Turkmen spelling

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Get realistic Turkmen full names, written the way Turkmenistan writes them, such as Serdar Hojaýew and Aýna Nurberdiýewa. The list pairs male and female given names with -ow and -owa surnames, and a smaller share uses the older -ov spelling.

About Turkmen names

Turkmen is a Turkic language of the Oghuz branch, a close relative of Turkish and Azerbaijani, and the names of Turkmenistan show it. Many given names are plain Turkmen words: Batyr is a hero, Serdar a leader, Jeren a gazelle, Gözel means beautiful and Bahar is spring. Others mark when a child arrived. Oraz is the month of fasting, Gurban the feast of sacrifice, Anna is Friday and Rejep a month of the Islamic calendar, which is how compounds such as Orazgeldi (came at Oraz) and Annaberdi come about. The endings -geldi, -durdy and -berdi mean came, stayed and gave.

Girls' names lean on the moon (Aý), flowers (gül) and sweetness, and a family hoping for a boy may call a daughter Ogulgerek, literally a son is needed, or another name in Ogul-. Surnames follow the Russian model and are built from an ancestor's given name: Annaýew from Anna, Rejepow from Rejep, Meredow from Meret. Women take the same surname with a final -a, and formal documents add a patronymic in -owiç or -owna between the two.

Most names here use the Latin alphabet Turkmenistan adopted in the 1990s, with its letters ý, ň, ä, ş, ç, ö and ü. A smaller share appears in the -ov and -ev romanisation found in older passports and Russian-language sources.

How to choose Turkmen names

  • Match the surname ending to the character. Men carry -ow or -ew, women -owa or -ewa, so a brother and sister would be Annaýew and Annaýewa.
  • Pick one spelling system per story. The Turkmen Latin form and the -ov romanisation are the same name written two ways, and mixing them inside one family looks like an error.
  • Use a three-part name with a patronymic for officials, diplomas and anything formal. In everyday speech a given name alone, or given name plus surname, is what people use.
  • Read ý as the y in yes, ş as sh, ç as ch and ä as the a in cat. Aýna is Ay-na and Begenç ends in a ch sound.
  • Compound names carry meaning, so choose them on purpose: a boy named Gurbangeldi arrived at the feast of sacrifice, and a girl with an Ogul- name probably has several sisters.

Frequently asked questions

What do Turkmen names look like?

A full Turkmen name is a given name followed by a surname in -ow or -ew for men and -owa or -ewa for women, such as Serdar Hojaýew or Aýna Nurberdiýewa. Formal records place a patronymic between them, as in Batyr Orazowiç Akmämmedow. Given names are often compounds like Orazgeldi.

Why do some names in the list end in -ov instead of -ow?

They are the same surnames in a different spelling. Turkmenistan writes Turkmen in a Latin alphabet where the ending is -ow, while transliteration through Russian gives -ov and drops the special letters. Begench Rejepov is an example of that second style.

What does Ogul mean in Turkmen girls' names?

Ogul means son. Names such as Ogulgerek and Ogulnabat were traditionally given to daughters in families that hoped the next child would be a boy. You will find several in the list, for example Ogulgerek Gurdowa.

Are these the names of real people?

The given names and surnames are ones in real use in Turkmenistan, and they are paired at random to make full names. Common names will match living people by chance, as any realistic name can. The list leaves out the full names of well-known public figures that we know of.

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A: 91 names

  • Abadan Berkeliýewa
  • Abadan Hommadowna Jumabaýewa
  • Abadan Tuwakowa
  • Agajan Jumaýew
  • Ahmet Durdyyev
  • Ahmet Ylýasow
  • Ajap Jumabaýewna Hojagulyýewa
  • Ajap Wepaýewa
  • Akgül Nurmyradowa
  • Akgyz Baýlyýewa
  • Akja Çaryýewa
  • Akja Jelilowa
  • Akja Jumayeva
  • Akjemal Tagyýewa
  • Akmaral Gylyjova
  • Akmaral Hydyrowna Hallyýewa
  • Akmaral Italmazowa
  • Akmuhammet Durdyýew
  • Akmuhammet Durdyýewiç Ataýew
  • Akmuhammet Taganow
  • Aknabat Annagulyýewa
  • Aksoltan Atabaýewna Garlyýewa
  • Aksoltan Garajaýewa
  • Allaberdi Meredow
  • Allaberdi Şyhyýew
  • Allaguly Seýidow
  • Allanazar Öwezow
  • Allanazar Sadykowiç Toýlyýew
  • Altyn Aydogdyyeva
  • Altyn Sähedowa

A, continued

  • Altyn Sopyýewa
  • Aman Hemraýew
  • Aman Seýitliýewiç Taganow
  • Amanberdi Hemraýew
  • Amanberdi Kömekowiç Gündogdyýew
  • Amanbibi Ýagmyrowa
  • Amandurdy Işangulyýew
  • Amandurdy Jumageldiýewiç Gurbangeldiýew
  • Amangeldi Şükürow
  • Amangül Jepbarowa
  • Amangylyç Agaýew
  • Amangylyç Annadurdyýew
  • Amangylyç Kasymowiç Haýydow
  • Amannazar Jelilow
  • Amansähet Annaberdiýew
  • Amansähet Kakajanow
  • Amansoltan Gurbannazarowa
  • Annabaý Hanow
  • Annaberdi Italmazow
  • Annabibi Begmyradowa
  • Annadurdy Hudaýnazarow
  • Annageldi Garryýew
  • Annagül Berdiýewa
  • Annaguly Öräýew
  • Annajemal Baýramowa
  • Annamuhammet Agaýewiç Meredow
  • Annamuhammet Tagandurdyýew
  • Annamyrat Esenow
  • Annasoltan Meläýewa
  • Arslan Ýakubow

A, continued

  • Arzuw Gylyjowa
  • Arzuw Sopyýewa
  • Aşyr Seýidow
  • Atabaý Jumabaýew
  • Atabay Kakabayev
  • Atageldi Nazarow
  • Atageldi Nurmämmedowiç Hajyýew
  • Atajan Taganov
  • Aýbibi Durdylyýewa
  • Aybibi Nepesova
  • Aybolek Tirkishova
  • Aygozel Kasymova
  • Aýgözel Soltanowna Agajanowa
  • Aýgözel Wepaýewa
  • Aýgül Annaýewa
  • Aýjahan Tagandurdyýewa
  • Aýjemal Sapargeldiýewa
  • Aýjeren Babanyýazowa
  • Ayjeren Kakabayeva
  • Aylar Jepbarova
  • Ayna Melayeva
  • Aýna Nurberdiýewa
  • Aýnabat Bekmyradowa
  • Aýnur Tirkişowna Meläýewa
  • Aýsoltan Hommadowa
  • Aysoltan Ylyasova
  • Aýtäç Atajanowa
  • Aytach Jumanyyazova
  • Azat Italmazov
  • Azat Kakajanowiç Saparow
  • Azat Meläýew

B: 36 names

  • Babajan Bashimov
  • Babajan Hallyýew
  • Bagtyyar Esenov
  • Bagtyýar Nepesow
  • Bahar Rejepowa
  • Bahar Taganova
  • Bahar Weliýewna Atdaýewa
  • Bahargül Atdaýewa
  • Bashim Atdayev
  • Bäşim Rahymow
  • Batyr Hommadow
  • Batyr Orazowiç Akmämmedow
  • Batyr Weliýew
  • Baýram Durdylyýewiç Hojaýew
  • Baýram Mollaýew
  • Bayram Orazov
  • Baýramdurdy Garlyýew
  • Baýramgeldi Allanazarow
  • Bazar Berkeliýew
  • Begenç Hanow
  • Begenç Ýusubow
  • Begench Rejepov
  • Bekmyrat Soltanow
  • Berkeli Kakaýew
  • Bezirgen Jepbarow
  • Bibi Bashimova
  • Bibi Orazowna Seýidowa
  • Bibi Ýazlyýewa
  • Bibigül Ahmedowa
  • Bibijemal Bazarowa
  • Bibijemal Garajayeva
  • Bibisara Baýlyýewa
  • Bibisara Döwletowa
  • Bossan Ashyrova
  • Bossan Çaryýarowa
  • Bossan Haýydowna Meredowa

C: 10 names

  • Çary Gündogdyýew
  • Çaryýar Akmämmedow
  • Çaryýar Ýazmyradow
  • Çemen Ahmedowa
  • Çemen Jumanyýazowa
  • Charyyar Ezizov
  • Chynar Tuvakova
  • Çopan Şükürow
  • Çynar Gündogdyýewa
  • Çynar Haýydowna Rozyýewa

D: 19 names

  • Daňatar Çopanow
  • Danatar Soyunov
  • Daýanç Garaýew
  • Dovlet Muhammedov
  • Döwlet Meredow
  • Döwlet Sadykow
  • Döwletgeldi Gurbannazarow
  • Döwletnazar Garajaýew
  • Döwran Saparow
  • Dunyagozel Bayramova
  • Dünýägözel Döwletowa
  • Durdymyrat Bazarow
  • Dursoltan Öwezowna Rejepbaýewa
  • Dursoltan Permanova
  • Dursoltan Şükürowa
  • Dursun Haýydowa
  • Dursun Rahmanova
  • Dursun Ýazlyýewa
  • Dursunjemal Mollaýewa

E: 13 names

  • Enebaý Halnazarowna Weliýewa
  • Enebaý Hojamyradowa
  • Enegül Nurmämmedowa
  • Enejan Agaýewa
  • Enejan Jelilowa
  • Enejan Permanowa
  • Eneş Jumanyýazowa
  • Eneş Jumaýewa
  • Ernazar Ýusubow
  • Esen Babayev
  • Esen Gaýypow
  • Esen Sopyýewiç Gurbanow
  • Eziz Babaýew

G: 40 names

  • Gadam Öwezow
  • Garagyz Gaýypowa
  • Garagyz Öräýewa
  • Gayyp Berkeliyev
  • Gowher Esenowa
  • Gowher Ylýasowa
  • Gözel Begliýewa
  • Gözel Hojaýewa
  • Gözel Soltanowa
  • Gülälek Allaberdiýewa
  • Gülbahar Hudaýnazarowa
  • Güljahan Nobatowa
  • Güljemal Hanmyradowa
  • Gülnabat Aşyrowa
  • Gülnur Amangeldiýewa
  • Gülşat Allanazarowa
  • Gülşirin Şyhyýewa
  • Gülsoltan Daňatarowa
  • Gunça Ýusubowa
  • Gurbanberdi Hanmämmedow
  • Gurbanberdi Tirkişowiç Esenamanow
  • Gurbanbibi Kulyýewa
  • Gurbandurdy Nepesowiç Atabaýew
  • Gurbandurdy Sapargeldiýew
  • Gurbangeldi Babanyýazow
  • Gurbangül Jumaýewna Gulyýewa
  • Gurbangül Sadykowa
  • Gurbangylyç Begliýew
  • Gurbangylyç Kömekow
  • Gurbangylych Charyyev
  • Gurbanjemal Saryýewa
  • Gurbanmuhammet Orazberdiýew
  • Gurbannazar Hojaýew
  • Gurbansoltan Çopanowa
  • Guvanch Garlyyev
  • Guwanç Şyhyýew
  • Guýç Babanyýazow
  • Guych Nobatov
  • Gylyç Bäşimow
  • Gyzylgül Garryýewa

H: 28 names

  • Hajy Kakajanow
  • Hajy Şyhyýew
  • Hajy Yagmyrov
  • Halnazar Ezizow
  • Hangeldi Gurbanowiç Saryýew
  • Hangeldi Rejepow
  • Hanguly Hydyrow
  • Hatyja Kakajanowa
  • Hatyja Orayeva
  • Hatyja Tirkişowna Saryýewa
  • Haýyt Aşyrow
  • Hemra Esenow
  • Hojaberdi Döwletow
  • Hojageldi Kulyýew
  • Hojageldi Ýakubow
  • Hojaguly Hudaýberdiýew
  • Hojanazar Annaýew
  • Hommat Hojaýewiç Agajanow
  • Hommat Kakayev
  • Hommat Öräýew
  • Hudaýberdi Ernazarow
  • Hudaýberdi Rahymow
  • Hudaýnazar Arazow
  • Hudaýnazar Çopanowiç Seýitliýew
  • Humaý Begliýewa
  • Hurma Rejepbayeva
  • Hurma Tagyýewa
  • Hydyr Kasymow

I: 3 names

  • Ilmyrat Nobatow
  • Isgender Tagyýew
  • Italmaz Hajyýew

J: 18 names

  • Jahan Hojaýewa
  • Jahan Saryyeva
  • Jelil Soltanow
  • Jemal Öwezowa
  • Jemal Rahmanowa
  • Jemile Italmazova
  • Jemile Kakaýewa
  • Jemile Tekäýewa
  • Jennet Gurdowa
  • Jennet Haýydowa
  • Jepbar Bazarow
  • Jeren Aşyrowa
  • Jeren Meredowa
  • Jeren Yakubova
  • Jora Tekäýew
  • Jumadurdy Babaýew
  • Jumageldi Meläýew
  • Jumagül Hudaýberdiýewa

K: 19 names

  • Kakabaý Amanmyradow
  • Kakabaý Ilamanow
  • Kakajan Agajanow
  • Kakajan Saryyev
  • Kakajan Tirkişow
  • Kakamyrat Hommadow
  • Kasym Garajaýew
  • Kasym Soltanov
  • Kemal Arazow
  • Kemal Haýydowiç Gurdow
  • Kerim Jumabaýew
  • Keýik Hallyýewna Agaýewa
  • Keýik Sadykowa
  • Keýik Toýlyýewa
  • Kömek Atdaýew
  • Komek Hanov
  • Kümüş Kakabaýewa
  • Kuvvat Gurdov
  • Kuwwat Kömekow

L: 6 names

  • Laçyn Tirkişowa
  • Läle Rahymowa
  • Läle Toýlyýewa
  • Leýla Atdaýewa
  • Leyli Berkeliyeva
  • Leýli Seýitliýewa

M: 34 names

  • Magtymguly Annamämmedow
  • Magtymguly Hojamyradow
  • Mähri Garaýewna Kakaýewa
  • Mähri Hojagulyýewa
  • Mähri Jumaýewa
  • Mähriban Seýidowa
  • Mähriban Söýünowa
  • Mahym Kerimowa
  • Mahym Rozyyeva
  • Maksat Döwletow
  • Maral Gadamowa
  • Maral Sähedowa
  • Maýa Çaryýewa
  • Maýa Ýusubowna Berkeliýewa
  • Maýagözel Begliýewa
  • Mayagozel Yagmyrova
  • Maýsa Ataýewa
  • Maýsa Garaýewa
  • Maysa Hallyyeva
  • Mekan Halnazarowiç Daňatarow
  • Mekan Seýitliýew
  • Meňli Rahmanowa
  • Meňli Weliýewa
  • Merdan Hojamyradow
  • Meret Ataýew
  • Mergen Atdaýewiç Hydyrow
  • Mergen Sähedow
  • Merjen Arazowa
  • Merjen Garryyeva
  • Merjen Tekäýewa
  • Meýlis Ýagmyrow
  • Muhammetnazar Gadamow
  • Muhammetnazar Ýagmyrow
  • Myrat Rejepow

N: 21 names

  • Nabat Daňatarowna Baýramowa
  • Nabat Hallyýewa
  • Nartäç Nursähedowa
  • Nazik Atajanova
  • Näzik Bazarowa
  • Näzik Çopanowa
  • Nepes Jumanyyazov
  • Nobat Nuryyev
  • Nobat Tuwakow
  • Nurberdi Ýazlyýew
  • Nurbibi Ataýewa
  • Nurgeldi Atajanow
  • Nurgül Agaýewa
  • Nurjahan Hemraýewa
  • Nurjemal Jelilova
  • Nurjemal Orazmyradowa
  • Nurmuhammet Annagulyýew
  • Nurmuhammet Bäşimowiç Weliýew
  • Nurmyrat Hallyýew
  • Nursähet Durdylyýew
  • Nury Kerimov

O: 44 names

  • Ogulabat Amanmyradowa
  • Ogulbibi Ezizowa
  • Ogulbike Permanowa
  • Oguldursun Annamyradowa
  • Oguldursun Jumabayeva
  • Ogulgerek Gurdowa
  • Ogulgözel Ýazlyýewa
  • Ogulhan Şadurdyýewa
  • Oguljahan Jumageldiýewa
  • Oguljemal Gadamowna Atabaýewa
  • Oguljemal Ylýasowa
  • Oguljeren Ahmedova
  • Oguljeren Kasymowa
  • Ogulmaral Garlyýewa
  • Ogulmaral Tagyyeva
  • Ogulnabat Aşyrowna Gurbanowa
  • Ogulnabat Ýazmyradowa
  • Ogulnur Ýakubowa
  • Ogulnyýaz Öwezowa
  • Ogulsapar Nurmuhammedowa
  • Ogulşat Akmyradowa
  • Ogulshat Gurbanova

O, continued

  • Ogulsoltan Aýdogdyýewa
  • Ogultäç Seýidowa
  • Oraz Nurberdiýew
  • Orazbaý Baýramow
  • Orazberdi Çaryýarow
  • Orazbibi Baýlyýewa
  • Orazdurdy Hommadowiç Tagyýew
  • Orazdurdy Kasymow
  • Orazgeldi Gulyýew
  • Orazgül Babaýewa
  • Orazguly Jepbarowiç Rejepow
  • Orazguly Ylýasow
  • Orazgylyç Amanowiç Ýusubow
  • Orazgylyç Gaýypow
  • Orazmuhammet Gündogdyýew
  • Orazsähet Aýdogdyýew
  • Orazsähet Haýydow
  • Orazsähet Meläýewiç Baýramgeldiýew
  • Ovez Nepesov
  • Öwez Çaryýew
  • Öwez Taganowiç Soltanow
  • Öwezgeldi Tirkişow

P: 9 names

  • Parahat Garayev
  • Parahat Garryýew
  • Patma Çopanowa
  • Patma Kömekowa
  • Patma Nobatova
  • Perman Sopyýew
  • Polat Baýramow
  • Polat Yakubov
  • Polat Ýazlyýewiç Aýdogdyýew

R: 14 names

  • Rahman Baýlyýewiç Gurbannazarow
  • Rahman Hydyrow
  • Rahmanberdi Çopanow
  • Rahmanguly Sähedow
  • Rahym Charyyarov
  • Rahym Daňatarowiç Söýünow
  • Rejep Ahmedov
  • Rejep Gadamow
  • Rejep Hydyrow
  • Rejepbay Dovletov
  • Rejepbaý Sopyýew
  • Resul Jumanyýazow
  • Resul Rozyyev
  • Röwşen Ýazlyýew

S: 43 names

  • Sadap Gaýypowa
  • Sadap Işangulyýewa
  • Sahet Mollayev
  • Sähra Bäşimowa
  • Sähra Kakajanowna Şükürowa
  • Şamyrat Orazdurdyýew
  • Şanazar Orazgulyýew
  • Sapar Ezizow
  • Sapar Rejepbayev
  • Sapardurdy Amanow
  • Sapardurdy Garaýew
  • Sapargeldi Gurbandurdyýew
  • Sapargül Rejepbaýewa
  • Sary Nobatowiç Orazgeldiýew
  • Sary Rejepow
  • Şasenem Hommadowa
  • Şasenem Muhammedowna Kakajanowa
  • Şasenem Saparowa
  • Şatlyk Ahmedow
  • Şatlyk Begmyradow
  • Selbi Babayeva

S, continued

  • Selbi Hojagulyýewna Hemraýewa
  • Selbi Jepbarowa
  • Selim Rejepbaýew
  • Şemşat Şyhyýewa
  • Serdar Hojaýew
  • Serdar Weliýew
  • Seýit Wepaýew
  • Seýitguly Toýlyýew
  • Shatlyk Sopyyev
  • Shohrat Komekov
  • Şirin Kasymowa
  • Şöhrat Baýlyýew
  • Sona Gadamova
  • Sona Mollaýewa
  • Sona Sadykowa
  • Söýün Garlyýew
  • Şükür Jelilow
  • Suleyman Gayypov
  • Süleýman Italmazow
  • Sülgün Babanyýazowa
  • Sülgün Saparowna Rahmanowa
  • Sülgün Seýitliýewa

T: 23 names

  • Tachmuhammet Hommadov
  • Täçmuhammet Atabaýew
  • Täçsoltan Agajanowa
  • Tagan Hydyrov
  • Tagan Rahmanow
  • Täňriberdi Babaýewiç Rozyýew
  • Täňriberdi Daňatarow
  • Tavus Hemrayeva
  • Tawus Tirkişowna Garaýewa
  • Tawus Tuwakowa
  • Timur Haýydow
  • Timur Jumaýewiç Nurmuhammedow
  • Tirkiş Hanow
  • Tirkish Toylyyev
  • Toty Soyunova
  • Toty Şükürowa
  • Tovshan Tekayeva
  • Towşan Bazarowa
  • Towşan Çaryýarowa
  • Toýly Söýünow
  • Tylla Gylyjowa
  • Tylla Hanova
  • Tylla Öwezowa

U: 1 name

  • Umyt Begliýew

W: 2 names

  • Weli Nobatow
  • Wepa Kakabaýew

Y: 17 names

  • Yagmyr Garryyev
  • Ýagmyr Gurdow
  • Ýagmyr Tekäýewiç Mollaýew
  • Ýazgeldi Permanow
  • Ýazgül Gündogdyýewa
  • Ýazguly Çaryýew
  • Ýazguly Ýagmyrowiç Allaberdiýew
  • Ýazmuhammet Baýramdurdyýew
  • Ýazmyrat Agajanow
  • Ybraýym Çaryýarow
  • Ylyas Garajayev
  • Ýolaman Gadamowiç Kakaýew
  • Yslam Taganow
  • Yslam Tirkishov
  • Ysmaýyl Rozyýew
  • Ysmayyl Yusubov
  • Ýusup Permanow

Z: 9 names

  • Zeýnep Kömekowa
  • Zeýnep Tekäýewa
  • Zohre Ezizova
  • Zöhre Nepesowa
  • Zyba Baylyyeva
  • Zyba Hajyýewa
  • Zyba Jumabaýewa
  • Zylyha Rahymowa
  • Zylyha Vepayeva