Uyghur Name Generator
Uyghur given names with the father's name
Generate Uyghur names built the way they are used: a given name followed by the father's name, as in Zulpiye Ibrahim, Tomur Rahman and Patigul Awut. Given names such as Alimjan and Dilnur also appear on their own.
About Uyghur names
Uyghur is a Turkic language, closely related to Uzbek, and Uyghur names show the layers of that history. The largest group arrived with Islam from Arabic and Persian and was reshaped by Uyghur sounds: Muhammad became Muhemmet or Memet, Ahmad became Ehmet, and because Uyghur has no native f, Fatima is Patime and Yusuf is Yusup. Beside them stand old Turkic names such as Tomur (iron), Polat (steel), Arslan (lion), Batur (hero) and Erkin (free), and Tursun, a wish that the child will stay and live.
A few building blocks do much of the work. Abdu- means servant of and is usually followed by one of the names of God, as in Abdurehim and Abdukerim. The ending -jan, from the Persian word for soul, is an affectionate form added to men's names (Alimjan, Memetjan). Women's names are often built on gul, flower, and nur, light: Gulnar, Patigul, Aynur, Dilnur.
Traditionally Uyghurs have no hereditary surname. A person is known by a given name followed by the father's given name, so Zulpiye Ibrahim is Zulpiye, daughter of Ibrahim, and her brothers carry the same second name. Uyghur families in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan often use surnames with Russian endings instead. This list keeps to the given name and father's name pattern, in common Latin spellings without special letters.
How to choose Uyghur names
- For a family, give every sibling the same second name, because it is their father's given name. The father's own second name is the grandfather's, so it differs from his children's.
- The ending -jan began as a term of affection and is now part of many men's everyday names, so Memet and Memetjan can be two different people in the same story.
- Spellings change with the system used. Uyghur Latin script writes the kh sound with x and uses the letters ö, ü and ë (é in older texts), so Halmurat may appear as Xalmurat and Omer as Ömer. Pick one system for a project and keep to it.
- In Chinese-language documents Uyghur names are written in characters, and the pinyin looks very different: Memet appears as Maimaiti and Tursun as Tuerxun. Worth knowing if your story involves paperwork.
- Names built on gul and nur, such as Aygul and Mahinur, are women's names, but Nur- at the start is also common for men, as in Nurmemet.
Frequently asked questions
Do Uyghurs have surnames?
Traditionally, no. A Uyghur name is a given name followed by the father's given name, so the second name changes with every generation. Uyghur families in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan often carry fixed surnames with Russian endings such as -ov and -ova.
What do -gul, -nur and -jan mean in Uyghur names?
Gul means flower and nur means light, and both are very common in women's names such as Arzugul, Zohregul, Aynur and Qelbinur. The ending -jan comes from the Persian word for soul and works like the word dear, as in Alimjan or Omerjan. Abdu- at the start of a man's name means servant of and is usually followed by one of the names of God.
Why does the same Uyghur name have several spellings?
Uyghur is usually written in an Arabic-based script, in Cyrillic in parts of Central Asia, and in more than one Latin system. The same name can therefore appear as Tohti or Toxti, Memet or Mehmet, Gulnar or Gülnar. This list uses plain Latin spellings without special letters, the forms most often seen in English.
Are these the names of real people?
The given names are real Uyghur names, and any man's name can serve as a father's name, so every pairing is a plausible one. No pairing was taken from a particular person, but with a naming system like this some will match a living person by chance, so search any name before you use it for something public.
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All 500 Uyghur names
A: 71 names
- Abdugheni Zeydin
- Abdughopur Hekim
- Abduhaliq
- Abduhelil Emet
- Abdujelil
- Abdukerim
- Abdulaziz Turap
- Abdulehed Polat
- Abdulhekim Yehya
- Abdulhemit Ablimit
- Abdulla
- Abdumijit Ishaq
- Abdunebi Muhter
- Abduqadir Rozi
- Abduqeyyum
- Abdurahman Alim
- Abdurazaq
- Abdurehim
- Abdureshit
- Abdurusul
- Abdusalam Ilham
- Abdusattar Gheni
- Abdusemet Ezimet
- Abdushukur Yadikar
- Abduweli
- Ablikim Arslan
- Ablimit
- Abliz Semet
- Adalet Yehya
- Adil Dawut
- Adile
- Adile Otkur
- Adiljan Momin
- Alimjan
- Aliye
A, continued
- Aliye Mettursun
- Amannisa Behram
- Amine Tomur
- Anargul Pehirdin
- Anarhan
- Arslan Mijit
- Arzu
- Arzu Hashim
- Arzugul
- Arzugul Ershidin
- Asiye Abliz
- Atawulla Barat
- Atike
- Atike Yadikar
- Awut
- Awut Pehirdin
- Aygul
- Aygul Mensur
- Ayimgul
- Ayimgul Tohti
- Ayimhan
- Ayimhan Barat
- Ayimnisa Polat
- Aynur
- Aynur Sawut
- Aypasha
- Aypasha Tomur
- Ayqiz
- Ayqiz Ershidin
- Ayshe Batur
- Ayshem
- Ayshem Qasim
- Aytilla Azat
- Aytursun Obulhesen
- Ayup Osman
- Azat
B: 20 names
- Bahar
- Bahar Ablet
- Bahargul
- Bahtiyar
- Bahtiyar Omer
- Batur Eziz
- Bawudun
- Bawudun Momin
- Behram Kamal
- Bilal
- Bilqiz
- Bilqiz Memet
- Buayshem Teyip
- Buhejer
- Buhejer Sadir
- Buhelchem Zahir
- Bumeryem Yehya
- Burhan Rishat
- Buzeynep
- Buzeynep Shireli
C: 2 names
- Chimengul Yunus
- Cholpan Salih
D: 12 names
- Dawut Teyip
- Dilare
- Dilare Nasir
- Dilber Dolqun
- Dilmurat
- Dilnar
- Dilnar Yaqup
- Dilnaz Wahit
- Dilnur
- Dilnur Hashim
- Dilraba Jelil
- Dolqun
E: 21 names
- Ehet
- Ehet Shirzat
- Ehmet
- Ehmetjan
- Ekber Sidiq
- Ekberjan Obulhesen
- Eli
- Eli Tahir
- Emet Otkur
- Enwer
- Enwerjan Qadir
- Erkin
- Erkin Mensur
- Erpan Tomur
- Ershidin
- Esma Zakir
- Esqer Qasim
- Eysa Hebibulla
- Ezimet Sadiq
- Eziz Qadir
- Ezizjan Niyaz
G: 31 names
- Ghalip Idris
- Gheni Waris
- Gheyret
- Gheyret Nizamidin
- Ghopur Hamut
- Gulayim Qurban
- Gulbahar
- Gulbahar Perhat
- Gulchehre
- Gulchehre Dolqun
- Gulhumar
- Gulhumar Yadikar
- Gulistan Erkin
- Guljamal Mirzat
- Guljennet Tashpolat
- Gulmire
- Gulnar
- Gulnar Rustem
- Gulnezer Harun
- Gulnigar
- Gulnigar Seyit
- Gulnur Zakir
- Gulperi Behram
- Gulqiz
- Gulshen
- Gulzar
- Gulzar Jappar
- Gulziba
- Guzel Hemit
- Guzelnur
- Guzelnur Dolqun
H: 39 names
- Halide Qeyser
- Halmurat
- Halmurat Jewlan
- Hamut Shireli
- Hanqiz Qudret
- Harun Hemdulla
- Hashim Erkin
- Hasiyet
- Hasiyet Tuniyaz
- Hawagul Sawut
- Hawahan
- Hawahan Rahman
- Hebibe Tursun
- Hebibulla Osman
- Hejer
- Hejer Perhat
- Hekim Awut
- Helchem Zahir
- Helil Yasin
- Helime Rahman
- Hemdulla
- Hemdulla Iskender
- Henipe Yalqun
- Hesen Yadikar
- Hesenjan
- Heyder Esqer
- Heyrinisa Memtimin
- Horigul Kamil
- Hoshur
- Hoshur Pehirdin
- Hudaberdi Dolqun
- Humar Rozi
- Hurriyet
- Hurriyet Otkur
- Hurshide
- Hurshide Qasim
- Husen
- Husen Rehim
- Husenjan
I: 18 names
- Ibrahim
- Idris
- Idris Sabir
- Ilham
- Ilham Yaqup
- Ilhamjan Muzepper
- Ilyar Waris
- Ilyas Rustem
- Imin
- Iminjan Eysa
- Ishaq
- Ishaq Mewlan
- Iskender
- Iskender Ilyas
- Ismail
- Ismail Turap
- Ismailjan
- Israyil Bahtiyar
J: 8 names
- Jappar
- Jappar Jume
- Jelil
- Jemile
- Jemile Hashim
- Jennet
- Jennet Iskender
- Jewlan Barat
K: 8 names
- Kamal Niyaz
- Kamil Rustem
- Kamile Ghopur
- Kamiljan Selim
- Kerimjan
- Kewser Ibrahim
- Kumush Yehya
- Kuresh Qeyser
L: 4 names
- Leyla
- Leyla Sabir
- Lutpulla
- Lutpulla Dilmurat
M: 61 names
- Mahinur
- Mahinur Jume
- Mahire
- Mahire Mensur
- Marziye
- Marziye Yusup
- Maynur
- Maynur Behram
- Maynur Hekim
- Medine Seyit
- Meghpiret
- Meghpiret Turdi
- Mehmut Pazil
- Melike Eli
- Memet Wahit
- Memetjan
- Memtimin
- Memtimin Sulayman
- Menzire
- Menzire Jume
- Merdan Bawudun
- Merhaba
- Merhaba Yalqun
- Meryem Eziz
- Meryem Zakir
- Meryemgul
- Meryemhan
- Mesture Dilshat
- Mesume
- Mesume Ablimit
M, continued
- Metniyaz
- Mewlude
- Mewlude Ishaq
- Mihray
- Mihray Harun
- Mihriban
- Mihriban Polat
- Mihrigul
- Mihrigul Zordun
- Mihrinisa
- Mihrinisa Salih
- Mijit Memeteli
- Mirzat
- Mirzat Sabit
- Mohterem
- Mohterem Gheyret
- Momin
- Muhemmet
- Muhemmet Muhter
- Muhter Iskender
- Munewwer Turap
- Munire Qadir
- Muqeddes Jume
- Murat Tashpolat
- Musa Mutellip
- Musajan
- Mutellip
- Mutellip Zahir
- Muyesser
- Muyesser Turdi
- Muzepper Ilyar
N: 35 names
- Nadire Ilyas
- Nasir
- Nasir Sulayman
- Nazire
- Nazire Tashmemet
- Nazugum
- Nazugum Eset
- Nebi Rejep
- Nebijan Heyder
- Nepise
- Nepise Obulqasim
- Nigar
- Nigar Nijat
- Nigare Nizamidin
- Nijat Lutpulla
- Nilupar Eziz
- Niyaz Tewekkul
- Niyazhan Hebibulla
- Nizamidin Sabir
- Nurbiye Ehet
- Nurehmet
- Nurehmet Obulqasim
- Nureli Shukur
- Nurgul
- Nurgul Emet
- Nurgul Letip
- Nuriman Ismail
- Nuriye Gheyret
- Nuriye Nasir
- Nurmemet
- Nurmemet Zahir
- Nurmuhemmet
- Nurmuhemmet Barat
- Nurnisa Dawut
- Nursiman Kerim
O: 8 names
- Obul Awut
- Obulhesen Erkin
- Obulqasim
- Obulqasim Bilal
- Omerjan
- Osman Qahar
- Osmanjan Obul
- Otkur
P: 12 names
- Pashagul
- Pashagul Batur
- Patem
- Patem Obulhesen
- Patigul Awut
- Patime Weli
- Pehirdin Memtimin
- Peride Yadikar
- Perizat Ershidin
- Pezilet Metniyaz
- Polat Jelil
- Polatjan Gheni
Q: 18 names
- Qadir
- Qadir Arslan
- Qahar Ezimet
- Qasim Nizamidin
- Qasimjan Tahir
- Qelbinur
- Qelbinur Ablet
- Qelbinur Harun
- Qembernisa
- Qembernisa Hudaberdi
- Qeyser
- Qeyser Zahir
- Qeyum Sadir
- Qudret
- Qurban Sattar
- Qurbanjan Sabir
- Qutluq
- Qutluq Imin
R: 26 names
- Rahile Eziz
- Ramile Sadiq
- Raziye
- Raziye Zeydin
- Rebiya Dilshat
- Rehim Shireli
- Rehmet Mensur
- Rehmetjan
- Rejep Ekrem
- Rena Merdan
- Reshit Polat
- Reyhan Dilmurat
- Reyhangul Hesen
- Risalet
- Risalet Murat
- Rishat Otkur
- Rizwangul
- Rizwangul Bawudun
- Roshen
- Roshen Gheyret
- Roshengul Qahar
- Rozigul Pazil
- Rozihan
- Rozihan Sultan
- Ruqiye Ehet
- Rustem Gheyret
S: 41 names
- Saadet Mewlan
- Sabir Ghopur
- Sabit
- Sabit Dawut
- Sadiq Qurban
- Sajide Mustapa
- Salamet
- Salamet Qurban
- Sanem
- Sanem Harun
- Saniye Kuresh
- Sanubar
- Sanubar Sidiq
- Sattar Qasim
- Selim
- Selim Mirzat
- Selime Qadir
- Semet Ershidin
- Senewer Nijat
- Seyit Tuniyaz
- Seyitjan Shemshidin
- Seypidin Hudaberdi
- Shahide
- Shahide Atawulla
- Shahzade Ishaq
- Shakir Qahar
- Shemshidin
- Shemshinur
- Shemshinur Hudaberdi
- Shemsiye Rejep
- Sherin Waris
- Sherinay Hemdulla
- Sherip Kamil
- Shirzat Tohti
- Shohret Obul
- Shukur Obul
- Sidiq
- Subhinur
- Subhinur Mewlan
- Sultan Merdan
- Sumeyye Heyder
T: 24 names
- Tahir Momin
- Tahire Metniyaz
- Tahirjan
- Tajinisa Esqer
- Tashmemet Hemit
- Tashpolat Eziz
- Tewekkul Tuniyaz
- Tohti Ayup
- Tohtigul
- Tohtigul Shohret
- Tohtihan Mustapa
- Tomur Rahman
- Tumaris
- Tumaris Rehmet
- Tuniyaz
- Tuniyaz Emet
- Turap Eset
- Turghun
- Turghunay Shohret
- Tursunay
- Tursunay Qeyum
- Tursungul Israyil
- Tursunhan
- Tursunhan Shohret
W: 4 names
- Wahit Memeteli
- Waris Muhemmet
- Weli Memtimin
- Welijan Semet
Y: 8 names
- Yalqun Eset
- Yaqup Rehmet
- Yasin
- Yultuz Imin
- Yunus
- Yunus Ayup
- Yusup Rishat
- Yusupjan Yadikar