Bashkir language belongs to the Turkic family.That is why many Bashkir names have a significant resemblance to the Tatar ones. However, besides linguistic kinship, there is a cultural and religious kinship. Therefore, modern Bashkir names in large part come from the Arabic and Persian languages. There is also a certain percentage of purely Türkic names - traditional and newly-formed. Below we give a list of the most common names in circulation among the Bashkirs.
List of names
The list given by us contains not allBashkir names. There are a lot of them, and we will limit ourselves to the most characteristic and popular ones. In addition, in various dialects and dialects, Bashkir names may differ somewhat in spelling and pronunciation. The form in which the names will be given below is based on the traditional practice of transmitting Bashkir sounds in Russian letters.
By itself, the list will be divided into nine thematic categories, combining Bashkir names for one feature or another.
Religious names
Abdullah. This is a male name of Arabic origin. Translated into Russian means "slave of Allah." Often acts as part of a compound compound name.
Asadullah. Literally means "the lion of Allah."
Batulla It derives from the name of the Kaaba - the sacred pilgrimage center in Mecca.
Gabit This word is called a devout worshiper of Allah.
Gaden. Bashkir boys names are often given in honor of any religious concepts and terms. For example, this name is the Arabic name of paradise.
Gazi. In itself, this word means a person leading a fervent struggle for faith.
Guyfullah The literal meaning is “the grace of God.”
Galimulla. Translated into Russian, this male name means "omniscience of Allah."
Zaynulla.Religious epithets, these are also the names of boys common among Bashkirs. Bashkir modern names, of course, most often have Islamic correlations, rather than the original pagan. For example, this name translates as "the decoration of Allah."
Dina. Bashkir female names also often have religious connotations. In this case, the name is translated as “faith” and has Arabic roots.
Dayan. This is a religious term that has become a name. It means the highest, that is, heavenly, divine judgment.
Daniel This is a male name that means "close to Allah."
Zahid. In Arabic, this word is called the ascetic of faith, ascetic.
Zyatdin This name is another religious term. In this case, it means one who preaches religion. In a word, you can translate as "missionary."
Isfandiyar. Name of ancient Iranian origin. Translated as "the gift of the holy."
Islam. Also the female form of Islam. The obvious meaning comes from the name of the Muslim religion.
Ismail. Some Bashkir male names originate from ancient Hebrew. This is one of them, and it means "God heard."
Indira. Bashkir girl names are very rarely associated with non-Islamic religious concepts. This name is an exception. It comes from Sanskrit and is the name of the Hindu goddess of war.
Ilyas. Means "the power of Allah."
Iman. This is another word meaning faith. But this time the name is male.
Kamaletdin. Difficult Arabic name, which can be translated by the words "superiority in religion" or "religious perfection."
Kashfullah. Translated as "revelation from Allah."
Strength and power
Azamat. Name of Arabic origin, meaning warrior or hero. You can also translate the word "knight."
Aziz. Also the female form of Aziz. These are beautiful Bashkir names meaning “mighty”, “mighty”.
Leopard. From the Old Turkic language, this name translates as "strong."
Bahadir. This name is a Persian word meaning “hero”.
Pick up Also the female form of the fence. Means "hard", "inflexible", "unbroken".
Zufar In Arabic, this name means "winner."
Ishbulat. The Turkic name, which literally translates "like damask". It means a very strong person.
Kahir. Also female form Kahira. Means the person who won a fight.
Power
Amir. Also female form Amira. Name of Arabic origin. It is a term for a ruler.
Akhund This is a Turkic name that can be translated by the word "lord."
Banu. Many Bashkir female names, as well as male names, are associated with the concepts of power and domination. For example, this name of Persian origin means "Mrs."
Bika. Means the same as the previous one. But it comes from the Turkic language.
Gayan This word means a nobleman, an aristocrat.
Ildar. The Bashkir names of boys with the meaning "lord" include this name of mixed Tatar-Persian origin.
Mirgali. Translated as "the great king."
Health
Asan. In Turkic, this name means “healthy”.
Bilal The value is the same as the previous name. But the origin of this variant is Arab.
Sabit. Means "strong", "with good health."
Salamat. Male name with the value "healthy."
Salima. Female name meaning healthy.
Wealth
Diamond.Many Bashkir names and their meanings come from the names of jewels or words, one way or another connected with the concepts of wealth, abundance and wealth. This is an Arabic word, also common in Russian and meaning gem, among Bashkirs is a rather popular name.
Accordion. It is a word of mixed Arabic-Mongolian origin. It means "wealth." Often acts as part of complex, compound names.
Bikby. So in Turkic is called a very rich or even too rich person.
Ghani. Means in Arabic a rich person who usually has a public office.
Dinar. Also female form Dinara. It comes from the name of the coin of the same name. Metaphorically means preciousness and wealth.
Maysara. Means "wealth", "abundance."
Margarita. Name of Greek origin. It is the name of a pearl.
beauty
Aglia. Many names of girls are connected with the concept of beauty in the world. Bashkir modern and ancient names are no exception. This name, for example, means "very beautiful."
Azhar Male names are also sometimes associated with beauty. In this case, the adverb can be translated as "extremely beautiful."
Alice. Name of German origin. Its direct meaning is “beautiful.”
Bella. The meaning of this name is similar to the previous one. But it comes from Latin.
Guzel. This name in popularity may lead Bashkir names. Girls are often called Guzelas, because it means "beautiful."
Jamil. Arabic male name with the value "beautiful."
Zifa Literally translated as "slim."
Zuhra. From the Arabic language, the word translates as "brilliant." As a personal name, it hints at the beauty of its owner.
Latifa Another name for beautiful.
Plants and animals
Aigul. Very popular name of Turkic origin. It means "moon flower".
AK Bars. From the Tatar language is translated as "white leopard."
Arslan. Turkic word for lion.
Arslanbika. This is the female form of the previous name. Accordingly, it means a lioness.
Arthur. Name, borrowed Bashkirs from the Celtic languages through the medium of English. Translated as "bear."
Assad. Another name meaning lion, but this time in Arabic. This word is also called according to the Hijra month, falling at the time of July.
Gulchechek.Flower theme contains many Bashkir girl names. Beautiful and modern, they are very popular among the population of Bashkortostan. This option is, for example, the name of a rose.
Gul. In itself, this word means "flower." Very often, girls are called by this very name.
Gulzifa. Literally means "flower bed". It is of Persian origin.
Zaituna. This word is called the olive tree. As common as the proper name.
Lala So in Persian is called tulip.
Laura. Name borrowed from the Latin language. It comes from the name of the laurel tree.
Lily of the valley. The name that also denotes the famous flower of the same name.
Lei. Hebrew name. It comes from the name of the antelope.
Liana French name. Comes from the plant of the same name.
Milausha. In Persian, the so-called violet flower.
Narat. In Mongolian and Turkic, an evergreen tree is so called.
Narbek. The Persian name, which is derived from the name of the fruits of the pomegranate tree.
Rachel. Hebrew name that means "sheep."
Mignonette. The name borrowed from French, of the same name to one flower with very pleasant aroma.
Qualities of personality
Agdalia Means "the fairest."
Agzam Male name, which can be translated as "high." Often used as a component in complex compound names.
Adeline. Name borrowed from the Germanic language. Translated as "honest" or "decent."
Aibat Arabic adverb, which translates as "authoritative."
Akram. This word is called the quality of generosity in Arabic. As a male name means, respectively, a generous man.
Alan. In Turkic language means "good-natured."
Arsen. The Greek name is common among Muslims. It is translated as "fearless", "brave".
Asgat Literally means "the happiest."
Asiya You can translate as "consoling" or as "treating".
Asli. Another female Arabic name. Translated as "real" "sincere."
Asma. Literally means "high." Metaphorically can be translated as "sublime."
Asfat. So called a good, kind person.
Afzal. In Arabic it means "the most worthy."
Ahad Translated as "the only".
Ahmad Arabic word meaning "renowned."
Amine. Also female form Amina. It means "true".
Bagman This word is called a person who is distinguished by benevolence.
Bahir. The word that conveys the property of "openness."
Gabbas. Means "sullen" or "gloomy."
Gadel. Female form - Gadil. The name is a derivative of the concept of justice.
Galiullah This is a masculine name, which means a person who enjoys a certain authority among others.
Gamil This adverb is derived from the Arabic word meaning diligence.
Gafar. It means a merciful person inclined to forgiveness.
Gafiyat Translated as "calm."
Gayaz Means "assistant".
Geray This is a Persian word, the meaning of which is “a worthy person.”
Dawood. Hebrew name meaning "beloved."
Daris. In Arabic, this word is called teacher. Used by the Bashkirs as a proper name.
Dilyara. Female Persian dialect, meaning beloved.
Dilbar.Another word borrowed from the Persian language. Conventionally, you can translate as "charming", but in meaning it is closer to the previous name, that is, it means a woman who is loved for her charm.
Zaki Translated as "virtuous."
Zalika. In Arabic, the so-called eloquent woman.
Zalia Literally "blonde", that is, blonde woman.
Insaf. In Arabic, this word means a well-bred and just person.
Kadim. Also female form - Kadima. “Old,” “ancient,” “ancient,” is how this name is translated.
Kazim The word comes from the Arabic root, meaning patience, and, as a proper name, describes a patient person.
Kaila. Female Arabic adverb, meaning "talkative", "talkative."
Kareem. Also the female form of Karim. Represents a generous, noble and generous person.
Clara. Adverb of German-Latin origin. Means "light".
Kamal In Arabic it means mature.
Minnulla. This male name is given to a child, whose appearance is distinguished by a special mole.
Wisdom and intellect
Aglyam This name in itself means a person who knows very much. Often used as part of complex names.
Aguil. So called smart woman.
Alim Male name with the value "knowing". The origin of the name is Arabic.
Bakir Means the student, that is, the person who is studying something.
Galim. The Arabic word for smart, educated, learned person.
Galima. This is the female form of the previous name.
Garif. This name means a person who has a specific knowledge of something. You can translate it with the word "aware."
Dana This is a female adverb of Persian origin. Translated as "possessing knowledge."
Danis. But this adverb means knowledge itself as such in Persian.
For peace. Translated as "mind."
Zarif. Male name, which is called a man affectionate, polite, courteous.
Idris. Another Arabic word for student.
Katiba. Male form - Katib. This Arabic word is a person engaged in writing.
Nabib. In Arabic it means smart.
Heavenly bodies
IbanuThe heavenly bodies are a frequent topic with which the Bashkir names of girls come into contact. Beautiful and modern, they occupy a special place in the Bashkir onomasticon. This name is complex in its composition. Its meaning can be translated by the phrase "girl, like a month."
Ainur. This is the name of the Arab-Tatar origin. It means "moonlight". It can be both masculine and feminine.
Aysyu This is a female Tatar name, whose meaning can be conveyed by the words "beauty, like a month."
Aytugan. This is a masculine name that literally translates as “moonrise”.
Kamaria Another adverb from the cycle of lunar names. Translated as "bright, like a month."
Najmi In Arabic it means star.
