Given name · also Turkish

Şebnem

“night”·“moisture, humidity”

Şebnem is a feminine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Classical Persian. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Şebnem is a romanization of شبنم. شبنم is built from elements meaning “night” and “moisture, humidity”.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Şebnem comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Classical Persian.

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How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish شبنم (Şebnem), from Classical Persian شبنم (šabnam).

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Şebnem’s family of names

In Turkish usage, Şebnem has a conventional equivalent in the English form Shabnam. In Ottoman Turkish usage, Şebnem is a Roman-alphabet rendering of شبنم. In Turkish usage, Şebnem continues an earlier form in شبنم.

Walk Şebnem’s family in the name graph

ŞebnemSebnemشبنمShabnamШабнам

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

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