Given name & surname · also Turkish
Bekir
Bekir is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
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Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bekir comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish بكر (bekir), from Arabic بَكْر; its root is Arabic ب ك ر.
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Bekir’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Bekir has a related form in PIKER. In Greek usage, Bekir is a transliteration of Μπεκήρ. In Greek usage, Bekir as a surname is a transliteration of Μπεκίρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Bekir
- Bekir Choban-zadeCrimean Tatar intellectual (1893–1937)
- Bekir İrtegünTurkish association football player (born 1984)
- Bekir RefetTurkish association football player (1899–1977)
- Bekir Sami KunduhTurkish statesperson (1865–1933)
- Bekir BozdağTurkish politicianborn 1965
- Bekir ÖzlüTurkish-Georgian judoka (born 1988)
- Bekir KarayelTurkish athlete (born 1982)
- Bekir PakdemirliTurkish economist and statesperson (born 1973)
- Bekir Ozan HasTurkish association football player (born 1985)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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