Given name · also Turkish

Bylbyl

“nightingale”

Bylbyl is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bylbyl goes back to Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul), meaning “nightingale.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Bylbyl comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish بلبل (bülbül), from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul, “nightingale”), from Arabic بُلْبُل.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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