Given name & surname · also Turkish
Cavit
“eternal”
Cavit is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Classical Persian. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cavit goes back to Classical Persian جاوید, meaning “eternal.”
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Where it comes from
Cavit comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Classical Persian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish جاوید (Cavid), from Classical Persian جاوید (“eternal”).
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Cavit’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Cavit continues an earlier form in جاوید.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cavit
- Cavit CavTurkish cyclist (1905–1982)
- Cavit Orhan TütengilTurkish professor of sociology (1921–1979)
- Cavit ÇağlarTurkish businessperson (born 1944)
- Cavit Şadi PehlivanoğluTurkish statesperson (1927–2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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