Given name & surname

Cenk

“war”

Cenk is a masculine given name from Persian. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cenk goes back to a word meaning “war.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Cenk comes from Persian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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