Given name & surname

Erbil

Erbil is a unisex given name from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Erbil comes from Ottoman Turkish.

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How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish اربیل (Erbil).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Erbil

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Similar names

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Arabic

Cemil

“beautiful”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Turkish

Ertuğrul

Ertuğrul is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic

Xhemil

“beautiful”

No U.S. birth series

96% boys · 4% girls

Arabic

Xhelil

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

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Turkish

Evliya

Evliya is a given name from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

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Turkish

Erxhan

Erxhan is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Albanian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Turkish

İsmail

İsmail is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Cebrail

Cebrail is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Turkish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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