Given name & surname
Hikmet
“knowledge, wisdom”
Hikmet is a unisex given name from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hikmet goes back to a word meaning “knowledge, wisdom.”
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Where it comes from
Hikmet comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hikmet’s family of names
In Greek usage, Hikmet is a transliteration of Χικμέτ.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hikmet
- Hikmet ÇetinTurkish statesperson (born 1937)
- Hikmet Temel AkarsuTurkish novelist (born 1960)
- Hikmet KaramanTurkish association football player and manager (born 1960)
- Hikmet BalioğluTurkish association football player (born 1990)
- Hikmet KıvılcımlıTurkish political activist and author (1902–1971)
- Hikmet BayurTurkish diplomat and statesperson (1891–1980)
- Hikmet Sami TürkTurkish statesperson (born 1935)
- Hikmet ŞimşekTurkish musician (1924–2001)
- Hikmet FidanTurkish politician (1955–2005)
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