Given name · also Turkish
Selahattin
“righteousness of the religion”
Selahattin is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Original Arabicصلاح الدين
Meaning & origin
What it means
Selahattin goes back to Arabic صلاح الدين, meaning “righteousness of the religion.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Selahattin comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Turkish usage, Selahattin developed from صلاح الدين.
Selahattin’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Selahattin developed from the Arabic form صلاح الدين.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Selahattin
- Selahattin DemirtaşTurkish statesperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1973)
- Selahattin ÜlkümenTurkish diplomat (1914–2003)
- Selahattin KılıçsallayanTurkish wrestler (born 1993)
- Selâhattin ÂdilTurkish military officer and statesperson (1882–1962)
- Selahattin PaşalıTurkish actor (born 1990)
- Selahattin TorkalTurkish association football player (1925–2010)1924–2010
- Selahattin ÇobanoğluTurkish athlete (born 1985)
- Selahattin TaşdöğenTurkish actor (born 1951)
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