Given name · also Turkish

Seljuk

Seljuk is a unisex given name.

Original TurkishSelçuk

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

The origin of Seljuk is uncertain.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Seljuk developed from سلجك.

Seljuk’s family of names

In English usage, Seljuk shares a linguistic root with the Turkish form Selçuk. In English usage, Seljuk has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σελτζούκ. In English usage, Seljuk developed from the Old Anatolian Turkish form سلجك.

Walk Seljuk’s family in the name graph

SeljukSaljuqSeljuqSelçukΣελτζούκسلجك

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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