Name
Aybek
Meaning
Aybek is a masculine name of Turkic origin meaning “moon lord”.
Aybek joins the Turkic ay, moon, with bek, lord or chieftain, a title-name carried since medieval times; the Mamluk sultan Aybak ruled Egypt in the thirteenth century. It remains in use across Central Asia, from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, where moon names honor sons as readily as daughters.
A familiar men's name in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
At a glance
- Origin
- Turkic
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /EYE-bek/
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Questions
Aybek is a masculine name of Turkic origin meaning “moon lord”. Aybek joins the Turkic ay, moon, with bek, lord or chieftain, a title-name carried since medieval times; the Mamluk sultan Aybak ruled Egypt in the thirteenth century.
Aybek is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a familiar men's name in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
The name Aybek comes from Turkic. Aybek joins the Turkic ay, moon, with bek, lord or chieftain, a title-name carried since medieval times; the Mamluk sultan Aybak ruled Egypt in the thirteenth century. It remains in use across Central Asia, from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, where moon names honor sons as readily as daughters.
Aybek is pronounced EYE-bek.
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