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Esmeray

/ES-meh-rye/ FeminineTurkish

Meaning

Esmeray is a feminine name of Turkish origin meaning “dark moon”.

Esmeray pairs the Turkish words esmer, dark or brunette, and ay, moon, into an evocative image of the moon in shadow. It was borne by a beloved Turkish singer of the 1970s and remains a poetic choice within Turkey.

Used in Turkey; almost unknown in the English-speaking world.

At a glance

Origin
Turkish
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ES-meh-rye/
Themes
MoonDark

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Questions

  • Esmeray is a feminine name of Turkish origin meaning “dark moon”. Esmeray pairs the Turkish words esmer, dark or brunette, and ay, moon, into an evocative image of the moon in shadow.

  • Esmeray is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Used in Turkey; almost unknown in the English-speaking world.

  • The name Esmeray comes from Turkish. Esmeray pairs the Turkish words esmer, dark or brunette, and ay, moon, into an evocative image of the moon in shadow. It was borne by a beloved Turkish singer of the 1970s and remains a poetic choice within Turkey.

  • Esmeray is pronounced ES-meh-rye.

More names that mean moon

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Aybek MasculineTurkic“moon lord”
  2. Ayla FeminineTurkish“moonlight, halo around the moon”
  3. Aylin FeminineTurkish“halo of the moon”
  4. Badr MasculineArabic“full moon”
  5. Chandra UnisexSanskrit“moon, shining”
  6. Diana FeminineLatin“divine, heavenly”