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آيْلِين

Aylin

AY-leen

Halo of the moon.”

About Aylin

Aylin is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "halo of the moon" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Turkish, from ay ('moon'): the ring of light around the moon on a clear night.

Very popular in Turkey and among Turkish families in Europe.

Origin & roots

Origin

Turkish

Gender

Girl

Also spelled

Aylinn, Ailin

Root letters

Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Aylin's root letters sit at the seam.

How to say it

AY·leen

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Aylin

What does the name Aylin mean?
Aylin (آيْلِين) means "Halo of the moon". Turkish, from ay ('moon'): the ring of light around the moon on a clear night.
Is Aylin a name from the Qur'an?
Aylin does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Aylin a boy or a girl name?
Aylin is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Aylin come from?
Aylin is a Turkish name, built on the root letters —. Very popular in Turkey and among Turkish families in Europe.
How is Aylin spelled?
Aylin is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (آيْلِين) is also written Aylinn and Ailin. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.

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