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أَيسِل

Aysel

AY-sel

Moonlight; flowing moon.”

About Aysel

Aysel is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moonlight; flowing moon" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Turkish, from 'ay' (moon) and 'sel' (flood, stream).

Common Turkish feminine name.

Origin & roots

Origin

Turkish

Gender

Girl

Root letters

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

How to say it

AY·sel

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Aysel: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud