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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
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aysel
- What does the name Aysel mean?
- Aysel (أَيسِل) means "Moonlight; flowing moon". Turkish, from 'ay' (moon) and 'sel' (flood, stream).
- Is Aysel a name from the Qur'an?
- Aysel 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 Aysel a boy or a girl name?
- Aysel is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aysel come from?
- Aysel is a Turkish name, built on the root letters —. Common Turkish feminine name.
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