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إِبرُو
Ebru
EB-roo
“Marbling art; cloud-pattern.”
About Ebru
Ebru is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "marbling art; cloud-pattern" — a Turkish-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish, from Persian 'abru' / 'abri' (cloud-like). Refers to the traditional Turkish art of paper marbling.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Ebru's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ebru
- What does the name Ebru mean?
- Ebru (إِبرُو) means "Marbling art; cloud-pattern". Turkish, from Persian 'abru' / 'abri' (cloud-like). Refers to the traditional Turkish art of paper marbling.
- Is Ebru a name from the Qur'an?
- Ebru does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ebru a boy or a girl name?
- Ebru is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Ebru come from?
- Ebru is a Turkish-Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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