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نَازْلِي
Nazli
NAZ-lee
“Coy, charming.”
About Nazli
Nazli is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "coy, charming" — a Turkish-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian-Turkish for 'graceful, coquettish'.
Common in Turkish, Persian, and Egyptian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Nazli's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nazli
- What does the name Nazli mean?
- Nazli (نَازْلِي) means "Coy, charming". Persian-Turkish for 'graceful, coquettish'.
- Is Nazli a name from the Qur'an?
- Nazli 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 Nazli a boy or a girl name?
- Nazli is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Nazli come from?
- Nazli is a Turkish-Persian name, built on the root letters N-Z-L. Common in Turkish, Persian, and Egyptian families.
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