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