A Name Story by Houdhoud
پِلين
Pelin
pe-LEEN
“Wormwood (an herb).”
About Pelin
Pelin is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "wormwood (an herb)" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish for the wormwood plant, often used poetically.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Pelin's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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