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يَاغْمُور
Yağmur
YAH-moor
“Rain.”
About Yağmur
Yağmur is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "rain" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish for rain. Modern Turkish feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Yagmur
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Yağmur's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Yağmur
- What does the name Yağmur mean?
- Yağmur (يَاغْمُور) means "Rain". Turkish for rain. Modern Turkish feminine name.
- Is Yağmur a name from the Qur'an?
- Yağmur 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 Yağmur a boy or a girl name?
- Yağmur is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Yağmur come from?
- Yağmur is a Turkish name, built on the root letters —.
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