Bedirhan
Turkish/Persian/Arabic · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Bedirhan
The name 'Bedirhan' means "prince of the full moon" or "moon ruler," derived from the Turkish/Persian elements *bedir* (full moon, from Arabic *badr*) and *han* (ruler, from Turkic *khan*).
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Etymology
The name 'Bedirhan' means "prince of the full moon" or "moon ruler," derived from the Turkish/Persian elements *bedir* (full moon, from Arabic *badr*) and *han* (ruler, from Turkic *khan*). It is primarily used in Turkish and Kurdish cultures, often within Sunni Muslim communities, and is historically associated with Bedirhan Bey, a 19th-century Kurdish tribal leader and prince of the Botan Emirate who led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Bedirhan currently ranks #4,805 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2005.
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