UnisexOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Ayhan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Ayhan is an unisex name (used for girls and boys) of Turkish origin. It means “moon khan: a ruler as bright as the moon”.

Say it: eye-hahn

About the name Ayhan

Meaning: moon khan: a ruler as bright as the moon
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Turkish ay “moon” + han “khan”. Mostly given to boys, also to girls.
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: eye-hahn

How to pronounce Ayhan

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingeye-hahn is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Ayhan

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h
h is always pronounced
Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.
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Ayhan with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Ayhan'a, Ayhan'ın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Ayhan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Ayhan'da, Ayhan'ı.

Because Ayhan ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Ayhan'ı, Ayhan'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Ayhan
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Ayhan'ı	Ayhan'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Ayhan?
Dative (to)	Ayhan'a	Ayhan'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Ayhan.
Locative (at / with)	Ayhan'da	Anahtarlar Ayhan'da. Ayhan has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Ayhan.)
Ablative (from)	Ayhan'dan	Ayhan'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Ayhan.
Genitive (’s)	Ayhan'ın	Bu Ayhan'ın çantası. This is Ayhan’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Ayhan'la	Dün Ayhan'la konuştum. I talked with Ayhan yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Ayhan mean?

Ayhan is a Turkish unisex name (used for girls and boys) meaning “moon khan: a ruler as bright as the moon”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Turkish ay “moon” + han “khan”. Mostly given to boys, also to girls.

How do you pronounce Ayhan?

Say it roughly as “eye-hahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish h is never silent, even before a consonant or at the end of a word: you hear it in Mehmet, Ahmet and Nuh.

How do you add suffixes to Ayhan in Turkish?

Because Ayhan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Ayhan'a (to Ayhan), Ayhan'ın (Ayhan’s), Ayhan'da (at Ayhan’s) and Ayhan'la (with Ayhan).