MaleOrigin: Persian

Ceyhun: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Ceyhun is a boy’s name of Persian origin. It means “the Amu Darya (Oxus) river of Central Asia”.

Say it: jay-hoon

About the name Ceyhun

Meaning: the Amu Darya (Oxus) river of Central Asia
Origin: Persian; From Persian/Arabic Jayḥūn. Also given to girls.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jay-hoon

How to pronounce Ceyhun

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingjay-hoon 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.

Ceyhun

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

c
c sounds like “j”
Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.
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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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Ceyhun with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Ceyhun'a, Ceyhun'un), 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 Ceyhun is u, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Ceyhun'da, Ceyhun'u.

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

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

Ceyhun is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “the Amu Darya (Oxus) river of Central Asia”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian/Arabic Jayḥūn. Also given to girls.

How do you pronounce Ceyhun?

Say it roughly as “jay-hoon”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.

How do you add suffixes to Ceyhun in Turkish?

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