FemaleOrigin: Persian

Nazan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Nazan is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “coy, graceful, swaying elegantly”.

Say it: nah-zahn

About the name Nazan

Meaning: coy, graceful, swaying elegantly
Origin: Persian; From Persian nāzān.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: nah-zahn

How to pronounce Nazan

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

Nazan

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Nazan sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Nazan with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Nazan is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “coy, graceful, swaying elegantly”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian nāzān.

How do you pronounce Nazan?

Say it roughly as “nah-zahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Nazan in Turkish?

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