FemaleOrigin: Persian

Nermin: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Nermin is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “soft, delicate, gentle”.

Say it: ner-meen

About the name Nermin

Meaning: soft, delicate, gentle
Origin: Persian; From Persian narm “soft”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: ner-meen

How to pronounce Nermin

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

Nermin

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Nermin with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Nermin'e, Nermin'in), 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 Nermin is i, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Nermin'de, Nermin'i.

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

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

Nermin is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “soft, delicate, gentle”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian narm “soft”.

How do you pronounce Nermin?

Say it roughly as “ner-meen”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Nermin in Turkish?

Because Nermin is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Nermin'e (to Nermin), Nermin'in (Nermin’s), Nermin'de (at Nermin’s) and Nermin'le (with Nermin).