FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Simge: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Simge is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “symbol”.

Say it: seem-geh

About the name Simge

Meaning: symbol
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; A language-reform word.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: seem-geh

How to pronounce Simge

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

Simge

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

e
Final e is pronounced
A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Simge with Turkish suffixes

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

Because Simge ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Simge'yi, Simge'ye and Simge'yle, and n in the genitive Simge'nin.

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

Simge is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “symbol”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. A language-reform word.

How do you pronounce Simge?

Say it roughly as “seem-geh”, keeping every vowel short and clear. A final e is never silent in Turkish: it is a short “eh”, so the name has one more syllable than an English reader might expect.

How do you add suffixes to Simge in Turkish?

Because Simge is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Simge'ye (to Simge), Simge'nin (Simge’s), Simge'de (at Simge’s) and Simge'yle (with Simge).