Baby name

RISING GIRL · TURKISH-ARABIC
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Rüya

/rü · YAH/


“Dream, vision”

Turkish name meaning 'dream'. The Turkish word rüya comes from Arabic ruʾyā, related to ru'ya meaning 'vision, sight', a derivative of ra'a 'to see, to perceive'. It is sometimes treated as a Turkish variant of the name Roya, which comes from the same root and likewise means 'vision' or 'dream'.

rürü · rü

dreamygentle

How it ages.

Poetic and meaningful - a name that wears its 'dream' meaning openly, and stays rare outside Turkish-speaking families.

The cultural moment.

Rare in Germany, used mainly in Turkish-speaking families.