Entry № 1773 · Turkish origin

Nehir Nehir — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NEH-heer /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Turkish

Meaning

"River (Turkish)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Turkish)

The meaning

A name that means "river (turkish)".

Nehir is the Turkish word for "river" — borrowed from Arabic nahr. A modern Turkish feminine name evoking flowing water.

Used widely in modern Turkey.

River. The Turkish.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Nehir

Transliteration: Nehir
Pronunciation: / nəˈhɪər /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Nehir stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Nehir · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Nehirs before her.

Real people

Nehir Erdoğan

Turkish actress.

born 1980

In fiction

Nehir

Common in Turkish fiction.

Names connected to Nehir.

Numerology

The number behind Nehir.

The Humanitarian

Nehir reduces to nine — the number of Turkish river.

Parents on Nehir

Why families chose this name.

"Turkish river. Five letters. Nehir."

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