Aydin

//ˈaɪdɪn// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the capital of Aydın Province in southwestern Turkey.
  2. 2
    A province in southwestern Turkey around the city.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Turkish.

Etymology

From Turkish Aydın, from Ottoman Turkish آیدین (Aydın) named for Aydin Mehmet Bey, from آیدین (aydın, “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent”).

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