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[Facts] Fikreta
Does anyone know the meaning of this name? I think it is a Bosnian female name...You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

This message was edited 7/30/2012, 4:28 PM

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Fikreta is a feminisation of Fikret (and yes, both Fikret and Fikreta are used in Bosnia).Fikret is a Turkish name meaning:
# (full of) thought, thinking
# (filled with) ideas, opinions, reflections, observations
# one who plans for eventualities in advanceA famous Turkish poet was Tevfik Fikret (1867-1915). (source: http://www.learningpracticalturkish.com/turkish-names-in-plain-english-male.html)
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The root behind this name seems to be the Turkish word fikir with a meaning of "thought, idea, opinion", which in turn goes back to an Arabic word fákkara, “to think” - see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fikir
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Thanks :D
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