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3/28/2020, 2:11 PM Mike C
3/22/2018, 9:48 PM HL

Name Türkmen
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Turkish, Turkmen
Pronounced Pron. [tyɾk.men](Turkmen)
Other Forms FormsTurkmen
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Refers to a Turkmen person (someone from the present-day nation of Turkmenistan). The ethnonym itself is believed to be derived from Türk combined with the Sogdian suffix -man (thus meaning "almost Turk") or from Türk combined with Arabic إِيمَان (ʾīmān) meaning "faith, belief, religion".
Added 3/22/2018 by HL