Persian/Turkish · Girl name
Arzu
“desire, wish”
About the name Arzu
Arzu is a feminine name used in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Iran. It comes from Persian ārezu, meaning ‘wish, desire’ or ‘hope’, a word borrowed into Turkish and other Turkic languages. In Turkish and Azerbaijani literature it appears in the folk romance Arzu and Qambar, a tale of two lovers. The name is given to girls, and Arzu Çerkezoğlu, a Turkish trade union leader, is a notable bearer. The masculine name Arzuhan is sometimes formed from the same word.
- Meaning
- desire, wish
- Origin
- Persian/Turkish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AR-zoo(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Arzu
- Arzu Seda
- Arzu Aylin
- Arzu Zeynep
- Arzu Derya
- Arzu Nehir
Questions about Arzu
- What does Arzu mean?
- Arzu is a Persian name meaning "desire, wish".
- How do you pronounce Arzu?
- Arzu is pronounced AR-zoo, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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