Alper is a male Turkish given name. It is composed of the two words ''alp'' and ''er''. In Turkish, "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", "Daredevil", and/or "Valorous". The second, ''er'' means soldier or male. Additionally ''Alper'' is used as an adjective for an ancient legendary Turkish commander; Alp Er Tunga who lived around 300 B.C. It's meant to be a good hearted one too. From the same Asian cultural roots, Alper is closely related to name 勇士 (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

''yuushi'',

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

''yǒngshì'') derived 勇 =Alp and 士 =Er words.

Given name

* Alper Akçam (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Bagceci (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Balaban (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Görmüş (born 1952), Turkish journalist and writer * Alper Kalemci (born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Alper Potuk Alper Potuk (born 8 April 1991) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Early life Potuk was born in Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar Province, on 8 April 1991. He began playing football wi ...

(born 1991), Turkish footballer *

Alper Saruhan Alper Saruhan (born September 4, 1982 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who played for Pınar Karşıyaka, Trabzonspor Basketball, Oyak Renault, Manisa BB, Sakarya BŞB Basketball, Muratbey Uşak, Türk Telekom. He i ...

(born 1982), Turkish basketball players * Alper Sendilmen (born 1980), Turkish-German rapper * Alper Sezener (born 1977), Turkish author *

Alper Uçar Alper Uçar (born 19 January 1985) is a Turkish former competitive ice dancer. With his skating partner, Alisa Agafonova, he competed at two Winter Olympics (2014 and 2018) and won eight international medals, including silver at the 2011 Winter ...

(born 1985), Turkish figure skater * Alper Uludağ (born 1990), Turkish footballer * Alper Yılmaz (born 1975), Turkish basketball player

Surname

* Andrew Alper, former President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) *

Arthur Alper Arthur Alper (born June 4, 1928, in Los Angeles, California) is an American former volleyball player. He won a gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between Augus ...

(born 1928), American volleyball player *

Bob Alper Robert "Bob" Alper is an American author, stand-up comedian, and practicing clergy member. As an ordained rabbi, Alper served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has appeared at the Mo ...

, author, stand-up comedian, and practicing clergy member *

Bud Alper Bud Alper (August 24, 1930 – December 19, 2012) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. Selected filmography * ''Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film dire ...

(1930–2012), American sound engineer *

Chloe Alper Chloë Alper is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She began her music career in 1996 with Riot grrrl punk band Period Pains and is now a member of the English rock band James and a founding member of the British new pro ...

, British singer-songwriter *

Howard Alper Howard Alper, (born October 17, 1941) is a Canadian chemist. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is best known for his research of catalysis in chemistry. Career and research Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Ba ...

(born 1941), Canadian chemist *

Jonathan Alper Jonathan L. Alper (September 14, 1950 – December 3, 1990) was an American actor and theatre director. He graduated from Amherst College in 1971. He made his acting debut in '' The Madness of God'' in 1974. Alper served as literary manager for ...

(1950–1990), American actor and theatre director *

Joseph Alper Joseph Seth Alper (born 1946) is a former professor of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is known for his work analyzing genetic discrimination and other issues related to human genetics research. He is a founding member of ...

(born 1946), American chemist *

Murray Alper Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a nu ...

(1904–1984), American actor *

Martin Alper Martin Alper (1942 – June 7, 2015) was a video game designer and the former President of Virgin Interactive, once one of the largest companies in the field. Alper was a co-founder of Mastertronic, which went on to become Virgin Interactive f ...

, video game designer *

Özcan Alper Özcan Alper (born 1975) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter of Hemshin peoples, Hemshin descent. He studied at Trabzon Lisesi. In 1992, he moved to Istanbul to study at Istanbul University Engineering Faculty in the Physics Department a ...

(born 1975), Turkish film director and screenwriter. * Sam Alper (1924–2002), English caravan designer and manufacturer * Steven M. Alper, music composer *

Tikvah Alper Tikvah Alper (22 January 1909 – 2 February 1995) trained as a physicist and became a distinguished radiobiologist. Among many other initiatives and discoveries, she was among the first to find evidence indicating that the infectious agent in ...

(1909-1995), South-African radiobiologist Turkish masculine given names {{Given-name-stub