Emine is an Arabic-origin

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used for females in Turkey. It has three major meanings: (1) one in whom you can trust and believe, (2) one who is benign and innocuous, and (3) one who is fearless and courageous. It is also argued that the word means beautiful. The name is also used in Japanese (えみね), often with the kanji 笑音 meaning "smiling sound."

Origins and variants

The origin of ''Emine'' is Arabic, but its source word has not been clearly established, and two accounts are given. It may be either the feminine form of '' Emin'' or a derivative of the African, Arabic, English, and

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name Amina. Emmie is considered to be the Western version of the name. The name of a sixth-century Leinster-based Irish cleric was ''Émíne''. ''Emine'' was also the given name of the Roman emperor's daughter who was the lover of the Sultan of

Babylon ''Bābili(m)'' * sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 * arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel'' * syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel'' * grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn'' * he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel'' * peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru'' * elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...

. The name was one of the 16th century Ottoman feminine names recorded in Istanbul.

Given name

People with that name include: * Emine Ayna (born 1968), Turkish politician *

Emine Bilgin Emine Bilgin (born July 15, 1984) is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 53 kg and 58 kg division. Anti doping While training in Çorum for the upcoming 2010 European Weightlifting Championships, Emine Bilgin ...

(born 1984), Turkish weightlifter * Emine Bozkurt (born 1967), Dutch politician of Turkish descent *

Emine Çaykara Emine Çaykara (born 1964) is Turkish writer and historian. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, she is a graduate of Istanbul University’s Classical Archeology Faculty. During her studies at Istanbul University she worked at the Ephesus Museum catalogu ...

(born 1964), Turkish historian and writer * Emine Demir (born 1993), Turkish footballer * Emine Ecem Esen (born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Emine Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan (; ; born 16 February 1955) is the current first lady of Turkey, and the wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Family and education Early life Emine Erdoğa, was born as Cemal and Hayriye Gülbaran’s fifth child and only daugh ...

(born 1955), wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan * Emînê Evdal (1906–1964), Kurdish male writer, linguist and poet * Emine Gümüş (born 1992), Turkish footballer * Emine Hatun (died 1449), wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I * Emina Ilhamy (1858–1931), Egyptian royal * Emine Işınsu (1938–2021), Turkish writer * Emine Mihrişah Sultan (ca. ? – 1732), French-born second concubine of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, and the mother of Mustafa III * Emine Nazikeda (1866–1941), principal consort of Sultan Mehmet VI, the last Ottoman sultan * Emine Semiye Önasya (1864-1944), Turkish writer * Emine Sevgi Özdamar (born 1946), Turkish-German actress, director and author. *

Emine Ülker Tarhan Emine Ülker Tarhan (born 29 November 1963) is a Turkish jurist and politician formerly from the Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP). She was formerly a judge at the High Court of Appeals. She served as the vice spok ...

(born 1963), Turkish jurist and politician

Middle name

Suzan Emine Kaube Suzan Emine Kaube (born Emine Ese; 1942 in Pendik, Turkey) is a Turkish-German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the ...

(born 1942), Turkish-German writer, painter and pedagogue

Other usages

The word ''Emine'' has also been used for geographical areas and places. A headland at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is called Cape Emine. In addition, there is ''Emine Mountain'' or ''Emine Dagh'' in

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in Bulgaria. The other related geographical term is ''Emine Balkan'', which was used by the Bulgarians instead of '' Rumeli'' (Roman country) to refer to the territory of Bulgaria where some Turkish tribes had lived since the 11th century. Here, the word is derived not from Arabic, but from Greek (''Haemus'': Αἵμον

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, where it is, in turn, a derivative of *Ἔμμωνα, ''Emona'', discovered in documents of the early 14th century. However, Maria Todorova claims that ''Emine Balkan'' is the literal Ottoman translation of "Haemus mountain" and that the term was also employed by the Ottomans who derived the word ''Emine'' from the Byzantine words "Aimos", "Emmon", and "Emmona". In Ijevan, Armenia, a quarters is called ''Emine kışlağı''. In the 16th century Ottoman Empire, ''emine'' was the term used for export tax.

References

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