Alper is a male

Turkish given name A Turkish name consists of an ''ad'' or an ''isim'' (given name; plural ''adlar'' and ''isimler'') and a ''soyadı'' or ''soyisim'' (surname). Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one ''soyadı'' (surname) in the full ...

. 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 Alp Er Tunga or Alp Er Tonğa (Alp "brave, hero, conqueror, warrior", Er "man, male, soldier, Tom", Tonğa "Siberian tiger") is a mythical Turkic hero who was mentioned in Mahmud al-Kashgari's ''Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk'', Yusuf Balasaguni's Kuta ...

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 the 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 may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

''yǒngshì'') derived 勇 =Alp and 士 =Er words. Alper is also a Jewish surname, one of many variant names all derived from the city

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...

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Heilprin Heilprin () is a Jewish surname with many variants. Origins Some people with the name derive it from the town of Heilbronn, Germany. "Heilbronn" means "healing well". Besides the numerous Heilbrons, Heilbronners, Heilpruns, and Heilbruns who are ...

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Alper Akçam Alper Akçam (born 1 September 1987 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German-born Turkish footballer who currently plays for Manisa BB. Career Akçam made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 4 Ap ...

(born 1987), Turkish-German footballer * Alper Bagceci (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer *

Alper Balaban Alper Balaban (9 August 1987 – 12 April 2010) was a Turkish-German footballer who started his career with Fenerbahçe. Balaban was raised in Gemmingen and Heilbronn. He began his career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In 2005, he was ...

(born 1987), Turkish-German footballer *

Alper Gezeravcı Alper Gezeravcı (born 2 December 1979) is a military pilot and the first Turkish astronaut. He flew to International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Spac ...

(born 1979), Turkish pilot and astronaut *

Alper Görmüş Ahmet Alper Görmüş (born 21 November 1952) is a Turkish journalist and writer, formerly a columnist for ''Taraf'' and ''Yeni Aktüel''. He was the editor-in-chief of the news weekly '' Nokta'' (2006–7). He was previously a contributor to '' A ...

(born 1952), Turkish journalist and writer * Alper Kalemci (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Alper Potuk (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Alper Saruhan (born 1982), Turkish basketball players * Alper Sendilmen (born 1980), Turkish-German rapper * Alper Sezener (born 1977), Turkish author * Alper Tuzcu (born 1990), Turkish musician *

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 Winte ...

(born 1985), Turkish figure skater * Alper Uludağ (born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Alper Yılmaz Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...

(born 1975), Turkish basketball player

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Andrew Alper Andrew Alper was the President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation Alper was appointed as President on January 15, 2002 by New York City Mayor Michael B ...

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

Arthur Alper Arthur Alper (born June 4, 1928) is an American former volleyball player. He won a gold medal at the 1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games, officially known as the III Pan American Games and commonly known as Chicago 1959, we ...

(born 1928), American volleyball player *

Bob Alper Robert "Bob" Alper is an American author, stand-up comedian, and rabbi. Alper served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival and at The Hollywo ...

, American 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 independent film, indep ...

(1930–2012), American sound engineer *

Chloe Alper Chloë Alper (born 13 September 1981) is a British singer-songwriter, vocal arranger and multi-instrumentalist. She began her music career in 1996 with Riot grrrl Punk rock, punk band Period Pains (band), Period Pains and is now a member of the ...

(born 1981), 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 Bac ...

(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 1941) is professor emeritus 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 t ...

(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 ...

(1942–2015), British 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 Samuel Alper OBE (25 April 1924 – 2 October 2002) was an English caravan designer and manufacturer responsible for the famous Sprite caravan, founder of the Little Chef chain of roadside restaurants, a viticulturist who revived the ancient ...

(1924–2002), English caravan designer and manufacturer * Steven M. Alper (born 1958), 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 ...

(1909–1995), South-African radiobiologist {{Given name, type=both Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names Jewish toponymic surnames Surnames of Jewish origin