Perihan is a Turkish female name from
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
origin. Perihan is combined of Persian and Turkish words: ''peri'', which literally means
fairy
A fairy (also called fay, fae, fae folk, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Cel ...
and generally refers to a beautiful young woman, and ''han'', which means queen in Turkish.
Perihan may refer to:
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Perihan Benli (born 1942), best known as "Romalı Perihan", Turkish soprano, socialite, painter, model, columnist, and actress
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Perihan Çınar
Perihan Çınar (, born 17 January 1994) is a Turkish hockey player who plays field hockey, hockey5s, and indoor hockey. She is part of the Gaziantep Polis Gücü SK and the Turkey women's national teams, and has received several most-valuable ...
(born 1994), Turkish hockey player
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Perihan Mağden
Perihan Mağden (born 24 August 1960) is a Turkish writer. She was a columnist for the newspaper ''Taraf''. She was tried and acquitted for calling for opening the possibility of conscientious objection to mandatory military service in Turkey.
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(born 1960), Turkish writer
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Perihan Topaloğlu
Perihan Topaloğlu Acar (born Topaloğlu on August 31, 1987) is a Turkish women in sports, Turkish women's team handball, handballer, who plays in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League for Ardeşen GSK, and the Turkey women's national hand ...
(born 1987), Turkish handballer
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