Boy
Erdem
Erdem is a Turkish boy’s name meaning virtue, with roots in Old Turkic and a familiar place across generations.
Meaning
Erdem means virtue or morally good conduct. It expresses goodness through the way someone acts.
Origin
The name comes from the Old Turkic word erdem, used to express morality and virtue.
In recent years
Long among the most chosen names, Erdem appeared in earlier top-hundred lists 33 times, reaching a peak position of 44. It is absent from the latest official top hundred but remains a classic that parents recognise from earlier generations.
Letters5
Syllables2
InitialsE
Rank—on 33 lists in the past
How does it look on a plaque?
Erdem would look warm and simple on a Meşgalem wooden name plaque, with the baby's birth date beneath it.
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