Boy
İlker
İlker is a Turkish boy’s name associated with the first person and the idea of a pioneer.
Meaning
Sources commonly explain İlker as meaning the first person or a pioneer. The name brings together the ideas of being first and leading the way.
Origin
İlker combines the Turkish words ilk, meaning first, and er, meaning man or person.
In recent years
For a time, İlker was among the most chosen names, appearing in six earlier top-100 lists and reaching a best rank of 82. It does not appear in the latest official top-100 list.
Letters5
Syllables1
Initialsİ
Rank—on 6 lists in the past
How does it look on a plaque?
İlker pairs neatly with a birth date on a wooden Meşgalem name plaque, making a simple keepsake for a nursery shelf.
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