Girl or boy
Özgür
Özgür is a Turkish name used for both girls and boys, with a meaning rooted in freedom and independence.
Meaning
Özgür means free, independent, or unrestricted. As a given name, it carries a direct connection to the idea of freedom.
Origin
The name is Turkish; sources explain its structure as öz, meaning self, combined with gür, interpreted here as free or independent.
In recent years
Özgür was long among the most chosen names and remains a familiar classic from earlier generations. It appeared in earlier top-one-hundred lists 29 times, reaching a best position of 23, though it is absent from the latest official list.
How does it look on a plaque?
On a Meşgalem wooden name plaque, Özgür looks simple and distinctive above a baby's birth date.
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