Boy
Recep
Recep is a longstanding Turkish boys’ name associated with respect and esteem, and with a sacred month in the Islamic calendar.
Meaning
Sources commonly give Recep the meanings of respect and esteem. It is also the Turkish name for one of the sacred months in the Islamic calendar.
Origin
Recep comes from the Arabic word receb. In Turkish, it is used both as a boys’ name and as the name of a calendar month.
In recent years
Recep was long among the most chosen names, appearing in earlier top-hundred lists thirty-three times and reaching eleventh place at its peak. It is absent from the latest official top-hundred list but remains a familiar classic from earlier generations.
How does it look on a plaque?
On a Meşgalem wooden name plaque, Recep can sit in simple lettering above the baby’s birth date for a warm, understated keepsake.
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