Girl
Sedef
Sedef is a girl's name meaning mother-of-pearl, evoking the natural beauty of a seashell's shimmering inner surface.
Meaning
Sedef refers to mother-of-pearl, the lustrous material lining the inside of seashells. Some sources give the broader meanings pearl or seashell, but the pearly inner layer is the more precise sense.
Origin
An established girl's name in Turkish, Sedef comes from an Arabic word associated with shells and mother-of-pearl. In Turkish, it is used both as a given name and as the word for the material.
In recent years
Sedef was among the most chosen names for a time, appearing on three earlier top-hundred lists and reaching a best rank of 83. It does not appear on the latest official top-hundred list.
How does it look on a plaque?
A Meşgalem name plaque bearing Sedef beside a small seashell motif makes a simple keepsake of a baby's arrival.
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