Boy
Yalçın
Yalçın is a traditional Turkish boy’s name meaning steep, rugged, and high, evoking rocky slopes.
Meaning
Yalçın describes something steep, rugged, or high. The word is particularly associated with sheer mountain slopes and rocky faces.
Origin
The name comes from Turkish, with roots in an Old Turkish word for steep or rugged terrain. It has a long tradition of use for boys in Turkey.
In recent years
Yalçın was among the most chosen names for a time, appearing once in earlier top-100 lists with a best rank of 97. It does not appear in the latest official top-100 list.
Letters6
Syllables2
InitialsY
Rank—on the list once
How does it look on a plaque?
Yalçın would look lovely in simple lettering on a wooden Meşgalem name plaque, with the baby’s birth date underneath.
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