Eren
Eren is a popular Turkish male name meaning "saint", "wise", "brave", and "well-educated".
Etymology
Eren derives from the Turkish word er, combined with the suffix -en. The word originates from the Proto-Turkic *ēr, meaning "man", which over time came to embody meanings such as "brave", "soldier", "tribesman" and "wise".Additionally, the name is an adjective derived from the verb ermek, meaning "to achieve", "to mature", "to attain sainthood" and "to be spiritually enlightened", thereby implying someone who has matured, achieved and attained a high level of wisdom, morality and spirituality.
Popularity
As of 2008, Eren ranked as the 36th most used male name in Turkey. By 2022, it was the 38th most commonly given name to baby boys in the country.Given name
- Ali Eren Beşerler, Turkish footballer
- Ali Eren Demirezen, Turkish amateur boxer
- Ali Eren İyican, Turkish footballer
- Eren Albayrak, Turkish footballer
- Eren Aydın, Turkish footballer
- Eren Beyaz, Turkish basketball player
- Eren Bilen, Turkish footballer
- Eren Bülbül, Turkish civilian victim of PKK terrorism
- Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer
- Eren Dinkçi, Turkish-German footballer
- Eren Bali, Turkish engineer and technology entrepreneur
- Eren Erdem, Turkish politician
- Eren Eyüboğlu, Romanian-born Turkish artist
- Eren Güngör, Turkish footballer
- Eren Keles, Austrian-Turkish footballer
- Eren Kinali, English footballer
- Eren Keskin, Turkish human rights activist
- Eren Özen, Turkish footballer
- Eren Ozker, American puppeteer
- Eren Ozmen, Turkish-American businesswoman
- Eren Şen, German-Turkish footballer
- Eren Taşkin, German footballer
- Eren Tozlu, Turkish footballer
- Evren Eren Elmalı, Turkish footballer
- Muhammed Eren Kıryolcu, Turkish footballer
Fictional characters
- Eren Yeager, the main character of the manga and anime series ''Attack on Titan''
Surname
- Efkan Eren, Turkish basketball player
- Emrah Eren, Turkish footballer
- Erdal Eren, Turkish execution victim
- Hasan Eren, Turkish linguist
- Hasibe Eren, Turkish actress
- İbrahim Eren, Turkish bureaucrat
- John Eren, Turkish-Australian politician
- Mehmet Eren Boyraz, Turkish footballer
- Semra Eren-Nijhar, German-Turkish writer
- Tayfun Eren, Australian politician
- Halil İbrahim Eren, Turkish footballer