Aydın (name)

Aydin

Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Enlightened, bright, faith
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ajdin, Aiden, Aydin, Aydan

Aydın (pronounced [ˈajdɯn]), also spelled Ajdin, Aiden, Ayden, Aydin, or Aydan, is a male given name.

In Turkic culture, the name means enlightened and bright, in the Azeri and Turkish languages.

In the Balkans, the variant Ajdin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification of the name Adin, which is derived from the Arabic word دين (din), meaning faith.

Given name

• Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), Iranian painter
• Aydin Balayev (1956–2021), Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist, and professor
• Aydın Boysan (1921–2018), Turkish architect
• Aydın Dikmen (1937–2020), Turkish art dealer
• Aydın Doğan (born 1936), Turkish entrepreneur
• Ajdin Draga (1864–1914), Albanian politician
• Aydın Güven Gürkan (1941–2006), Turkish academic and politician
• Ajdin Hasić (born 2001), Bosnian footballer
• Ajdin Hrustic (born 1996), Australian footballer
• Aydın Karabulut (born 1988), Turkish-German footballer
• Aydın Kurtoğlu (born 1983), Turkish composer, singer, and songwriter
• Ajdin Maksumić (born 1985), Bosnian footballer
• Aydin Mirzazade (born 1957), Azerbaijani politician
• Ajdin Muzaka (died 1445), Albanian military commander
• Ajdin Nukić (born 1997), Bosnian footballer
• Aydın Örs (born 1946), Turkish basketball coach
• Ajdin Penava (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
• Aydin Rajabov (born 1944), Azerbaijani artist
• Ajdin Redžić (disambiguation), multiple people
• Aydın Sayılı (1913–1993), Turkish historian
• Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 1956), Turkish diplomat and politician
• Aydin Suleymanli (born 2005), Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster
• Aydın Toscalı (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Aydın Yelken (1939–2022), Turkish footballer
• Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer

Surname

• Aras Aydın (born 1989), Turkish actor
• Archen Aydin (born 2001), Thai actor
• Bahtiyar Aydın (1946–1993), Turkish army general
• Bilgesu Aydın (born 1994), Turkish football player
• Ebru Aydın (born 1973), Turkish singer and songwriter
• Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996), Turkish handball player
• Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer-songwriter
• Eren Aydın (born 1982), Turkish footballer
• Furkan Aydın (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Lütfiye Aydın (born 1949), Turkish writer
• Mehmet Aydın (born 1943), Turkish professor of philosophy and religion
• Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish athlete
• Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
• Mirkan Aydın (born 1987), German-Turkish footballer
• Mustafa Aydın (born 1967), Turkish professor of International relations
• Okan Aydın (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer
• Selçuk Aydın (born 1983), Turkish boxer
• Vahide Aydın (born 1968), Austrian-Turkish politician and social worker
• Yiğit Caner Aydın (born 1992), Turkish para archer

See also

• Aidan (name)
• Aidin (name)
• Ayten (disambiguation)