In the Republic of Azerbaijan, an Azerbaijani name typically consists of an ad (name), ata adı (patronymic), and soyad (surname), following Russian/Soviet-influenced naming customs. This article focuses on Azeri names as used in Azerbaijan; elsewhere, conventions for Azeri personal names may differ.
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"Karabakh Bulbuls". Azerbaijan! my mother land. The land of gifted musicians and singers. The soil here is like sown with music. The songs are cascading from heaven. Karabakh is called the cradle of music, The conservatoire of Azerbaijan. Ensemble "Shur" is also from Karabakh. The ancient Mughams are rejuvenated by their rendition. The ensemble "Karabakh Bulbuls" is only six years old. The ensemble has also juvenile members. The youngest one is 9 years old. But the guys became very famous not only in Azerbaijan, but also far abroad. They are laureate of USSR festival "Russian Winter". And international junior's festival "May There Always Be Sunshine". Tajid, come here, quick, quick, Quick come here, Come run! Tajid Allahverdiyev, pupil of primary school. Performance on the stage of "Bolshoy" Theatre became the first challenge for Izahat Jafarov. Nazim Zeynalli, He was singing just for himself before, in the valley near the river . Steady, steady, do not harry, softer here. In Ihamiz's family everyone sings. Probably that is why he joined the group as a mature singer. Here a little bit softer, little softer. Once more! Karabakh, how many wizards became famous from this land: Uzeir Hajibeyov, Jabbar Karyagdi, Khan Shushinski, Rashid Behbudov, Bulbul. The junior characters of our movie "Karabakh Bulbuls" are worthy successors of this great tradition. Mugham cascades like slow torment, My heart is conquered by Seygah, Zabul. They say that you are mournful, Mugham, You are invincible warrior, Mugham! The sharp sword of national fight! The songs from Karabakh conquered the hearts of Mugham fan in Baku, Moscow, Bulgaria, Germany. Godspeed to you, young singers. "May There Always Be Sunshine"
Law
Names are regulated by the Civil Code of Azerbaijan. Besides name and surname, patronymics are also in use, but mostly in legal documents, not in daily use. For example, while Ilham Aliyev is known by his name and surname, his full name is Ilham Haydar oghlu Aliyev (oghlu means son).[1] Likewise, for women the patronymic form qızı (meaning daughter, sometimes latinized as gyzy) is used, as in Sakina Abbas qızı Aliyeva.[2] It is prohibited to give insulting, sarcastic or non-gender names to children by law. Children automatically inherit their parents' surname upon registration. However, children may change their surname suffixes by age of 10 by their own will. Full name change is only accepted after turning 18, when citizens can change their name, surname and even patronymic name as Family Code allows.[3] Same law also allows complete removal of surnames leaving only first name and patronymic names, however their legal surname would change to XXX as a standard, to avoid problems with surname-less passports.[4]
Given names
Azerbaijani names include names with Turkic (e.g. Turkish name), Germanic, Slavic, Persian,[5] Arabic[6] and Caucasian origin.[7] There are several published onomastic dictionaries in Azerbaijani including more than 15,000 names. However, there are officially recorded 180,000 different names in registrar of Ministry of Justice.[8] Names are mostly gender specific; however, new females names could be invented by adding -ə to a male name (for example, male name Ilham could easily be converted into a female name Ilhama). Unlike Turkish names, Azeri name are limited by law to one name per child. However, there are compound names like Mammadhasan (made of Mammad and Hasan) or Aliakber (made of Ali and Akber).[9]
Most popular names in 2010-2015 period
| Male | Popularity (per person) | Female | Popularity (per person) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yusif | 20436 | Zahra | 19405 |
| Ali | 13953 | Nuray | 15559 |
| Huseyn | 13925 | Fatima | 14446 |
Surname origins
Highly influenced by Russian naming customs, as use of surnames in Azerbaijan started in the 1900s with the Russian Empire; most surnames end with suffixes -ов (-ov), -ев (-yev) meaning "belonging to". Before Russian rule, Azerbaijanis were known usually by their respective clan or tribal names, but Stalinist rule speeded up arbitrary Russification of these surnames. For example, if brothers Ali, Hasan and Huseyn were children of the same father, their children were surnamed respectively Aliyev, Hasanov and Huseynov, which can cause problems in pedigree research.
Clan surnames
Certain surnames derives from clan names of old nobility such as Safavi, Bakikhanov and others. Most of these were already adopted by nobility in early stages of Russian Empire domination in Caucasus. Older surnames also have suffix -ski like Shikhlynski or Hajinsky. Others mostly incorporate noble titles like bey or khan with addition of suffixes like -ov or -li (for instance, Rustamkhanli or Amirkhanov).
Profession surnames
Such surnames were historically derived from profession of progenitor of family. For example, Sarkarov would mean that progenitor of family was a tax collector.
Toponymic surnames
This type of surnames are made up with person's birthplace. For example, Seyid Azim Shirvani was born in Shirvan.
Suffixes
Besides -ov and -yev, there are other surname suffixes: -li4, -zadeh, -soy and -gil. Adopted from Slavic naming customs, -ov/-yev is gender specific suffix (for females, these would be -ova/-yeva). However, the rest are unisex. Least popular and relatively new suffixes are -soy and -gil. Patronymic names can also be converted into surnames. For example, if desired, Ali Huseyn oghlu (meaning Huseyn's son Ali) can be converted into full name like Ali Huseynoghlu but his descendants will carry surname Huseynoghlu as well, even if their father is not named Huseyn.
Suffixless surnames
Much like Turkish names Azerbaijani law also accepts suffixless surnames, exceptions are surnames including noble titles like Agha, Khan or Bey.
Specific cases
Children born out of wedlock can still bear surnames of their biological parents even if they are not married, they have same rights as any other children. If father is not known, any children will carry their matrineal surname.[10]
Minority names
There are several law prohibitions for names, but none of those apply to ethnic minorities and they are free to use names according to their cultures. This means ethnic Azerbaijanis cannot name their daughters Elizabeth or their sons George but ethnic Russian citizens can.
See also
References
- ^ "Republic of Azerbaijan Civil Code, 26.1". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Əkbərov, Nazim Fərrux oğlu (30 December 2013). "Nazim Əkbərov Səkinə xanım Əliyeva haqqında" [Nazim Akbarov: About the woman Sakina Aliyeva]. aqra.az (in Azerbaijani). Baku, Azerbaijan: "Aqra" Elmin İnkişafına Dəstək İctimai Birliyi. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Republic of Azerbaijan Family Code, 6.4
- ^ Barda local was given surname 'XXX' - Musavat.com Archived April 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "32 Azerbaijani Persian Names For Girls In 2021". Genametor | Random Catchy Name Generator for businesses. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "2052 Azerbaijani Arabic Names In 2021 - Name Generator". Genametor | Random Catchy Name Generator for businesses. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ A. Pashayev, A. Bashirova - Explanatory dictionary of Azerbaijani names, Baku, Mutarjim, 2011
- ^ "Daha Azərbaycanda uşaqlara "Traktor", "Kombayn", "Limonad" adları qoyulmayacaq". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Azərbaycanda uşağa bir neçə ad qoymaq olarmı?". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Republic of Azerbaijan, Family Code 44-48
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