Emine is an

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

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. It has three major meanings: (1) one in whom you can trust and believe, (2) one who is benign and innocuous, and (3) one who is fearless and courageous. It is also argued that the word means beautiful. The name is also used in Japanese (えみね), often with the kanji 笑音 meaning "smiling sound."

Origins and variants

The origin of ''Emine'' is Arabic, but its source word has not been clearly established, and two accounts are given. It may be either the feminine form of '' Emin'' or a derivative of the African, Arabic,

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, and Swahili name

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. Emmie is considered to be the Western version of the name. The name of a sixth-century

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Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

cleric was ''Émíne''. ''Emine'' was also the given name of the Roman emperor's daughter who was the lover of the Sultan of Babylon. The name was one of the 16th century Ottoman feminine names recorded in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

Given name

People with that name include: *

Emine Ayna Emine Ayna, (1 July 1968, Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey) is Turkish Kurd politician She was a member of the former Democratic Society Party (DTP). She joined the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), after the Constitutional Court banned DTP on 11 Decem ...

(born 1968), Turkish politician * Emine Bilgin (born 1984), Turkish weightlifter *

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(born 1967), Dutch politician of Turkish descent * Emine Çaykara (born 1964), Turkish historian and writer *

Emine Demir Emine Demir (born November 11, 1993) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Women's Super League for Galatasaray with jersey number 30. She was a member of the Turkey girls' U-17, Turkey women's U-19, women's U-21 a ...

(born 1993), Turkish footballer *

Emine Ecem Esen Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Galatasaray with jersey number 8. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011. Early life Emine Ecem Esen was bo ...

(born 1994), Turkish footballer *

Emine Erdoğan Emine Erdoğan (; ; born 16 February 1955) is the current first lady of Turkey, and the wife of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Family and education Early life Emine Erdoğa, was born as Cemal and Hayriye Gülbaran’s fifth child and only daug ...

(born 1955), wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan *

Emînê Evdal Emînê Evdal (b. in 1906 in Yamançayir, Kars – 1964), was a Kurdish writer, linguist and poet who was based in Armenia. He was born into a Yezidi family in the village of Yamançayir near Kars which at the time was under Russian control. His v ...

(1906–1964), Kurdish male writer, linguist and poet *

Emine Gümüş Emine Gümüş (born July 12, 1992) is a Turkish women's football forward, who plays in the Women's Super League for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor with jersey number 77. She is a member of the Turkey women's national team since 2014. Club car ...

(born 1992), Turkish footballer *

Emine Hatun Emine Hatun ( ota, امینہ خاتون) was a consort of Sultan Mehmed I of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Emine Hatun was born as a Dulkadirid princess, the daughter of Șaban Suli Bey, third ruler of the Beylik of Dulkadir (reign 1386– ...

(died 1449), wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I *

Emina Ilhamy tr, Emine İlhami, italic=no , house = Muhammad Ali , father = Ibrahim Ilhami Pasha , mother = Nasrin Qadin , birth_date = , birth_place = Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Bebek, Bosphorus, I ...

(1858–1931), Egyptian royal *

Emine Işınsu Emine Işınsu Öksüz (17 May 1938 – 5 May 2021) was Turkish writer, poet, and journalist. Life Işınsu was born on May 17, 1938 in Kars, where her father served as the Division Commander. She grew up in an environment where her mother was ...

(1938–2021), Turkish writer *

Emine Mihrişah Sultan Emine is an Arabic-origin given name used for females in Turkey. It has three major meanings: (1) one in whom you can trust and believe, (2) one who is benign and innocuous, and (3) one who is fearless and courageous. It is also argued that the ...

(ca. ? – 1732), French-born second concubine of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, and the mother of Mustafa III *

Emine Nazikeda Emine is an Arabic-origin given name used for females in Turkey. It has three major meanings: (1) one in whom you can trust and believe, (2) one who is benign and innocuous, and (3) one who is fearless and courageous. It is also argued that the ...

(1866–1941), principal consort of Sultan Mehmet VI, the last Ottoman sultan *

Emine Semiye Önasya Emine Semiye Önasya (28 March 1864 – 1944), mostly known as Emine Semiye and Emine Vahide, was a Turkish writer, activist, and early feminist. Early life and education Emine Semiye was born in Istanbul on 28 March 1866. She was the second da ...

(1864-1944), Turkish writer * Emine Sevgi Özdamar (born 1946), Turkish-German actress, director and author. * Emine Ülker Tarhan (born 1963), Turkish jurist and politician

Middle name

* Suzan Emine Kaube (born 1942), Turkish-German writer, painter and pedagogue

Other usages

The word ''Emine'' has also been used for geographical areas and places. A headland at the Bulgarian

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coast is called

Cape Emine Cape Emine ( bg, Нос Емине ) is a headland located at the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. It is located south of Varna, north of Burgas and south of Obzor. It forms the tip of Stara Planina. Cape Emine is said to be Bulgaria's stormiest ...

. In addition, there is ''Emine Mountain'' or ''Emine Dagh'' in Stara planina in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

. The other related geographical term is ''Emine Balkan'', which was used by the

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instead of ''

Rumeli Rumelia ( ota, روم ايلى, Rum İli; tr, Rumeli; el, Ρωμυλία), etymologically "Land of the Romans", at the time meaning Eastern Orthodox Christians and more specifically Christians from the Byzantine rite, was the name of a histo ...

'' (Roman country) to refer to the territory of Bulgaria where some Turkish tribes had lived since the 11th century. Here, the word is derived not from Arabic, but from

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(''Haemus'': Αἵμον cc., where it is, in turn, a derivative of *Ἔμμωνα, ''Emona'', discovered in documents of the early 14th century. However, Maria Todorova claims that ''Emine Balkan'' is the literal Ottoman translation of "Haemus mountain" and that the term was also employed by the Ottomans who derived the word ''Emine'' from the

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words "Aimos", "Emmon", and "Emmona". In

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, a quarters is called ''Emine kışlağı''. In the 16th century Ottoman Empire, ''emine'' was the term used for

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