Aynur is a

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

and Azerbaijani given name for females. As it is derived from the Turkish word " ay" and the Arabic word " nur", its literal meaning is

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. In the

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, Aynur (written as Ajnur) is popular among

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in the former Yugoslav nations, specifically Bosniak males. This is one of the most popular names in

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Given name

Aynur Aydın Aynur Aydın (born 15 December 1985) is a Turkish German singer and songwriter. After having some musical experiences in "Sürpriz" band in Germany, she moved to Turkey and released her debut album, 12 Çeşit La La - 12 Ways to La La. She won a G ...

(born 1985),

Turkish German Turks in Germany, also referred to as German Turks and Turkish Germans ( or ''Deutschtürken''; , also known as ''Gurbetçiler'' or ''Almancılar''), are ethnic Turkish people living in Germany. These terms are also used to refer to German-born ...

singer *

Aynur Doğan Aynur Doğan (born 1 March 1975) is a contemporary Kurds in Turkey, Kurdish singer and musician from Turkey. Career Aynur Doğan was born in Çemişgezek, a small mountain town in Tunceli Province in Turkey and fled to Istanbul in 1992. She st ...

(born 1975), Kurdish singer and musician *

Aynur Erge Aynur Erge (born January 1, 1998) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 50 kg division. She is a member of Enkaspor. Career In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2018 European Juniors Wrestlin ...

(born 1998), Turkish wrestler *

Aynur Imanova Aynur Imanova (née Kerimova; ; born ) is an Azerbaijani female volleyball player who currently plays for and captains Azerrail Baku in Azerbaijan Superleague. Imanova has played for Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team since 2006 and ...

(born 1988), Azerbaijani volleyball player *

Aynur Sofiyeva Aynur Mammadiyya qizi Sofiyeva (; born 19 July 1970) is an Azerbaijani politician and former chess player. She has been Deputy Chair of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs since 2007. Early life and education Sofiyeva was ...

(born 1970), Azerbaijani politician and former chess player *

Ainur Yesbergenova Ainur Askarovna Yesbergenova (, born 11 February 1998) is a Kazakhstani taekwondo athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio ...

(born 1998), Kazakhstani taekwondo athlete

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