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Raşit

Arabic roots

Language contexts for this entry: Turkish, Turkmen

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Origin: Arabic
2 language contexts: Turkish Turkmen
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Raşit

Raşit is a masculine given name documented in Turkish and Turkmen. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic رَاشِد via Ottoman Turkish.

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish راشد (Râşid), from Arabic رَاشِد (rāšid).

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Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

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Raşit Meredow
born 1960
vice President of Turkmenistan
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Orhan Kemal
1914–1970
Turkish novelist (1914–1970)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q2134463CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Raşit

Raşit is a masculine given name documented in Turkish and Turkmen. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic رَاشِد via Ottoman Turkish.

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish راشد (Râşid), from Arabic رَاشِد (rāšid).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Ottoman Turkish
Arabic

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Raşit is used

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Türkiye

Language records

Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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1 of 1 country

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Raşit Meredow
born 1960
vice President of Turkmenistan
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Orhan Kemal
1914–1970
Turkish novelist (1914–1970)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q2134463CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: RaşitCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Raşit

About Raşit

Arabic origin

Where Raşit is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Raşit Meredow

Orhan Kemal

Rashid

Rashidi

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Raşit

About Raşit

Arabic origin

Where Raşit is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Raşit Meredow

Orhan Kemal

Rashid

Rashidi

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Raşit

Arabic origin

Where Raşit is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Raşit Meredow

Orhan Kemal

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

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Rashid

Rashidi

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Raşit

Arabic origin

Where Raşit is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Raşit Meredow

Orhan Kemal

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Rashid

Rashidi

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page