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Reşat

“walking along the right path”

Language contexts for this entry: Turkish, Crimean Tatar

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Origin: Arabic
2 language contexts: Turkish Crimean Tatar
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Reşat

Reşat is a masculine given name documented in Turkish and Crimean Tatar. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic رَشَاد via Ottoman Turkish, with the stated meaning “walking along the right path”.

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “walking along the right path”

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رشاد (Reşâd), from Arabic رَشَاد (rašād, “walking along the right path”).

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Ottoman Turkish
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Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-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

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Reşat Nuri Güntekin
1889–1956
Turkish writer (1889–1956)
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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 forms5

Wikidata Q1734685CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-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 Reşat

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “walking along the right path”

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رشاد (Reşâd), from Arabic رَشَاد (rašād, “walking along the right path”).

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 (4)

Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Reşat is used

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The name atlas

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country in our sources

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Türkiye

Language records

Documented as a given name in Turkish.

Explore Türkiye

1 of 1 country

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 forms5

Wikidata Q1734685CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ReşatCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReşatCC-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.

A story to pass on.

About Reşat

Arabic origin

Where Reşat is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Reşat

Arabic origin

Where Reşat is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page