Ekrem
Appearance
Pronunciation | [ecˈɾæm] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Turkish |
Meaning | Generous, benevolent, magnanimous |
Region of origin | Turkey |
Other names | |
Related names | Akram, Ekram |
Ekrem is a Turkish form of the Arabic given name Akram, meaning "kind," "generous," or "benevolent." Sometimes rendered Eqrem in Albania. Notable people with these names include:
Ekrem
[edit]- Ekrem Akurgal (1911–2002), Turkish archaeologist
- Ekrem Alican (1916–2000), Turkish politician
- Ekrem Bardha (born 1933), Albanian-American businessman
- Ekrem Bora (1934–2012), Turkish film actor
- Ekrem Boyalı (born 1970), Turkish taekwondo practitioner and coach
- Ekrem Bradarić (born 1969), Bosnian footballer
- Ekrem Celil (born 1980), Turkish weightlifter
- Ekrem Dağ (born 1980), Austrian footballer of Turkish descent
- Ekrem Ekşioğlu (born 1978), Turkish footballer
- Ekrem Ekinci, Turkish chemist
- Ekrem Ibrić (born 1962), Yugoslav football player
- Ekrem İmamoğlu (born 1970), Turkish politician and current mayor of Istanbul
- Ekrem Jevrić, Montenegrin singer and musician
- Ekrem Kahya (born 1978), Turkish-Dutch footballer
- Ekrem Koçak (1931–1993), Turkish middle distance runner
- Ekrem Libohova, Albanian politician
- György Ekrem-Kemál (1946–2009), Hungarian nationalist political figure
- Hamid Ekrem Šahinović (1882–1936), Bosniak writer and dramatist
- Reşat Ekrem Koçu (1905–1975), Turkish writer and historian
Eqrem
[edit]- Eqrem Basha, Kosovan writer
- Eqrem Çabej, Albanian scholar
- Eqrem Vlora, Albanian politician