Aytek
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| name = Aytek
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| gender = Masculine
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| language = Turkish
| languageorigin = Turkish (Old Turkic)
| origin =
| region = Central Asia
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| meaning = 1. "Like the Moon"
2. "Unique and/or bright like the Moon"
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| seealso = Ayberk, Aydın, Ayhan, Aykut
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Aytek is a Turkish masculine given name. The name is composed by one word and a suffix: Ay and -tek. In Turkish, "Ay" means Moon, and the suffix, "-tek" originally comes from Old Turkic suffix "-teg", which gives the meaning of "-like". The meaning of the name therefore is "like the Moon" or "Moonlike", or particularly "unique and/or bright like the Moon".
Given name
- Aytek Genc, former Australian-Turkish footballer and coach
- Aytek Aşıkoğlu, Turkish footballer who plays for Çaykur Rizespor
- Aytek Gürkan, former Turkish basketballer and administrator
References
[http://www.isimarsivi.com/isim/642-Aytek.html isimarşivi] {{in lang|tr}}
[https://archive.today/20130205142127/http://isimler.uzmantabip.com/Aytek.html isimler.uzmantabip.com] {{in lang|tr}}
[http://aytek-isminin-anlami.cix1.com/ Aytek isminin anlamı (Cix1.com)] {{in lang|tr}}
[http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_kisiadlari&arama=anlami&uid=1155&guid=TDK.GTS.4f5e1d39b592d0.61924862 Turkish Language Association] {{in lang|tr}}
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