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Aybars

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Aybars
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameTurkic
Meaning"gray or yellow/brown leopard" or "leopard of the moon"
Region of originTurkish
Other names
Related namesOebarsius, Baybars, Barsbay

Aybars is a Turkish forename meaning either "gray/yellow leopard" or "leopard of the moon", related to Turkic mythology. The stem of the name comes from "ay" ('moon' in Turkic) and "bars" ('leopard' in Turkic).[1] However, according to Pritsak and Nişanyan, the first word is "oy" rather than "ay", which means 'gray' or 'yellow' or 'brown', hence the meaning of the name is 'yellow/gray/brown leopard', referencing to lion.[2]

Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ Kim, Hyun Jin (2021). Rome and China: Points of Contact. London. pp. 139–40. ISBN 9781315280714. Retrieved 17 March 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "Aybars - Nişanyan Names". Nişanyan Adlar. Sevan Nişanyan. Retrieved 17 March 2023.