Emre
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| Pronunciation | [ˈemɾe] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language | Turkish |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Proto-Turkic |
| Derivation | imrenmek |
| Meaning | Lover, friend |
| Region of origin | Turkey |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Emrecan, Emrehan |
Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend".[1] It is also a surname in Turkey.
The most popular idea is that Emre originates from the Turkish imrenmek, meaning “to love, desire" or "to feel a longing".[2]
Emre is also associated with the Persian همراه (hamrâh), meaning "companion" or "fellow", although this may correlate more with the name Emrah.[3]
In Turkey, Emre is the 16th most common name among the male population.[4]
Notable people with the given name include:
- Emre Akbaba (born 1992), Turkish footballer
- Emre Altuğ (born 1970), Turkish musician
- Emre Aracı (born 1968), Turkish music historian, conductor, composer
- Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer
- Emre Aşık (born 1973), Turkish footballer
- Emre Zafer Barnes (born 1988), Jamaican-Turkish sprinter
- Emre Bayav (born 1987), Turkish basketball player
- Emre Belözoğlu (born 1980), Turkish footballer and coach
- Emre Can (born 1994), German-Turkish footballer
- Emre Can (chess player) (born 1990), Turkish Grandmaster chess player
- Emre Çolak (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Emre Elivar (born 1976), Turkish concert pianist
- Emre Gönensay (born 1937), Turkish politician
- Emre Güngör (born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Emre Güral (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Emre Gürbüz (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Emre İşçiler (born 1989), Turkish footballer
- Emre Kartari, Turkish jazz percussionist
- Emre Kongar (born 1941), Turkish social scientist, writer and author
- Emre Korkmaz (born 1986), Turkish actor
- Emre Kızılkaya (born 1982), Turkish journalist
- Emre Miyasoğlu (born 1981), Turkish writer
- Emre Mor (born 1997), Danish-Turkish Player
- Emre Nefiz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
- Emre Ozdemir (born 1981), Turkish editorial cartoonist and illustrator
- Emre Özkan (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Emre Öztürk (footballer) (born 1986), German footballer
- Emre Sabuncuoğlu (born 1976), Turkish classical guitarist
- Emre Sahin, Turkish director
- Emre Şimşek (born 1987), Turkish alpine skier
- Emre Taner (born 1942), Turkish civil servant
- Emre Torun (born 1993), Turkish footballer
- Emre Törün (1972–2025), Turkish actor
- Emre Ünver (born 1981), Dutch politician
- Emre Vefa Göktaş (born 2001), Turkish karateka
- Emre Yüksektepe (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Yunus Emre Arslan (born 2005), Turkish archer
- Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier
