Fazilet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fazilet

What is the meaning of the name Fazilet ?

The baby name Fazilet is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /faˈzilet/ — "fah-ZEE-let" (Turkish).

Fazilet is Turkish in Origin.

Fazilet is a Turkish feminine name of Arabic origin, from faḍīla(t), the source of the Turkish noun fazilet “virtue.” Built on the root f-ḍ-l (“to excel, to show preference”), it conveys senses of moral excellence, merit, distinction, and nobility of character. The meaning overlaps with Arabic faḍl (“bounty, favor”), giving the name an ethical and aspirational tone.

The name has been used in Turkish-speaking communities since the Ottoman period and continued into the Republican era, with steady if traditional appeal. Through Islamic and Ottoman cultural networks it also appears, in adapted spellings, in the Balkans, the Levant, and South and Southeast Asia. Common variants and transliterations include Fadila, Fadilah, Fadhila, Fadhilah, and Fadile; related forms in Persian/Urdu often show up as Fazilat. Masculine counterparts are Fazil and Fadil. Rare diminutives exist; the formal form Fazilet predominates.