Hidayet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hidayet

What is the meaning of the name Hidayet ?

The baby name Hidayet is a Male name and is pronounced Turkish IPA: /hidaˈjet/ — approximate: hi-DAH-yet.

Hidayet is Turkish in Origin.

Hidayet is a Turkish masculine given name from Arabic hidāyah (هداية), meaning “guidance” or “right guidance,” evoking being led to the right path by God. Through Ottoman Turkish it entered regional naming traditions and remains familiar among Muslim communities in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and parts of the western Balkans. The sense of moral and spiritual direction makes it a choice linked to piety and aspiration.

Attested in Ottoman-era records, the name continued into the republican period and gained international visibility via Turkish NBA player Hidayet “Hedo” Türkoğlu. Spelling and regional variants include Hidayat (Arabic/Urdu), Hedāyat/Hedayat (Persian), Hidayət (Azerbaijani), and Hidajet (Bosnian); related feminine forms are Hidaya/Hidayah, and compounds such as Hidayatullah (“guidance of God”). Common Turkish nicknames are Hido and Hedo. The Persian surname Hedayat is etymologically related. Overall, the name centers on the theme of “guidance,” “right direction,” and “divine guidance.”