Izmir as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Izmir

What is the meaning of the name Izmir ?

The baby name Izmir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced iz-MEER (IPA: /ɪzˈmiːr/).

Izmir is Turkish in Origin.

Izmir is a modern given name taken from the Turkish city on the Aegean coast. The toponym is the Turkish development of ancient Greek Smyrna, probably through the phrase eis Smyrnan ("to Smyrna"), which yielded İzmir in Ottoman-Turkish, much as Istanbul arose from eis ten Polin. The deeper etymology is debated: Smyrna is often linked to Greek smyrna "myrrh," the fragrant resin traded in antiquity, though a pre-Greek origin is also proposed.

Used as a personal name, Izmir fits the contemporary fashion for place-names and tends to be unisex, with rare but growing use in Turkey and among the Turkish diaspora, as well as occasional appearances in Europe and North America. Forms and spellings include İzmir (with the Turkish dotted İ) and Izmir; Smyrna serves as a historical cognate. Short forms Iz and Mir are intuitive. Implied meanings include "myrrh; fragrance" or "from Izmir/Smyrna."