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The baby name Ulvi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee).

Ulvi is Albanian, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Albanian, Turkish
Pronunciation: /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee)

What is the meaning of the name Ulvi ?

The baby name Ulvi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee).

Ulvi is Albanian, Turkish in Origin.

Ulvi is a masculine given name in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Ottoman Turkish ulvî, ultimately from Arabic ʿuluww “height, loftiness.” As an adjective in Turkish, ülvi/ulvî means “sublime, exalted, noble,” and the name carries the sense of elevated character or high rank. In Azerbaijani the standard form is Ülvi; spellings without diacritics, Ulvi, are common in Latin-script contexts.

Documented since late Ottoman times as both an epithet and given name, it gained modern visibility through figures such as Turkish composer Ulvi Cemal Erkin and Azerbaijani stage actor Ulvi Rajab. Variants and related forms include Ülvi (Turkish/Azerbaijani), the Ottoman spelling Ulvî, and feminine counterparts Ulviye/Ülviye (Azerbaijani Ülviyyə). Usage today is steady but modest in Turkey and Azerbaijan, and rare elsewhere. In Estonia Ulvi also occurs as a feminine name and place-name, likely unrelated etymologically.

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Ulvi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AZ 0 #30 14 706
AZ Boys 0 #36 164 1,400
EE 0 #36 2 1,051
GE 0 #44 1 997
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
EE Girls 0 #114 25 1,888
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
AL Boys 0 #282 17 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
RU Boys 0 #441 65 12,621
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
TR 0 #701 764 19,440
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #931 22 5,697
NL Boys 0 #938 14 5,873
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,450 22 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,689 3 28,008

Ulvi is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AL
AZ
BG
CN

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People also ask about Ulvi

Ulvi is predominantly a boy's name.
Ulvi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈul.vi/ (OOL-vee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ülvi, Ulviye, Alvi, Alavi and Alawi.
Across languages, Ulvi has these equivalents: Alawi (Arabic: ʿAlawī — 'exalted, high'), Alavi (Persian), Alvi (South Asian).
Ulvi is a name of Albanian origin, traditionally used in Albania. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Albania and its diaspora communities.