Tur is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “tufa, porous limestone and aurochs.”
Tur belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “tufa, porous limestone and aurochs” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
Tur does not appear in US Social Security records, which publish every name given to at least five babies in a year. That says nothing about its standing at home — many of the world's best-loved names are simply rare in America.
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Tur means “tufa, porous limestone and aurochs” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tur is a boy name.
Tur comes from the Turkish tradition.
Tur does not appear in US Social Security records, which list every name given to at least five babies in a year since 1880. It may still be familiar in its home tradition.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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