Turkish

Kaya

Pronounced KY-uhShare

Meaning: Rock; cliff

  • Gender-neutral
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Kaya is the Turkish word for rock or cliff. It gives a compact name a strong landscape image, with two open syllables that travel easily.

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Kaya comes from Turkish.

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