The year I was born, 1976, name Ayten (Aytən in Azeri), was very popular in Azerbaijan. Therefore when I went to university there were at least four girls in the same group whose name were Ayten :)
Ay means Moon in Azerbaijani and we have numerous names associated with Moon: Aytekin, Aysel, Aynur etc etc....these names usually mean moon light, someone who "is" half moon, looks like moon etc etc...Women with kind of round face, shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes were considered as "Moon face" if I can say so in the past and considered as ideal beauties in the East...
The reason I wrote the above is that today I am posting a photo of an amazing Moon we are having over Baku tonight...although I am not sure if my picture conveys the beauty...:)
Ayten must be very similar to Jennifer in the US. There is ALWAYS more than one Jennifer in any group of more than 10 women. In high school there were 4 of us and we all had to pick a variation. I was Jeni then, and now I've become Jenn
ReplyDeleteAyten, but i think name Ayten is not so popular than Leyla, Lale :). Anyway, I like my name very much. It is so sweet and pleasant. Thank you for writing about name Ayten.
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