Alper
| Alper | ||
| Gender: | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin: | Turkish | |
| Meaning: | Stouthearted, Brave, Chivalrous, Daredevil, Valorous, Gallant | |
| Related Names: | Alp, Alparslan, Alpay | |
Alper is a common masculine Turkish given name. It is composed of the two words alp and er. In Turkish, "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", "Daredevil", "Valorous", and/or "Gallant". The second, er means soldier or male. Additionally Alper is used as an adjective for an ancient legendary Turkish commander; Alp Er Tunga who lived around 300 B.C.
From the same Asian cultural roots, Alper is closely related to name 勇士 (Japanese yuushi, Chinese yǒngshì) derived 勇 = Alp and 士 = Er words.
Given name
- Alper Aydınalp (born 1967), Turkish prescient manager
- Alper Akçam (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Bagceci (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Balaban (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Çuğun (born 1981), Turkish-German-Dutch designer
- Alper Görmüş (born 1952), Turkish journalist and writer
- Alper Kalemci (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Alper Özgür (born 1985), Turkish cardiovascular surgeon
- Alper Potuk (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Alper Saruhan (born 1982), Turkish basketball players
- Alper Sezener (born 1977), Turkish author
- Alper Solak (born 1989), Turkish ice hockey player
- Alper Uçar (born 1985), Turkish figure skater
- Alper Uludağ (born 1990), Turkish footballer
- Alper Yılmaz (born 1975), Turkish basketball player
Surname
- Andrew Alper, former President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
- Arthur Alper (born 1928), American volleyball player
- Bob Alper, author, stand-up comedian, and practicing clergy member
- Bud Alper (1930–2012), American sound engineer
- Chloe Alper, British singer-songwriter
- Howard Alper (born 1941), Canadian chemist
- Jill Alper (born 1965), American political campaigner
- Jonathan Alper (1950–1990), American actor and theatre director
- Murray Alper (1904–1984), American actor
- Martin Alper, video game designer
- Özcan Alper (born 1975), Turkish film director and screenwriter.
- Sam Alper (1924–2002), English caravan designer and manufacturer
- Steven M. Alper, music composer
- Tikvah Alper (1909-1995), South-African radiobiologist
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