Tomris
| Tomris | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Iranian |
| Region of origin | Turkey, Kazakhstan |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Eastern Iranian: تهمرییش Tahm-Rayiš |
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Tomris is a Turkic female name used in Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The name is a modern Turkish derivation of Tomyris (Eastern Iranian: تهمرییش Tahm-Rayiš),[1] an ancient Iranian Massagetae queen from Central Asia.
People
- Tomris Giritlioğlu, a Turkish film director.
- Tomris İncer, a Turkish actress.
- Tomris Uyar, a Turkish writer and translator.
- Tomris Oğuzalp, a Turkish actress.
- Tomris Çetinel, a Turkish actress.
References
- ↑ For the etymology see: F. Altheim und R. Stiehl, Geschichte Mittelasiens im Altertum (Berlin, 1970).pp. 127–8
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