Where does “Yahyalı” come from?
Yahyalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Yahya, from Ottoman Turkish یحیی, from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.
Ancestry of “Yahyalı”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Yahya | John the Baptist |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | یحیی | — |
| 3 | Arabic | يَحْيَى | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |