Çiğdem
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| Gender: | Female Female Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male... |
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| Origin: | Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,... |
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| Meaning: | "Crocus", "Colchicum", "Meadow Saffron" | |
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Çiğdem is a common feminine Turkish given name
Turkish name
A Turkish name consists of an ad and a soyadı . Turkish names exist in a "full name" format. While there is only one soyadı in the full name, there may be more than one ad...
. In Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, "Çiğdem" means "Crocus
Crocus
Crocus is a genus in the iris family comprising about 80 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring...
", "Colchicum
Colchicum
Colchicum is a genus of flowering plants containing around sixty species of perennial plants which grow from corms. It is a member of family Colchicaceae, and is native to West Asia, Europe and parts of the Mediterranean coast....
", and/or "Meadow Saffron".
People
- Çiğdem Can RasnaÇigdem Can RasnaÇiğdem Can Rasna is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 184 cm and plays as middle player. She has played for Fenerbahçe Acıbadem team since 2006 and wears number 12. Çiğdem is the team's captain. She played 280 times for national team...
, Turkish volleyball player - Çiğdem Balım HardingCigdem Balim HardingÇiğdem Balım Harding is a senior lecturer at Indiana University. Balım is also the director of graduate studies and in the director of language instruction in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures....
, American senior lecturer at Indiana University - Çiğdem TaluÇigdem TaluÇiğdem Talu was a Turkish pop music songwriter.Çiğdem wrote her first song "Ağlıyorum Yine", which was sung by Nilüfer and released on her single, "Kalbim Bir Pusula". The great success of this song led her to write songs for many other singers, among them for Yeliz and Füsun Önal...
(1939—1983), Turkish pop music songwriter