Alper
| Gender | First Name: Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Languages | First name: Turkish / Last name: Turkish and Yiddish |
| Meaning | First name: Stouthearted, Brave / Last name: Heilbronn |
| Other names | |
| Related names | First name: Alparslan, Alpay / Last name: Halperin, Alperovitz |
Alper is a male Turkish given name. It is composed of the two words alp and er. In Turkish, "Alp" means "stouthearted", "brave", "chivalrous", "warrior".[1] The second, er means "soldier, male".[2] Additionally Alper is used as an adjective for an ancient legendary Turkish commander; Alp Er Tunga who lived around 300 B.C.[3][4] It's meant to be a good hearted one too.[3]
Alper is also a Jewish surname, one of many variant names all derived from the city Heilbronn (see Heilprin).
Given name
- Alper Akçam (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Bagceci (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Balaban (born 1987), Turkish-German footballer
- Alper Gezeravcı (born 1979), Turkish pilot and astronaut
- Alper Görmüş (born 1952), Turkish journalist and writer
- Alper Kalemci (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Alper Potuk (born 1991), Turkish footballer
- Alper Saruhan (born 1982), Turkish basketball players
- Alper Sendilmen (born 1980), Turkish-German rapper
- Alper Sezener (born 1977), Turkish author
- Alper Tuzcu (born 1990), Turkish musician
- Alper Uçar (born 1985), Turkish figure skater
- Alper Uludağ (born 1990), Turkish footballer
- Alper Yılmaz (born 1975), Turkish basketball player
- Alper Doğruöz (born 1995), Turkish colleague
Surname
- Andrew Alper, former President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
- Arthur Alper (born 1928), American volleyball player
- Bob Alper, American author, stand-up comedian, and practicing clergy member
- Bud Alper (1930–2012), American sound engineer
- Chloe Alper (born 1981), British singer-songwriter
- Howard Alper (born 1941), Canadian chemist
- Jonathan Alper (1950–1990), American actor and theatre director
- Joseph Alper (born 1946), American chemist
- Murray Alper (1904–1984), American actor
- Martin Alper (1942–2015), British video game designer
- Özcan Alper (born 1975), Turkish film director and screenwriter
- Sam Alper (1924–2002), English caravan designer and manufacturer
- Steven M. Alper (born 1958), music composer
- Tikvah Alper (1909–1995), South-African radiobiologist