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Serkeftin

Victory

Gender: Unisex
Origin: Kurdish
Pronunciation guide: ser-kef-TEEN

The story of the name

Victory itself — name with strength and hope.

Etymology

Root: ser + keftin · Kurmancî

Serkeftin — victory, success — is ser (top) + keftin (falling): to fall on top, to come out above. The compound has the gritty Kurdish-mountain quality of victory as something you arrive at through difficulty.

Linguistic parallels

Victor/Victoria Latin — 'Seger'
Nike Grekiska — 'Seger'

modern
unisex

Updated: 2026-05-02