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Vejîn

Resurrect, revival

Gender: Girl
Origin: Kurdish
Pronunciation guide: veh-JEEN

The story of the name

Vejîn — revival. As a name it threads patience and joy together: the one who lets life begin once more.

Etymology

Root: ve- + jîn · Kurmancî

Vejîn is the iterative prefix ve- (again, re-) attached to jîn (life): to live again, rebirth, revival. The pattern parallels English re-vive.

Name family

Nûjîn · cognate
Jiyan · cognate

Linguistic parallels

Renata Latin — 'Återfödd'

modern

Updated: 2026-05-02