Hati̇ce
A Turkish name so rare in Poland that most people here have never met one: only 82 women carry it, and no newborns have been recorded in years. It traces back to Khadija and once marked a child born early.
Hati̇ce Pronunciation
Hati̇ce is pronounced KHAHTİ-tse (/ˈxati̇t͡sɛ/).
What Hati̇ce means
Where Hati̇ce comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Hatice is the Turkish spelling of Khadija, an Arabic name that Turkish took in whole. Its roots lie well outside Slavic ground. The oldest sense recorded for Khadija is a surprising one, a child born too soon, a premature baby. Polish name books keep that reading, przedwcześnie urodzona.
The first famous bearer was Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. From there the name spread with Islam across Anatolia, and Turkish reshaped it into Hatice. Ottoman archives list it again and again. Hatice Sultan, a sister of Suleiman the Magnificent, carried it in the sixteenth century.
Today it stays one of Turkey's most common women's names. On a Polish class register, Hatice usually points to a Turkish family. The name still holds its old sense, przedwcześnie urodzona, a child who arrived early.
How many people are named Hati̇ce
1 in 274925 women in Poland is named Hati̇ce. 82 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3911 among female names.
Hati̇ce as a middle name
Hati̇ce is a first name for 82 women in Poland and a middle name for another 14, an 85/15 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1994th, between Gosława (14) and Hayley (14).
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#1992 Gianna14
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#1993 Gosława14
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#1994 Hatice14
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#1995 Hayley14
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#1996 Hương14