Behice

Behice (from Arabic bahīja, بهِيْجَة / بهیجة) is a Turkish female name meaning 'delightful, joyous, charming.' Linguistically it traces to the Arabic root b-h-j (بَهِج) conveying brightness, gaiety and pleasantness; it entered Turkish usage through historical Arabic and Persian cultural exchange and appears in Ottoman-era naming patterns and later Turkish civil registers. Behice is not mentioned in the Quran; its origin is lexical rather than scriptural. As a name it occupies a scholarly-rare tier in modern usage: familiar to specialists in Anatolian anthroponymy but uncommon among contemporary baby-name lists. Related stylistically to names emphasising beauty and joy (see [[Cennet]] and [[Bengisu]]), Behice suits parents seeking a classical, melodious name with clear Arabic semantics and a Turkish cultural register. Pronounced with a soft medial consonant in Turkish, the name carries connotations of pleasantness and sociability and is often chosen for its aesthetic tone rather than for any religious text reference.