Aslı

Aslı is a Turkish female given name. It is derived from the Turkish noun Aslı whose meanings include first one, original, ace, primordial, genuine, original, origin, origination, extraction, foundation, gist, groundwork, provenance, root stock, fountain head. It is used as a nickname for the heroine in the 16th century Turkic tale "Kerem ile Aslı" after the hero asks her ""Why do you want me to leave you? What is the essence of your wish?” (“Aslı” means “essence”).