Esen is a unisex given name in Turkish, meaning "the wind" (from Turkish esen). It is connected to the word esinti ("breeze"), which derives from the verb esmek ("to blow"), reflecting a natural poetic quality. Despite its Turkish meaning, the name also appears as a place name in Ukraine, where it was borrowed from Ukrainian Есень (Ésenʹ), referring to a village in Zakarpattia. In Turkish, Esen is used for both boys and girls, though it may lean more masculine in contemporary usage.