Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 29

Acun

Acun /aˈdʒun/

“world, universe”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Acun?

Acun

IPA /aˈdʒun/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Acun mean?

Acun means “world, universe”. The word entered Old Uyghur Turkish through Buddhist texts from Sogdian ajūn “life, rebirth”. It fell out of use in Turkish after the fifteenth century and was revived in the Language Reform, taken to be native Turkish, with the sense “world”.1

Acun is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Acun made of?

Acun is a single root: acun (world, universe).

Acun root acun world, universe OTHER ajun “in Old Uyghur era, lifecycle, world; from…” Acun acun root world, universe ajun OTHER “in Old Uyghur era, life cycle,world; from Sogdian ajūn ‘life,…’”
Acun: parts and root words
  • ajun Other — in Old Uyghur era, life cycle, world; from Sogdian ajūn “life, incarnation”1

How was the name Acun formed?

Acun is the word acun (“world, universe”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Acun?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Acuner same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Acun?

  1. Sebati Acun politician 1920–1977
  2. Utku Acun bureaucrat 1938–
  3. Yücel Acun association football player 1940–
  4. Aylin Acun researcher
  5. Hakkı Acun author
  6. Halit Emre Acun association football player 2006–
  7. Mustafa Acun association football player
  8. Tolga Acun researcher

People surnamed Acun as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Acun also a first name?

Yes. Acun is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “world, universe”.

Acun as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: acun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Acun accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Acun

Q1

What does the surname Acun mean?

Acun means “world, universe”. The word entered Old Uyghur Turkish through Buddhist texts from Sogdian ajūn “life, rebirth”. It fell out of use in Turkish after the fifteenth century and was revived in the Language Reform, taken to be native Turkish, with the sense “world”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Acun?

The root word of Acun is ajun (another language): ‘in Old Uyghur era, life cycle, world; from Sogdian ajūn “life, incarnation”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Acun?

A·cun, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈdʒun/.