Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 46

Adar

Adar /aˈdaɾ/

“one who dedicates; March”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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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 Adar?

Adar

IPA /aˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Adar mean?

Adar is the aorist of adamak ‘to vow, dedicate’: ‘he dedicates’. Adamak means offering something in return for a wish or devoting oneself to a cause; adak ‘votive offering’ is from the same root. It is also recorded as a male name. Nişanyan Adlar explains the name Adar differently: as Kurdish Adar ‘March’, from Syriac ādār, the first month of the old Babylonian calendar.1

Grammar ada- + -r (aorist).

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkish Wiktionary: the aorist of adamak, also a male name.
  2. Nişanyan Adlar: the Kurdish name Adar ‘March’, from Syriac ādār.

What is Adar made of?

Adar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ada- (adamak: to vow, dedicate) + -r (aorist).

Adar ++ root ada- adamak: to vow, dedicate TURKIC adamak “to vow; to devoteoneself” suffix -r aorist OTHER ādār “Syriac: the month ofMarch” Adar ada- root adamak: to vow, dedicate adamak TURKIC “to vow; to devote oneself” -r suffix aorist ādār OTHER “Syriac: the month of March”
Adar: parts and root words
  • adamak Turkic — to vow; to devote oneself1
  • ādār Other — Syriac: the month of March1

How was the name Adar formed?

Adar was formed by adding the suffix -r (“aorist”) to the verb stem ada- (“adamak: to vow, dedicate”).

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

Which surnames are related to Adar?

Adar Adanır Adak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Adanır same root – –
02 Adak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Adar?

  1. Yasemin Adar amateur wrestler 1991–
  2. Elanur Adar researcher
  3. Kaan Adar association football player 2007–

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

Is Adar also a first name?

Yes. Adar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “one who dedicates; March”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Adar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: adar 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 Adar

Q1

What does the surname Adar mean?

Adar is the aorist of adamak ‘to vow, dedicate’: ‘he dedicates’. Adamak means offering something in return for a wish or devoting oneself to a cause; adak ‘votive offering’ is from the same root. It is also recorded as a male name. Nişanyan Adlar explains the name Adar differently: as Kurdish Adar ‘March’, from Syriac ādār, the first month of the old Babylonian calendar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Adar?

The root word of Adar is adamak (Turkic): “to vow; to devote oneself”. There are 3 competing views on where Adar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Adar?

A·dar, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈdaɾ/.