Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 303

Alın

Alın /aˈɫɯn/ ASCII Alin

“forehead; front”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Alın?

Alın

IPA /aˈɫɯn/

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

What does the surname Alın mean?

Alın is the forehead, the part of the face between the brows and the hair; figuratively it is the front of something. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic alın and further to Proto-Turkic *āl “front side”. In the idiom alnı ak, “white-browed”, it stands for integrity.1

Alın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Alın made of?

Alın is a single Turkic root: alın (alın: forehead; front of something).

Alın root alın alın: forehead; front ofsomething TURKIC alın “front upper part of thehead; Old Turkic alın” Alın alın root alın: forehead; front of something alın TURKIC “front upper part of the head;Old Turkic alın”
Alın: parts and root words
  • alın Turkic — front upper part of the head; Old Turkic alın1

How was the name Alın formed?

Alın is the word alın (“alın: forehead; front of something”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Alın?

Alın Akalın Açıkalın Alnıaçık Alnıtemiz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akalın same root – –
02 Açıkalın same root – –
03 Alnıaçık same root – –
04 Alnıtemiz same root – –

Is Alın also a first name?

Yes. Alın is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “forehead; front”.

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

How is Alın written and pronounced abroad?

In Alın, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records, giving forms such as Alin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: alın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Alın

Q1

What does the surname Alın mean?

Alın is the forehead, the part of the face between the brows and the hair; figuratively it is the front of something. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic alın and further to Proto-Turkic *āl “front side”. In the idiom alnı ak, “white-browed”, it stands for integrity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alın?

The root word of Alın is alın (Turkic): “front upper part of the head; Old Turkic alın”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alın?

A·lın, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈɫɯn/.