Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 274

Altınova

Altınova /aɫtɯnoˈva/ ASCII Altinova

“golden plain; a district of Yalova”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altınova?

Altınova

IPA /aɫtɯnoˈva/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altınova mean?

Altınova means ‘golden plain’; it is the name of a district of Yalova province and of many villages in Anatolia. It is made of altın ‘gold’ and ova ‘plain’. Nişanyan traces ova to Middle Turkic ova ‘plain’ and mentions a link with Persian ābād as an uncertain possibility.1,2

Grammar altın + ova.

What is Altınova made of?

Altınova breaks into 2 parts: altın (altın: gold) + ova (ova: plain).

Altınova + root altın altın: gold TURKIC altın “gold” root ova ova: plain TURKIC ova “plain” Altınova altın root altın: gold altın TURKIC “gold” ova root ova: plain ova TURKIC “plain”
Altınova: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • ova Turkic — plain2

How was the name Altınova formed?

Altınova belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (altın + ova).

Which surnames are related to Altınova?

Altınova Altın Altıntaş Altınok Altuntaş Altınel Altınay Altınkaya Altundağ Altınsoy Ovalı Akova Altıntop
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altın same root – –
02 Altıntaş same root – –
03 Altınok same root – –
04 Altuntaş same root – –
05 Altınel same root – –
06 Altınay same root – –
07 Altınkaya same root – –
08 Altundağ same root – –
09 Altınsoy same root – –
10 Ovalı same root – –
11 Akova same root – –
12 Altıntop same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınova?

  1. Engin Altınova documentary filmmaker 1980–
  2. Alev Eroğlu Altınova researcher

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

How is Altınova written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Altinova.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Altınova accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ova accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Altınova accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altınova

Q1

What does the surname Altınova mean?

Altınova means ‘golden plain’; it is the name of a district of Yalova province and of many villages in Anatolia. It is made of altın ‘gold’ and ova ‘plain’. Nişanyan traces ova to Middle Turkic ova ‘plain’ and mentions a link with Persian ābād as an uncertain possibility.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınova?

The root word of Altınova is altın (Turkic): “gold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altınova?

Al·tı·no·va, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnoˈva/.