Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 403

Altuner

Altuner /aɫtuˈneɾ/

“man of gold”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Altuner?

Altuner

IPA /aɫtuˈneɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altuner mean?

A name formed from altun ‘gold’ and er ‘man, brave man’, read as ‘a man of gold’. Er is a very frequent final element in Turkish names.1,2

Grammar altun + er.

That Altuner goes back to altun and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altuner made of?

Altuner is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altun (altun: gold) + -er (er: man, brave man).

Altuner ++ root altun altun: gold TURKIC altun “gold” suffix -er er: man, brave man TURKIC er “man, brave man” Altuner altun root altun: gold altun TURKIC “gold” -er suffix er: man, brave man er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Altuner: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold1
  • er Turkic — man, brave man2

How was the name Altuner formed?

Altuner was formed by adding the suffix -er (“er: man, brave man”) to altun (“altun: gold”).

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

Which surnames are related to Altuner?

Altuner Altun Altuntaş Altunay Altundağ Altunel Altunbaş Altunbay Altunkaya Altunkaynak Altunbaşak Altunbey Altunbulaklı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altun same root – –
02 Altuntaş same root – –
03 Altunay same root – –
04 Altundağ same root – –
05 Altunel same root – –
06 Altunbaş same root – –
07 Altunbay same root – –
08 Altunkaya same root – –
09 Altunkaynak same root – –
10 Altunbaşak same root – –
11 Altunbey same root – –
12 Altunbulaklı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altuner?

  1. Ergin Murat Altuner university teacher

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

Is Altuner also a first name?

Yes. Altuner is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “man of gold”.

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

How is Altuner written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Altuner is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altun accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er 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 Altuner

Q1

What does the surname Altuner mean?

A name formed from altun ‘gold’ and er ‘man, brave man’, read as ‘a man of gold’. Er is a very frequent final element in Turkish names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altuner?

Altuner is made up of two elements: altun “gold” (Turkic) and er “man, brave man” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altuner?

Al·tu·ner, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtuˈneɾ/.