Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 306

Anday

Anday /anˈdaj/

“oath, vow”1

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

How do you pronounce Anday?

Anday

IPA /anˈdaj/

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

What does the surname Anday mean?

Nişanyan Adlar links Anday to Mongolian andağay ‘oath, vow’ and lists it among the New Turkish names proposed in 1935.1

That Anday goes back to andağay is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Anday made of?

Anday is a single root: Anday (Anday < Mongolian andağay: oath, vow).

Anday root Anday Anday < Mongolianandağay: oath, vow MONGOLIC andağay “oath, vow” Anday Anday root Anday < Mongolian andağay: oath, vow andağay MONGOLIC “oath, vow”
Anday: parts and root words
  • andağay Mongolic — oath, vow1

How was the name Anday formed?

Anday belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

According to Nişanyan Adlar, Anday was the surname of the poet Melih Cevdet Anday (1915–2001).1

Who are some well-known people named Anday?

  1. Melih Cevdet Anday writer 1915–2002
  2. Kadri Raşit Anday physician 1879–1949
  3. Rosette Anday opera singer 1899–1977

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Anday accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Anday

Q1

What does the surname Anday mean?

Nişanyan Adlar links Anday to Mongolian andağay ‘oath, vow’ and lists it among the New Turkish names proposed in 1935.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Anday?

The root word of Anday is andağay (Mongolic): “oath, vow”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Anday?

An·day, 2 syllables; IPA: /anˈdaj/.