Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 308

Anıl

Anıl /aˈnɯɫ/ ASCII Anil

“may you be remembered”1

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

Anıl

IPA /aˈnɯɫ/

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

What does the surname Anıl mean?

Anıl is the passive imperative of anmak and carries the wish ‘may you be remembered’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces anmak to Middle Turkic aŋ- ‘to remember, call to mind’. It is a common male given name.1

Grammar an- + -ıl: passive voice, second-person singular imperative.

What is Anıl made of?

Anıl breaks into 2 parts: an- (anmak: to remember, to mention) + -ıl (passive suffix, imperative).

Anıl + root an- anmak: to remember, tomention TURKIC anmak “to remember, mention,commemorate” suffix -ıl passive suffix,imperative Anıl an- root anmak: to remember, to mention anmak TURKIC “to remember, mention,commemorate” -ıl suffix passive suffix, imperative
Anıl: parts and root words
  • anmak Turkic — to remember, mention, commemorate1

How was the name Anıl formed?

Anıl belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (an- + -ıl).

Which surnames are related to Anıl?

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

Who are some well-known people named Anıl?

  1. Avni Anıl composer 1928–2008
  2. Cemre Anıl tennis player 1993–
  3. Mehmet Anıl author 1962–
  4. Mehtap Anıl actor 1940–2020
  5. Barış Anıl researcher
  6. Burcu Anıl-Kırmızıtaş researcher
  7. Hakan Anıl researcher
  8. Haluk Anıl author

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

Is Anıl also a first name?

Yes. Anıl is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “may you be remembered”.

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

How is Anıl written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Anil.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: anmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: an- 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Anıl

Q1

What does the surname Anıl mean?

Anıl is the passive imperative of anmak and carries the wish ‘may you be remembered’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces anmak to Middle Turkic aŋ- ‘to remember, call to mind’. It is a common male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Anıl?

The root word of Anıl is anmak (Turkic): “to remember, mention, commemorate”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Anıl?

A·nıl, 2 syllables; IPA: /aˈnɯɫ/.