Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 347

Arısan

Arısan /aɾɯˈsan/ ASCII Arisan

“pure renown”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 Arısan?

Arısan

IPA /aɾɯˈsan/

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

What does the surname Arısan mean?

Arısan appears to be built from arı, “pure, clean”, and san, “renown”: “spotless fame”. Nişanyan Adlar explains the parallel name Arsan as “pure reputation”. Arı also means “bee”; no source states directly which sense is meant in this compound.2,3

Grammar arı + san: adjective + noun compound.

That Arısan goes back to arı and san is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arısan made of?

Arısan breaks into 2 parts: arı (pure, clean) + san (renown, fame).

Arısan + root arı pure, clean TURKIC arı “clean, pure” root san renown, fame TURKIC san “renown, fame” Arısan arı root pure, clean arı TURKIC “clean, pure” san root renown, fame san TURKIC “renown, fame”
Arısan: parts and root words
  • arı Turkic — clean, pure2
  • san Turkic — renown, fame3

How was the name Arısan formed?

Arısan belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (arı + san).

Which surnames are related to Arısan?

Arısan Arıkan Arıcı Arı Arıcan Saner Arın Arsan Arısoy Baysan Yücesan Arığ Arıtürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arıkan same root – –
02 Arıcı same root – –
03 Arı same root – –
04 Arıcan same root – –
05 Saner same root – –
06 Arın same root – –
07 Arsan same root – –
08 Arısoy same root – –
09 Baysan same root – –
10 Yücesan same root – –
11 Arığ same root – –
12 Arıtürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arısan?

  1. Ceylan Arısan volleyball player 1994–
  2. Celal Arısan basketball player
  3. Metin Arısan basketball player
  4. Volkan Arısan researcher

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

Is Arısan also a first name?

Yes. Arısan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure renown”.

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

How is Arısan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Arisan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Arsan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: arı accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: san 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Arısan

Q1

What does the surname Arısan mean?

Arısan appears to be built from arı, “pure, clean”, and san, “renown”: “spotless fame”. Nişanyan Adlar explains the parallel name Arsan as “pure reputation”. Arı also means “bee”; no source states directly which sense is meant in this compound.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arısan?

The root word of Arısan is arı (Turkic): “clean, pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arısan?

A·rı·san, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾɯˈsan/.