Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 498

Armağan

Armağan /aɾmaːˈan/ ASCII Armagan

“gift, present”1

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

How do you pronounce Armağan?

Armağan

IPA /aɾmaːˈan/

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

What does the surname Armağan mean?

An armağan is something given to please or honour someone or as a keepsake; figuratively it also means “a favour, a blessing”. Its origin is debated: Clauson considers it an early loan into Oghuz from Persian, while Nişanyan links it to an Oghuz form. Armağan is also used as a given name for women and men.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Clauson: an early loanword into Oghuz from Persian armağān.
  2. Nişanyan: from Oghuz *armağan or *yarmakan, related to yarmak “money”.

Armağan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Armağan made of?

Armağan is a single Persian root: armağan (gift, present).

Armağan root armağan gift, present PERSIAN armağan “gift, present; perClauson an early loan…” Armağan armağan root gift, present armağan PERSIAN “gift, present; per Clauson anearly loan from Persian armağān”
Armağan: parts and root words
  • armağan Persian — gift, present; per Clauson an early loan from Persian armağān1

How was the name Armağan formed?

Armağan is the word armağan (“gift, present”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Armağan?

  1. Eşref Armağan painter 1953–
  2. Mustafa Armağan writer 1961–
  3. Mehmet Sait Armağan statesperson 1955–
  4. Metin Armağan researcher
  5. Asligul Armagan actor
  6. Berkan Armağan researcher
  7. Güliz Armağan researcher
  8. Hamit Hakan Armağan researcher

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

Is Armağan also a first name?

Yes. Armağan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “gift, present”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: armağan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: armağan 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 Armağan

Q1

What does the surname Armağan mean?

An armağan is something given to please or honour someone or as a keepsake; figuratively it also means “a favour, a blessing”. Its origin is debated: Clauson considers it an early loan into Oghuz from Persian, while Nişanyan links it to an Oghuz form. Armağan is also used as a given name for women and men.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Armağan?

The root word of Armağan is armağan (Persian): “gift, present; per Clauson an early loan from Persian armağān”. There are 3 competing views on where Armağan comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Armağan?

Ar·ma·ğan, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾmaːˈan/.