Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 363

Arseven

Arseven /aɾseˈven/

“one who loves honour”1

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

How do you pronounce Arseven?

Arseven

IPA /aɾseˈven/

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

What does the surname Arseven mean?

Arseven is built from ar and seven: “one who loves honour, who cares for his good name”. Ar in Turkish means a sense of shame, modesty and honour; the phrase ar damarı çatlamak, “to lose all sense of shame”, comes from it. Seven is the participle of sevmek “to love”; the name describes an honourable, decent person.1,2

Grammar ar + sev- + participle -en

That Arseven goes back to ar and sevmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arseven made of?

Arseven breaks into 3 parts: ar (sense of shame, modesty; honour) + sev- (to love) + -en (present participle).

Arseven ++ root ar sense of shame, modesty;honour TURKIC ar “sense of shame, modesty;honour” root sev- to love TURKIC sevmek “to love” suffix -en present participle Arseven ar root sense of shame, modesty; honour ar TURKIC “sense of shame, modesty; honour” sev- root to love sevmek TURKIC “to love” -en suffix present participle
Arseven: parts and root words
  • ar Turkic — sense of shame, modesty; honour1
  • sevmek Turkic — to love2

How was the name Arseven formed?

Arseven belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (ar + sev- + -en).

Which surnames are related to Arseven?

Arseven Seven Vatansever Sever Sevim Yurtseven İşsever Ataseven Atasever Cansever Sevgi Görsev Özseven
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Seven same root – –
02 Vatansever same root – –
03 Sever same root – –
04 Sevim same root – –
05 Yurtseven same root – –
06 İşsever same root – –
07 Ataseven same root – –
08 Atasever same root – –
09 Cansever same root – –
10 Sevgi same root – –
11 Görsev same root – –
12 Özseven same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arseven?

  1. Celal Esat Arseven politician 1876–1971
  2. Rıza Arseven fencer 1907–1988
  3. Atacan Arseven actor 1939–
  4. Bengü Arseven basketball player 1981–
  5. Nejat Arseven politician 1950–
  6. Turgut Arseven actor 1948–2019
  7. Veysel Arseven composer 1919–1977
  8. Özkan Arseven sportsperson

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sevmek 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

Common questions about Arseven

Q1

What does the surname Arseven mean?

Arseven is built from ar and seven: “one who loves honour, who cares for his good name”. Ar in Turkish means a sense of shame, modesty and honour; the phrase ar damarı çatlamak, “to lose all sense of shame”, comes from it. Seven is the participle of sevmek “to love”; the name describes an honourable, decent person.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arseven?

The root word of Arseven is ar (Turkic): “sense of shame, modesty; honour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arseven?

Ar·se·ven, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾseˈven/.