Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 520

Artemel

Artemel /aɾteˈmel/

“brave foundation”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 Artemel?

Artemel

IPA /aɾteˈmel/

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

What does the surname Artemel mean?

Nişanyan Adlar counts Artemel, with Ertemel, Aytemel and Öztemel, among the family of the name Temel; ar- can be read here as a form of the element er, “man, brave man”. Temel is usually explained by temel, “foundation”, a loanword from Greek; the source also considers that it may be a form of Turkic Temir, “iron”.1,3

Grammar ar (er) + Temel.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Temel is the word temel “foundation”, from Greek themélio.
  2. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Temel may also be a form of the Turkic name Temir “iron”.

What is Artemel made of?

Artemel combines Turkic and Greek elements in 2 parts: ar (a form of the element er “man”) + temel (foundation; the name Temel).

Artemel + first element ar a form of the element er“man” TURKIC er “man, brave man” root temel foundation; the nameTemel GREEK temel “foundation; Greekthemélio” Artemel ar first element a form of the element er “man” er TURKIC “man, brave man” temel root foundation; the name Temel temel GREEK “foundation; Greek themélio”
Artemel: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, brave man1
  • temel Greek — foundation; Greek themélio3

How was the name Artemel formed?

Artemel was formed by joining ar (“a form of the element er “man””) and temel (“foundation; the name Temel”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Artemel?

Artemel Temel Temelli Temelkuran Temeltaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Temel same root – –
02 Temelli same root – –
03 Temelkuran same root – –
04 Temeltaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Artemel?

  1. Derya Artemel actor 1980–
  2. Talat Artemel actor 1901–1957

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Artemel accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arhan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: temel 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

Common questions about Artemel

Q1

What does the surname Artemel mean?

Nişanyan Adlar counts Artemel, with Ertemel, Aytemel and Öztemel, among the family of the name Temel; ar- can be read here as a form of the element er, “man, brave man”. Temel is usually explained by temel, “foundation”, a loanword from Greek; the source also considers that it may be a form of Turkic Temir, “iron”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Artemel?

Artemel is made up of two elements: er “man, brave man” (Turkic) and temel “foundation; Greek themélio” (Greek). There are 3 competing views on where Artemel comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Artemel?

Ar·te·mel, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾteˈmel/.