Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 646

Aydar

Aydar /ajˈdaɾ/

“male name; ay-name or a form of Haydar”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Aydar?

Aydar

IPA /ajˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Aydar mean?

Aydar is a male given name used in Turkish and in other Turkic languages such as Tatar and Bashkir. One view sees it as a Turkic name built with ay “moon, radiant”; another takes it as a form of the Arabic-derived Haydar “lion” with the initial h dropped. Dictionaries list it as a name; its origin is debated.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Turkic reading: a name built with ay “moon, radiant”.
  2. Arabic reading: a form of Haydar “lion” without the initial h.

What is Aydar made of?

Aydar combines Turkic and Arabic elements in 2 parts: ay (moon; beautiful, radiant) + -dar (element of debated origin).

Aydar ++ root ay moon; beautiful, radiant TURKIC Aydar “male given name” suffix -dar element of debated origin ARABIC Haydar “lion; epithet of Ali” Aydar ay root moon; beautiful, radiant Aydar TURKIC “male given name” -dar suffix element of debated origin Haydar ARABIC “lion; epithet of Ali”
Aydar: parts and root words
  • Aydar Turkic — male given name1
  • Haydar Arabic — lion; epithet of Ali1

How was the name Aydar formed?

Aydar was formed by adding the suffix -dar (“element of debated origin”) to ay (“moon; beautiful, radiant”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aydar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Haydar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aydar?

  1. Seher Aydar politician 1989–
  2. Zübeyir Aydar politician 1961–
  3. Mehmet Sıddık Aydar politician 1923–1976
  4. Ahmet Kemal Aydar politician 1924–1985
  5. Batuhan Aydar actor 1990–
  6. Kazım Aydar politician 1888–1953
  7. Mehmet Aydar researcher
  8. Rozerin Aydar association football player

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

Is Aydar also a first name?

Yes. Aydar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “male name; ay-name or a form of Haydar”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Aydar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aydar 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 Aydar

Q1

What does the surname Aydar mean?

Aydar is a male given name used in Turkish and in other Turkic languages such as Tatar and Bashkir. One view sees it as a Turkic name built with ay “moon, radiant”; another takes it as a form of the Arabic-derived Haydar “lion” with the initial h dropped. Dictionaries list it as a name; its origin is debated.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydar?

The root word of Aydar is Aydar (Turkic): “male given name”. There are 3 competing views on where Aydar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydar?

Ay·dar, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈdaɾ/.