Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 660

Aydilek

Aydilek /ajdiˈlec/

“moon + wish”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Aydilek?

Aydilek

IPA /ajdiˈlec/

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

What does the surname Aydilek mean?

A girls’ name built from ay ‘moon’ and dilek ‘wish’: ‘a wish like the moon’ or ‘a wish made to the moon’. Dilek comes from the verb dilemek ‘to wish’ and goes back to Proto-Turkic tilek.1,2

Grammar ay + dilek.

That Aydilek goes back to ay and dilek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Aydilek made of?

Aydilek is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon) + dilek (wish).

Aydilek + root ay moon TURKIC ay “moon” root dilek wish TURKIC dilek “wish, request” Aydilek ay root moon ay TURKIC “moon” dilek root wish dilek TURKIC “wish, request”
Aydilek: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon1
  • dilek Turkic — wish, request2

How was the name Aydilek formed?

Aydilek was formed by joining ay (“moon”) and dilek (“wish”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aydilek?

Aydilek Dilek Özdilek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dilek same root – –
02 Özdilek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aydilek?

  1. Semih Aydilek association football player 1989–
  2. Bahire Bediş Morova Aydilek politician 1897–1938

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

Is Aydilek also a first name?

Yes. Aydilek is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “moon + wish”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Aydilek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dilek 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 Aydilek

Q1

What does the surname Aydilek mean?

A girls’ name built from ay ‘moon’ and dilek ‘wish’: ‘a wish like the moon’ or ‘a wish made to the moon’. Dilek comes from the verb dilemek ‘to wish’ and goes back to Proto-Turkic tilek.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydilek?

Aydilek is made up of two elements: ay “moon” (Turkic) and dilek “wish, request” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydilek?

Ay·di·lek, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajdiˈlec/.