Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 661

Aydingün

Aydingün /ajdinˈɟyn/ ASCII Aydingun

“bright day”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Aydingün?

Aydingün

IPA /ajdinˈɟyn/

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

What does the surname Aydingün mean?

Formed from aydın ‘bright, luminous’ and gün ‘day, sun’, the name means ‘bright day’; Aydingün is the spelling of Aydıngün recorded without the Turkish dotless ı. Nişanyan traces aydın to Old Turkic aydıŋ ‘moonlight, light’.1

Grammar aydın + gün; written with i for ı.

That Aydingün goes back to aydın and gün is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Aydingün made of?

Aydingün is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: aydın (bright) + gün (day; sun).

Aydingün + root aydın bright TURKIC aydın “bright, luminous” root gün day; sun TURKIC gün “day; sun” Aydingün aydın root bright aydın TURKIC “bright, luminous” gün root day; sun gün TURKIC “day; sun”
Aydingün: parts and root words
  • aydın Turkic — bright, luminous1
  • gün Turkic — day; sun1

How was the name Aydingün formed?

Aydingün was formed by joining aydın (“bright”) and gün (“day; sun”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Aydingün?

Aydingün Aydın Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Aygün Günaydın Apaydın Günal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aydın same root 9 581,387
02 Güngör same root – –
03 Güner same root – –
04 Akgün same root – –
05 Günay same root – –
06 Güney same root – –
07 Ergün same root – –
08 Gündoğdu same root – –
09 Aygün same root – –
10 Günaydın same root – –
11 Apaydın same root – –
12 Günal same root – –

How is Aydingün written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Aydingun in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aydın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikidata: Q122233281 accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aydingün

Q1

What does the surname Aydingün mean?

Formed from aydın ‘bright, luminous’ and gün ‘day, sun’, the name means ‘bright day’; Aydingün is the spelling of Aydıngün recorded without the Turkish dotless ı. Nişanyan traces aydın to Old Turkic aydıŋ ‘moonlight, light’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydingün?

Aydingün is made up of two elements: aydın “bright, luminous” (Turkic) and gün “day; sun” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydingün?

Ay·din·gün, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajdinˈɟyn/.