Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 654

Aydınlar

Aydınlar /ajdɯnˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Aydinlar

“the enlightened ones”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Aydınlar?

Aydınlar

IPA /ajdɯnˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Aydınlar mean?

The plural of aydın: ‘the bright ones; the intellectuals’. Aydın comes from Old Turkic aydıŋ ‘moonlight, light’; today it means both ‘bright’ and ‘educated person, intellectual’. A district of Siirt and several other settlements are also called Aydınlar.1

Grammar aydın + -lar (plural).

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

What is Aydınlar made of?

Aydınlar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: aydın (aydın: bright; intellectual) + -lar (-lar: plural).

Aydınlar + root aydın aydın: bright;intellectual TURKIC aydın “moonlight, light;bright; intellectual” suffix -lar -lar: plural Aydınlar aydın root aydın: bright; intellectual aydın TURKIC “moonlight, light; bright;intellectual” -lar suffix -lar: plural
Aydınlar: parts and root words
  • aydın Turkic — moonlight, light; bright; intellectual1

How was the name Aydınlar formed?

Aydınlar was formed by adding the suffix -lar (“-lar: plural”) to aydın (“aydın: bright; intellectual”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aydınlar?

Aydınlar Aydın Günaydın Apaydın Ayaydın Aydınlı Özaydın Akaydın Aydıner Eraydın Aydınlık Alpaydın Aydınalp
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 Günaydın same root – –
03 Apaydın same root – –
04 Ayaydın same root – –
05 Aydınlı same root – –
06 Özaydın same root – –
07 Akaydın same root – –
08 Aydıner same root – –
09 Eraydın same root – –
10 Aydınlık same root – –
11 Alpaydın same root – –
12 Aydınalp same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aydınlar?

  1. Pınar Aydınlar singer 1979–
  2. Nur Sevil Aydınlar volleyball player 1995–

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

How is Aydınlar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Aydinlar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aydın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aydınlar 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aydınlar

Q1

What does the surname Aydınlar mean?

The plural of aydın: ‘the bright ones; the intellectuals’. Aydın comes from Old Turkic aydıŋ ‘moonlight, light’; today it means both ‘bright’ and ‘educated person, intellectual’. A district of Siirt and several other settlements are also called Aydınlar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydınlar?

The root word of Aydınlar is aydın (Turkic): “moonlight, light; bright; intellectual”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydınlar?

Ay·dın·lar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajdɯnˈɫaɾ/.