Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 488

Aygören

Aygören /ajɡøˈɾen/ ASCII Aygoren

“one who sees the moon”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Aygören?

Aygören

IPA /ajɡøˈɾen/

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

What does the surname Aygören mean?

Aygören is ay ‘moon’ plus gören, the participle of görmek ‘to see’: ‘one who sees the moon’. The verb continues Old Turkic kör-. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Aygör without giving a meaning.1

Grammar ay + gör- + -en (participle).

That Aygören goes back to ay and görmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Aygören made of?

Aygören breaks into 3 parts: ay (moon) + gör- (to see) + -en (participle suffix).

Aygören ++ root ay moon TURKIC ay “moon” root gör- to see TURKIC görmek “to see” suffix -en participle suffix Aygören ay root moon ay TURKIC “moon” gör- root to see görmek TURKIC “to see” -en suffix participle suffix
Aygören: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon1
  • görmek Turkic — to see1

How was the name Aygören formed?

Aygören belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (ay + gör- + -en).

Which surnames are related to Aygören?

Aygören Güngör Gören Gör Görmez Üngör Görmüş Hoşgör Şengör Görgün Görsev Gördüm Görür
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Gören same root – –
03 Gör same root – –
04 Görmez same root – –
05 Üngör same root – –
06 Görmüş same root – –
07 Hoşgör same root – –
08 Şengör same root – –
09 Görgün same root – –
10 Görsev same root – –
11 Gördüm same root – –
12 Görür same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aygören?

  1. Ender Aygören association football player 2000–
  2. Uğur Aygören association football player 1994–
  3. Yıldıray Aygören basketball player

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

Is Aygören also a first name?

Yes. Aygören is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “one who sees the moon”.

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

How is Aygören written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Aygoren (in German records also Aygoeren).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Aygören accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gör- 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aygören

Q1

What does the surname Aygören mean?

Aygören is ay ‘moon’ plus gören, the participle of görmek ‘to see’: ‘one who sees the moon’. The verb continues Old Turkic kör-. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Aygör without giving a meaning.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aygören?

The root word of Aygören is ay (Turkic): “moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aygören?

Ay·gö·ren, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajɡøˈɾen/.