Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 490

Aygün

Aygün /ajˈɡyn/ ASCII Aygun

“day bright as the moon”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
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 Aygün?

Aygün

IPA /ajˈɡyn/

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

What does the surname Aygün mean?

A given name for girls and boys, built from ay “moon” and gün “day, sun”. Name dictionaries explain it as “a fine day, bright and radiant as the moon”.1

Grammar Compound ay + gün.

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

What is Aygün made of?

Aygün breaks into 2 parts: ay (ay: moon) + gün (gün: sun, day).

Aygün ++ first element ay ay: moon TURKIC ay “moon” suffix gün gün: sun, day TURKIC gün “sun; day” Aygün ay first element ay: moon ay TURKIC “moon” gün suffix gün: sun, day gün TURKIC “sun; day”
Aygün: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon1
  • gün Turkic — sun; day1

How was the name Aygün formed?

Aygün belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ay + gün).

Which surnames are related to Aygün?

Aygün Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Günaydın Günal Gün Gündoğan Şengün
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 Güner same root – –
03 Akgün same root – –
04 Günay same root – –
05 Güney same root – –
06 Ergün same root – –
07 Gündoğdu same root – –
08 Günaydın same root – –
09 Günal same root – –
10 Gün same root – –
11 Gündoğan same root – –
12 Şengün same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aygün?

  1. Necat Aygün association football player 1980–
  2. Hüseyin Aygün politician 1970–
  3. Güzide Sabri Aygün writer 1886–1946
  4. Yavuz Aygün association football player 1996–
  5. Emre Aygün association football player 1985–
  6. Mehmet Aygün butcher 1956–
  7. Sinan Aygün politician 1959–
  8. Bengisu Aygün volleyball player 2004–

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

Is Aygün also a first name?

Yes. Aygün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “day bright as the moon”.

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

How is Aygün written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Aygün as Aygun, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aygün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aygün

Q1

What does the surname Aygün mean?

A given name for girls and boys, built from ay “moon” and gün “day, sun”. Name dictionaries explain it as “a fine day, bright and radiant as the moon”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aygün?

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

How do you pronounce Aygün?

Ay·gün, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈɡyn/.