Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Aygüneş

Aygüneş /ajɡyˈneʃ/ ASCII Aygunes

“moon and sun”1

Probable origin Aygüneş: root entries for ay + güneş · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
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How do you pronounce Aygüneş?

Aygüneş

IPA /ajɡyˈneʃ/

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

What does the surname Aygüneş mean?

Ay, “moon”, joins güneş, “sun”: “moon and sun”, the two great lights of the sky. Nişanyan Adlar groups Aygüneş with the name Aygün, glossed “moon sun”. Both elements are native Turkic.1,2

Grammar Compound: ay + güneş.

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

What is Aygüneş made of?

Aygüneş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon) + güneş (sun).

Aygüneş + first element ay moon TURKIC ay “moon” root güneş sun TURKIC güneş “sun” Aygüneş ay first element moon ay TURKIC “moon” güneş root sun güneş TURKIC “sun”
Aygüneş: parts and root words

How was the name Aygüneş formed?

Aygüneş was formed by joining ay (“moon”) and güneş (“sun”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aygüneş?

Aygüneş Güneş Özgüneş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güneş same root 29 227,203
02 Özgüneş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aygüneş?

  1. Şahin Aygüneş association football player 1990–
  2. Erdem Aygüneş association football player 2006–

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

How is Aygüneş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Aygüneş is usually written Aygunes. In Turkish, ş sounds like English “sh”; ü is pronounced as in German.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Aygüneş?

Güneş, Akgün and Akgündoğdu share gloss keywords with Aygüneş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Aygüneş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Aygüneş alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Aygüneş
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: güneş
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Aygüneş

Q1

What does the surname Aygüneş mean?

Ay, “moon”, joins güneş, “sun”: “moon and sun”, the two great lights of the sky. Nişanyan Adlar groups Aygüneş with the name Aygün, glossed “moon sun”. Both elements are native Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aygüneş?

Aygüneş is made up of two elements: ay “moon” (Turkic) and güneş “sun” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aygüneş?

Ay·gü·neş, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajɡyˈneʃ/.