Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 708

Aytemir

Aytemir /ajteˈmiɾ/

“moon and iron”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Aytemir?

Aytemir

IPA /ajteˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Aytemir mean?

A male name built from ay ‘moon’ and temir. Temir is the older form of demir ‘iron’, still used in many Turkic languages (the name Timur comes from it). The name joins the images of moonlight and iron.1,2

Grammar ay + temir (= demir).

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

What is Aytemir made of?

Aytemir is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ay (ay: moon) + temir (temir: iron (older form)).

Aytemir + first element ay ay: moon TURKIC ay “moon” root temir temir: iron (older form) TURKIC demir “iron” Aytemir ay first element ay: moon ay TURKIC “moon” temir root temir: iron (older form) demir TURKIC “iron”
Aytemir: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon2
  • demir Turkic — iron1

How was the name Aytemir formed?

Aytemir was formed by joining ay (“ay: moon”) and temir (“temir: iron (older form)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aytemir?

Aytemir Demir Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Demirhan Erdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Demirci same root – –
04 Demirel same root – –
05 Aydemir same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Kandemir same root – –
08 Akdemir same root – –
09 Taşdemir same root – –
10 Demircan same root – –
11 Demirhan same root – –
12 Erdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aytemir?

  1. Mutlu Dilsiz Aytemir researcher

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

How is Aytemir written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Aytemir is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ay 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 Aytemir

Q1

What does the surname Aytemir mean?

A male name built from ay ‘moon’ and temir. Temir is the older form of demir ‘iron’, still used in many Turkic languages (the name Timur comes from it). The name joins the images of moonlight and iron.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aytemir?

Aytemir is made up of two elements: ay “moon” (Turkic) and demir “iron” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aytemir?

Ay·te·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajteˈmiɾ/.