Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 520

Aytemiz

Aytemiz /ajteˈmiz/

“pure as the moon”1

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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Aytemiz?

Aytemiz

IPA /ajteˈmiz/

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

What does the surname Aytemiz mean?

Aytemiz is built from ay, “moon”, and temiz, “clean, pure”: “pure as the moon”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz, “choosing, sifting, purifying”; in Turkish it also means morally spotless. The meaning rests on the second element.1,3

Grammar ay + temiz: noun + adjective compound.

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

What is Aytemiz made of?

Aytemiz breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon; bright) + temiz (clean, pure).

Aytemiz + first element ay moon; bright TURKIC ay “moon” root temiz clean, pure ARABIC temiz “clean, pure; Arabictamyīz, ‘sifting’” Aytemiz ay first element moon; bright ay TURKIC “moon” temiz root clean, pure temiz ARABIC “clean, pure; Arabic tamyīz,‘sifting’”
Aytemiz: parts and root words
  • ay Turkic — moon1
  • temiz Arabic — clean, pure; Arabic tamyīz, “sifting”3

How was the name Aytemiz formed?

Aytemiz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ay + temiz).

Which surnames are related to Aytemiz?

Aytemiz Temiz Temizer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Temiz same root – –
02 Temizer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aytemiz?

  1. Abdullah Aytemiz politician 1883–1957
  2. Mehmet Aytemiz association football player 1997–
  3. İsmail Aytemiz businessperson 1937–
  4. Pelin Aytemiz researcher

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

Is Aytemiz also a first name?

Yes. Aytemiz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure as the moon”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: temiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aytemiz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: temiz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aytemiz

Q1

What does the surname Aytemiz mean?

Aytemiz is built from ay, “moon”, and temiz, “clean, pure”: “pure as the moon”. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz, “choosing, sifting, purifying”; in Turkish it also means morally spotless. The meaning rests on the second element.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aytemiz?

The root word of Aytemiz is ay (Arabic): “moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aytemiz?

Ay·te·miz, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajteˈmiz/.