Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 754

Bağış

Bağış /baːˈɯʃ/ ASCII Bagis

“gift, donation”1

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

How do you pronounce Bağış?

Bağış

IPA /baːˈɯʃ/

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

What does the surname Bağış mean?

A bağış is something given without expecting anything back, a gift or donation; it shares its root with the verb bağışlamak, “to donate, to forgive”. It is also used as a man’s name, expressing that the child is seen as a gift. The surname suggests generosity and kindness.1

Bağış is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bağış made of?

Bağış is a single Turkic root: bağış (bağış: donation, gift).

Bağış root bağış bağış: donation, gift TURKIC bağış “donation, grant, gift” Bağış bağış root bağış: donation, gift bağış TURKIC “donation, grant, gift”
Bağış: parts and root words
  • bağış Turkic — donation, grant, gift1

How was the name Bağış formed?

Bağış is the word bağış (“bağış: donation, gift”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Who are some well-known people named Bağış?

  1. Egemen Bağış politician 1970–
  2. Kağan Bağış association football player 1998–
  3. Haydar Bağış researcher
  4. Mi̇ray Bağış association football player 1998–
  5. Nilsun Bağış researcher

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

Is Bağış also a first name?

Yes. Bağış is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “gift, donation”.

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

How is Bağış written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Bagis.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bağış accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bağış accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bağış accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bağış accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bağış accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bağış

Q1

What does the surname Bağış mean?

A bağış is something given without expecting anything back, a gift or donation; it shares its root with the verb bağışlamak, “to donate, to forgive”. It is also used as a man’s name, expressing that the child is seen as a gift. The surname suggests generosity and kindness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bağış?

The root word of Bağış is bağış (Turkic): “donation, grant, gift”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bağış?

Ba·ğış, 2 syllables; IPA: /baːˈɯʃ/.