Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 759

Baha

Baha /baˈha/

“beauty, splendour (male name)”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
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 Baha?

Baha

IPA /baˈha/

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

What does the surname Baha mean?

Baha is a male name glossed as “beauty, grace, splendour”, related to Arabic bahāʾ, “brilliance, magnificence”. It is also used as a short form of names such as Bahaeddin. In Turkish the same sound is an older spelling of paha, “value, price”, but for the surname the personal name comes first.1,2

Grammar A personal name used as a surname.

That Baha goes back to baha and paha is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Baha is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Baha made of?

Baha combines Arabic and Persian elements in 1 parts: Baha (beauty, splendour; value).

Baha + root Baha beauty, splendour; value ARABIC baha “male name: beauty,grace, splendour” PERSIAN paha “value, price” Baha Baha root beauty, splendour; value baha ARABIC “male name: beauty, grace,splendour” paha PERSIAN “value, price”
Baha: parts and root words
  • baha Arabic — male name: beauty, grace, splendour2
  • paha Persian — value, price1

How was the name Baha formed?

Baha is the word Baha (“beauty, splendour; value”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Baha?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bahalı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baha?

  1. Huriye Öniz Baha politician 1887–1950
  2. Mehmed Baha painter 1881–1928
  3. Ayşe Baha researcher
  4. Ayşe Baha researcher

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

Is Baha also a first name?

Yes. Baha is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “beauty, splendour (male name)”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: paha accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: baha accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: paha 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Baha

Q1

What does the surname Baha mean?

Baha is a male name glossed as “beauty, grace, splendour”, related to Arabic bahāʾ, “brilliance, magnificence”. It is also used as a short form of names such as Bahaeddin. In Turkish the same sound is an older spelling of paha, “value, price”, but for the surname the personal name comes first.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baha?

The root word of Baha is baha (Arabic): “male name: beauty, grace, splendour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Baha?

Ba·ha, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈha/.