Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 763

Bahar

Bahar /baˈhaɾ/

“spring”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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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 Bahar?

Bahar

IPA /baˈhaɾ/

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

What does the surname Bahar mean?

Bahar is spring, the season between winter and summer when nature awakens. The word comes from Persian bahār; according to Wiktionary it replaced the native words yaz and ilkyaz for this season after the seventeenth century. It is a popular female name and is also found as a male name.1

Grammar Bare noun borrowed from Persian.

Bahar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bahar made of?

Bahar is a single Persian root: bahar (spring).

Bahar + root bahar spring PERSIAN bahar “spring (season)” PERSIAN bahār “spring; from MiddlePersian wahār” Bahar bahar root spring bahar PERSIAN “spring (season)” bahār PERSIAN “spring; from Middle Persianwahār”
Bahar: parts and root words
  • bahar Persian — spring (season)1
  • bahār Persian — spring; from Middle Persian wahār1

How was the name Bahar formed?

Bahar is the word bahar (“spring”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Bahar?

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

Who are some well-known people named Bahar?

  1. Beki Luiza Bahar writer 1926–2011
  2. İvet Bahar researcher 1958–
  3. Halil İbrahim Bahar poet 1928–2010
  4. Ali Bahadır Bahar actor 1980–
  5. Burak Bahar researcher
  6. Dilek Bahar researcher
  7. Ozge Sensoy Bahar researcher
  8. Seçil Bahar researcher

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

Is Bahar also a first name?

Yes. Bahar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “spring”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bahar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bahar 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bahar

Q1

What does the surname Bahar mean?

Bahar is spring, the season between winter and summer when nature awakens. The word comes from Persian bahār; according to Wiktionary it replaced the native words yaz and ilkyaz for this season after the seventeenth century. It is a popular female name and is also found as a male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bahar?

The root word of Bahar is bahar (Persian): “spring (season)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bahar?

Ba·har, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈhaɾ/.