Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 597

Bartu

Bartu /baɾˈtu/

“wealthy; fortune”1

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

How do you pronounce Bartu?

Bartu

IPA /baɾˈtu/

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

What does the surname Bartu mean?

Nişanyan Adlar describes Bartu as an artificial word meaning ‘wealthy’, formed around 1935 from Old Turkic bar ‘existent’ with the then fashionable Mongolian suffix +tu. The interpretation adopted by the Turkish Language Association in 2008 is ‘1. wealth, fortune; 2. destination, distance’. Some have analysed the name of the Mongol khan Batu in the same way.1

Grammar bar + Mongolian +tu.

That Bartu goes back to bar and +tu is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Bartu made of?

Bartu breaks into 2 parts: bar (bar: existent; wealth) + -tu (+tu: Mongolian adjective suffix).

Bartu ++ root bar bar: existent; wealth TURKIC bar “existent, present” suffix -tu +tu: Mongolian adjectivesuffix MONGOLIC +tu “possessive adjectivesuffix” Bartu bar root bar: existent; wealth bar TURKIC “existent, present” -tu suffix +tu: Mongolian adjective suffix +tu MONGOLIC “possessive adjective suffix”
Bartu: parts and root words
  • bar Turkic — existent, present1
  • +tu Mongolic — possessive adjective suffix1

How was the name Bartu formed?

Bartu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (bar + -tu).

Who are some well-known people named Bartu?

  1. Can Bartu association football player 1936–2019
  2. Nur Bartu actor 1917–2006

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

Is Bartu also a first name?

Yes. Bartu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “wealthy; fortune”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Bartu

Q1

What does the surname Bartu mean?

Nişanyan Adlar describes Bartu as an artificial word meaning ‘wealthy’, formed around 1935 from Old Turkic bar ‘existent’ with the then fashionable Mongolian suffix +tu. The interpretation adopted by the Turkish Language Association in 2008 is ‘1. wealth, fortune; 2. destination, distance’. Some have analysed the name of the Mongol khan Batu in the same way.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bartu?

The root word of Bartu is bar (Turkic): “existent, present”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bartu?

Bar·tu, 2 syllables; IPA: /baɾˈtu/.