Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 827

Barut

Barut /baˈɾut/

“gunpowder; fiery temper”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Barut?

Barut

IPA /baˈɾut/

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

What does the surname Barut mean?

Barut is gunpowder, the explosive of saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur that drives the bullet in firearms. In Turkish “barut gibi” ‘like gunpowder’ describes a fiery, quick-tempered person. The word reached Ottoman Turkish from Arabic bārūd ‘saltpetre; gunpowder’.1

Barut is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Barut made of?

Barut is a single Arabic root: barut (gunpowder).

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Barut: parts and root words
  • barut Arabic — explosive mixture of saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur (Arabic bārūd)1

How was the name Barut formed?

Barut is the word barut (“gunpowder”), 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 Barut?

Barut Barutçu Barutçiyan Barutçuoğlu Barutçuyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Barutçu same root – –
02 Barutçiyan same root – –
03 Barutçuoğlu same root – –
04 Barutçuyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Barut?

  1. Asım Orhan Barut physicist 1926–1994
  2. Barbaros Barut association football player 1983–
  3. Deniz Barut volleyball player 1983–
  4. Sinem Barut volleyball player 1986–
  5. Ayhan Barut politician 1964–
  6. Büşra Barut association football player 1997–
  7. Ali Asker Barut poet 1964–
  8. Alim Barut jurist 1955–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: barut accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: barut accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: باروت 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

Common questions about Barut

Q1

What does the surname Barut mean?

Barut is gunpowder, the explosive of saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur that drives the bullet in firearms. In Turkish “barut gibi” ‘like gunpowder’ describes a fiery, quick-tempered person. The word reached Ottoman Turkish from Arabic bārūd ‘saltpetre; gunpowder’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barut?

The root word of Barut is barut (Arabic): “explosive mixture of saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur (Arabic bārūd)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Barut?

Ba·rut, 2 syllables; IPA: /baˈɾut/.