Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 626

Batman

Batman /batˈman/

“old weight unit; place name”3

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

How do you pronounce Batman?

Batman

IPA /batˈman/

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

What does the surname Batman mean?

In Turkish batman means two things: an old unit of weight of about 7.7 kilograms, and the name of a river, province and district in south-eastern Anatolia. The unit goes back to Middle Persian padmān, “measure”. Which of the two the surname comes from is not documented.3

Grammar A simple noun; not a compound with -man.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Place reading: the Batman river and the province and district named after it.
  2. Measure reading: the old weight unit batman, as a nickname or trade name.

Batman is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Batman made of?

Batman is a single root: batman (old unit of weight; river, province and district name).

Batman + root batman old unit of weight;river, province and… PERSIAN batman “old unit of weight ofabout 7.7 kg” PERSIAN batman “from Middle Persianpadmān, ‘measure’” Batman batman root old unit of weight; river, provinceand district name batman PERSIAN “old unit of weight of about 7.7kg” batman PERSIAN “from Middle Persian padmān,‘measure’”
Batman: parts and root words
  • batman Persian — old unit of weight of about 7.7 kg3
  • batman Persian — from Middle Persian padmān, “measure”3

How was the name Batman formed?

Batman belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Batman?

  1. Mustafa Batman athletics competitor 1927–
  2. Birol Batman researcher
  3. Çağlar Batman researcher
  4. John Batman politician 1801–1839
  5. Daniel Batman sprinter 1981–2012

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: batman accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: batman accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: batman 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Batman

Q1

What does the surname Batman mean?

In Turkish batman means two things: an old unit of weight of about 7.7 kilograms, and the name of a river, province and district in south-eastern Anatolia. The unit goes back to Middle Persian padmān, “measure”. Which of the two the surname comes from is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Batman?

The root word of Batman is batman (Persian): “old unit of weight of about 7.7 kg”. There are 3 competing views on where Batman comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Batman?

Bat·man, 2 syllables; IPA: /batˈman/.