Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 634

Baturalp

Baturalp /batuˈɾaɫp/

“valiant hero”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Baturalp?

Baturalp

IPA /batuˈɾaɫp/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Baturalp mean?

Baturalp is a male name joining two old Turkic words for ‘hero’: batur (a doublet of bahadır) and alp. Together they mean ‘hero of heroes, valiant warrior’.1

Grammar batur + alp.

That Baturalp goes back to batur and alp is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Baturalp made of?

Baturalp breaks into 2 parts: batur (batur: hero, valiant warrior) + alp (alp: hero).

Baturalp + root batur batur: hero, valiantwarrior TURKIC batur “hero, brave warrior(Proto-Turkic *bagatur)” root alp alp: hero TURKIC alp “brave, hero” Baturalp batur root batur: hero, valiant warrior batur TURKIC “hero, brave warrior(Proto-Turkic *bagatur)” alp root alp: hero alp TURKIC “brave, hero”
Baturalp: parts and root words
  • batur Turkic — hero, brave warrior (Proto-Turkic *bagatur)1
  • alp Turkic — brave, hero1

How was the name Baturalp formed?

Baturalp belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (batur + alp).

Which surnames are related to Baturalp?

Baturalp Alp Alper Alptekin Gökalp Bahadır Alpaslan Alpay Özalp Alparslan Batur Eralp Kayaalp
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Alp same root – –
02 Alper same root – –
03 Alptekin same root – –
04 Gökalp same root – –
05 Bahadır same root – –
06 Alpaslan same root – –
07 Alpay same root – –
08 Özalp same root – –
09 Alparslan same root – –
10 Batur same root – –
11 Eralp same root – –
12 Kayaalp same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baturalp?

  1. Mehmet Baturalp basketball player 1936–2017
  2. Recai Baturalp politician 1913–2010
  3. Ömer Baturalp basketball player

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

Is Baturalp also a first name?

Yes. Baturalp is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “valiant hero”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: batur accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Baturalp 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Baturalp

Q1

What does the surname Baturalp mean?

Baturalp is a male name joining two old Turkic words for ‘hero’: batur (a doublet of bahadır) and alp. Together they mean ‘hero of heroes, valiant warrior’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baturalp?

The root word of Baturalp is batur (Turkic): “hero, brave warrior (Proto-Turkic *bagatur)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Baturalp?

Ba·tur·alp, 3 syllables; IPA: /batuˈɾaɫp/.