Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 674

Bedir

Bedir /beˈdiɾ/

“full moon”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
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 Bedir?

Bedir

IPA /beˈdiɾ/

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

What does the surname Bedir mean?

Bedir means ‘full moon’, the moon on its fourteenth night; it comes from Arabic badr, with a vowel inserted between the final consonants in Turkish. The image, used to praise a beautiful face ‘like the fourteenth-night moon’, is also a common male name.1

Bedir is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bedir made of?

Bedir is a single root: bedir (full moon).

Bedir root bedir full moon ARABIC bedir “full moon; Arabic badr” Bedir bedir root full moon bedir ARABIC “full moon; Arabic badr”
Bedir: parts and root words
  • bedir Arabic — full moon; Arabic badr1

How was the name Bedir formed?

Bedir belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Bedir?

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

Who are some well-known people named Bedir?

  1. Atıf Bedir statesperson 1965–
  2. Bedir Bedir actor 1982–
  3. Emrah Bedir association football player 1988–
  4. Ahmet Bedir researcher
  5. Erdal Bedir researcher 2000–
  6. Recep Bedir researcher

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

Is Bedir also a first name?

Yes. Bedir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “full moon”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bedir 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 Bedir

Q1

What does the surname Bedir mean?

Bedir means ‘full moon’, the moon on its fourteenth night; it comes from Arabic badr, with a vowel inserted between the final consonants in Turkish. The image, used to praise a beautiful face ‘like the fourteenth-night moon’, is also a common male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bedir?

The root word of Bedir is bedir (Arabic): “full moon; Arabic badr”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bedir?

Be·dir, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈdiɾ/.