Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 699

Bengisu

Bengisu /beɲɟiˈsu/

“water of life”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Bengisu?

Bengisu

IPA /beɲɟiˈsu/

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

What does the surname Bengisu mean?

Bengisu means “water of immortality, water of life”, the Turkish counterpart of the older ab-ı hayat. In legend this water, which makes whoever drinks it immortal, is sought in the land of darkness. The word is built from bengi, “undying”, and su, “water”; today it is also a girl’s name and a neighbourhood name in Mardin and Trabzon.2,3

Grammar Compound: bengi + su.

Bengisu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bengisu made of?

Bengisu breaks into 2 parts: bengi (bengi: eternal, undying) + su (su: water).

Bengisu + root bengi bengi: eternal, undying TURKIC bengisu “water of immortality,water of life” root su su: water TURKIC bengi “eternal, undying” Bengisu bengi root bengi: eternal, undying bengisu TURKIC “water of immortality, water oflife” su root su: water bengi TURKIC “eternal, undying”
Bengisu: parts and root words
  • bengisu Turkic — water of immortality, water of life3
  • bengi Turkic — eternal, undying2

How was the name Bengisu formed?

Bengisu belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (bengi + su).

Which surnames are related to Bengisu?

Bengisu Mengi Bengü Bengi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Mengi same root – –
02 Bengü same root – –
03 Bengi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bengisu?

  1. Lerzan Bengisu music educator 1906–1978
  2. Nihal Bengisu Karaca writer 1972–
  3. Buket Bengisu singer 1978–
  4. Kaya Bengisu politician 1923–2007
  5. Mustafa Bengisu politician 1880–1942
  6. Naci Bengisu physician 1901–1978
  7. Cem Burçin Bengisu actor

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

Is Bengisu also a first name?

Yes. Bengisu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “water of life”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bengisu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bengi accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bengisu 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
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bengisu

Q1

What does the surname Bengisu mean?

Bengisu means “water of immortality, water of life”, the Turkish counterpart of the older ab-ı hayat. In legend this water, which makes whoever drinks it immortal, is sought in the land of darkness. The word is built from bengi, “undying”, and su, “water”; today it is also a girl’s name and a neighbourhood name in Mardin and Trabzon.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bengisu?

The root word of Bengisu is bengisu (Turkic): “water of immortality, water of life”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bengisu?

Ben·gi·su, 3 syllables; IPA: /beɲɟiˈsu/.