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Bereket

Bereket /beɾeˈket/

“abundance, blessing”1

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Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Bereket?

Bereket

IPA /beɾeˈket/

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

What does the surname Bereket mean?

Bereket means ‘abundance, increase, blessing’, and in rural speech also ‘rain’. It comes from Arabic baraka ‘blessing’. Turks say bereket versin ‘may it bring abundance’ as thanks, and bereket ki means ‘luckily’.1

Bereket is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bereket made of?

Bereket is a single Arabic root: bereket (abundance; blessing; rain).

Bereket root bereket abundance; blessing; rain ARABIC bereket “abundance, plenty; rain;Arabic baraka ‘blessing’” Bereket bereket root abundance; blessing; rain bereket ARABIC “abundance, plenty; rain; Arabicbaraka ‘blessing’”
Bereket: parts and root words
  • bereket Arabic — abundance, plenty; rain; Arabic baraka ‘blessing’1

How was the name Bereket formed?

Bereket is the word bereket (“abundance; blessing; rain”), 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 Bereket?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bereketoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bereket?

  1. Suphi Bereket politician 1889–1939
  2. Beste Bereket actor 1982–
  3. Mithat Bereket basketball player 1966–
  4. Abdullah Bereket researcher
  5. Mehmet Cihan Bereket researcher

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

Is Bereket also a first name?

Yes. Bereket is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “abundance, blessing”.

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bereket?

Bereketoğlu, Özbolluk and Aşkın share gloss keywords with Bereket within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bereket?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bereket alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bereket accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Bereket accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bereket 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bereket

Q1

What does the surname Bereket mean?

Bereket means ‘abundance, increase, blessing’, and in rural speech also ‘rain’. It comes from Arabic baraka ‘blessing’. Turks say bereket versin ‘may it bring abundance’ as thanks, and bereket ki means ‘luckily’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bereket?

The root word of Bereket is bereket (Arabic): “abundance, plenty; rain; Arabic baraka ‘blessing’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bereket?

Be·re·ket, 3 syllables; IPA: /beɾeˈket/.