SURNAMEEntry 721
Bese
Bese /beˈse/
“enough”1
- CategoryHeart, joy and hope
- OriginKurdish
- FormPlain noun
- Letters / syllables
- 4 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- B
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How do you pronounce Bese?
Bese
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Bese mean?
Nişanyan Adlar lists Bese, with Besi and Besse, as a female name from Kurdish besê ‘enough, sufficient’; it belongs to the type of name that expresses the wish ‘that is enough’.1
What is Bese made of?
Bese is a single root: Bese (enough).
- besê Kurdish — enough, sufficient1
How was the name Bese formed?
Bese belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.
Who are some well-known people named Bese?
- Ekin Bese mathematician
- Ulviye Bese badminton player 1973–
- Barnabás Bese association football player 1994–
People surnamed Bese as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bese
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Bese
- Q1
What does the surname Bese mean?
- Nişanyan Adlar lists Bese, with Besi and Besse, as a female name from Kurdish besê ‘enough, sufficient’; it belongs to the type of name that expresses the wish ‘that is enough’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Bese?
- The root word of Bese is besê (Kurdish): “enough, sufficient”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Bese?
- Be·se, 2 syllables; IPA: /beˈse/.