SURNAMEEntry 759
Bilican
Bilican /biliˈdʒan/
“a mountain in Muş”
- CategoryNames of mountains, rivers and places
- FormPlace name
- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- Place name
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- B
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How do you pronounce Bilican?
Bilican
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Bilican mean?
Bilican, or Bilecan, is the prominent mountain in the middle of the Bulanık district of Muş. Nişanyan Adlar considers the origin of the mountain’s name unclear. It treats the name of Şıh Bilecen, whose shrine is in Gaziantep, as a separate Turkish name meaning “learned, seer”.
This origin of Bilican is probable rather than proven.
How was the name Bilican formed?
Bilican belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.
Who are some well-known people named Bilican?
- Ümit Bilican association football player 1981–
- Necati Bilican military officer 1941–
- Hüseyin Bilican association football player 1987–
- Orhan Bilican powerlifter 1978–
- Işıl Bilican researcher
- Saygın Bilican researcher
People surnamed Bilican as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bilican
- 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 Bilican
- Q1
What does the surname Bilican mean?
- Bilican, or Bilecan, is the prominent mountain in the middle of the Bulanık district of Muş. Nişanyan Adlar considers the origin of the mountain’s name unclear. It treats the name of Şıh Bilecen, whose shrine is in Gaziantep, as a separate Turkish name meaning “learned, seer”.
- Q2
How do you pronounce Bilican?
- Bi·li·can, 3 syllables; IPA: /biliˈdʒan/.