Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Binay

Binay /biˈnaj/

“a thousand moons; radiant”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Binay?

Binay

IPA /biˈnaj/

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

What does the surname Binay mean?

A name made of bin, “thousand”, and ay, “moon”: “a thousand moons”, as beautiful and radiant as a thousand moons. In Turkish names ay stands for beauty and brightness, and bin, “very many”, multiplies it. Binay is used as a name for both boys and girls.1,2

Grammar Compound: bin (numeral) + ay (noun).

That Binay goes back to bin and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Binay made of?

Binay is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bin (bin: thousand; very many) + ay (ay: moon; symbol of beauty).

Binay + root bin bin: thousand; very many TURKIC bin “thousand; a great many” root ay ay: moon; symbol ofbeauty TURKIC ay “the moon; in namesbeauty and radiance” Binay bin root bin: thousand; very many bin TURKIC “thousand; a great many” ay root ay: moon; symbol of beauty ay TURKIC “the moon; in names beauty andradiance”
Binay: parts and root words
  • bin Turkic — thousand; a great many1
  • ay Turkic — the moon; in names beauty and radiance2

How was the name Binay formed?

Binay was formed by joining bin (“bin: thousand; very many”) and ay (“ay: moon; symbol of beauty”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Binay?

Binay Bingöl Bingül Binboğa Bingölçe Binoğul Binyazar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bingöl same root – –
02 Bingül same root – –
03 Binboğa same root – –
04 Bingölçe same root – –
05 Binoğul same root – –
06 Binyazar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Binay?

  1. Mete Binay weightlifter 1985–
  2. Şadi Binay politician 1924–2011
  3. Mehmet Binay screenwriter 1972–
  4. Çiğdem Binay researcher

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

Is Binay also a first name?

Yes. Binay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “a thousand moons; radiant”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ay accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Binay accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bin accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Binay accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Binay

Q1

What does the surname Binay mean?

A name made of bin, “thousand”, and ay, “moon”: “a thousand moons”, as beautiful and radiant as a thousand moons. In Turkish names ay stands for beauty and brightness, and bin, “very many”, multiplies it. Binay is used as a name for both boys and girls.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Binay?

Binay is made up of two elements: bin “thousand; a great many” (Turkic) and ay “the moon; in names beauty and radiance” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Binay?

Bi·nay, 2 syllables; IPA: /biˈnaj/.