Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Birand

Birand /biˈɾand/

“one oath, a pledged word”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Birand?

Birand

IPA /biˈɾand/

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

What does the surname Birand mean?

Birand appears to join bir ‘one’ with and, an older spelling of ant ‘oath’: ‘a single oath, a pledged word’. It carries the image of someone who swears once and keeps to it.1,2

Grammar bir + and (ant): numeral plus noun.

That Birand goes back to bir and ant is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Birand made of?

Birand is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bir (one) + and (oath (older spelling of ant)).

Birand + root bir one TURKIC bir “one, single” root and oath (older spelling ofant) TURKIC ant “oath, solemn pledge” Birand bir root one bir TURKIC “one, single” and root oath (older spelling of ant) ant TURKIC “oath, solemn pledge”
Birand: parts and root words
  • bir Turkic — one, single1
  • ant Turkic — oath, solemn pledge2

How was the name Birand formed?

Birand was formed by joining bir (“one”) and and (“oath (older spelling of ant)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Birand?

Birand Birol Bircan Birdal Özbir Birgül Elbir Birkan Biryol Birden Kanbir Bir Birer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Birol same root – –
02 Bircan same root – –
03 Birdal same root – –
04 Özbir same root – –
05 Birgül same root – –
06 Elbir same root – –
07 Birkan same root – –
08 Biryol same root – –
09 Birden same root – –
10 Kanbir same root – –
11 Bir same root – –
12 Birer same root – –

How else is Birand spelled?

Birantspelling

Who are some well-known people named Birand?

  1. Mehmet Ali Birand writer 1941–2013
  2. Şükrü Birand association football player 1944–2019
  3. Hikmet Birand author 1904–1972
  4. Cemre Birand writer 1946–
  5. Ayşegül Birand researcher
  6. Berk Birand computer scientist

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

Is Birand also a first name?

Yes. Birand is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “one oath, a pledged word”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ant accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Birand accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bir accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ant 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 Birand

Q1

What does the surname Birand mean?

Birand appears to join bir ‘one’ with and, an older spelling of ant ‘oath’: ‘a single oath, a pledged word’. It carries the image of someone who swears once and keeps to it.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Birand?

Birand is made up of two elements: bir “one, single” (Turkic) and ant “oath, solemn pledge” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Birand?

Bi·rand, 2 syllables; IPA: /biˈɾand/.