Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Birant

Birant /biˈɾant/

“one oath”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 Birant?

Birant

IPA /biˈɾant/

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

What does the surname Birant mean?

Nişanyan Adlar explains the name Birand as bir ant ‘one oath’; Birant is the same name spelled with final t. Ant is Old Turkic ant ‘covenant, oath’.1,2

Grammar bir + ant.

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

What is Birant made of?

Birant is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bir (bir: one, single) + ant (ant: oath).

Birant + root bir bir: one, single TURKIC bir “one” root ant ant: oath TURKIC ant “covenant, oath” Birant bir root bir: one, single bir TURKIC “one” ant root ant: oath ant TURKIC “covenant, oath”
Birant: parts and root words
  • bir Turkic — one1
  • ant Turkic — covenant, oath2

How was the name Birant formed?

Birant was formed by joining bir (“bir: one, single”) and ant (“ant: oath”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Birant?

Birant 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 Birant spelled?

Birandspelling

Who are some well-known people named Birant?

  1. Yusuf İzzet Birant politician 1902–1968
  2. Remzi Birant politician 1908–1966
  3. Derya Birant researcher

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

Is Birant also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Birant

Q1

What does the surname Birant mean?

Nişanyan Adlar explains the name Birand as bir ant ‘one oath’; Birant is the same name spelled with final t. Ant is Old Turkic ant ‘covenant, oath’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Birant?

Birant is made up of two elements: bir “one” (Turkic) and ant “covenant, oath” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Birant?

Bi·rant, 2 syllables; IPA: /biˈɾant/.