Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 803

Boyraz

Boyraz /bojˈɾaz/

“north-east wind”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
B
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Boyraz?

Boyraz

IPA /bojˈɾaz/

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

What does the surname Boyraz mean?

Boyraz is explained as a form of poyraz, the cold north-east wind, pronounced with b; this form occurs in regional speech. Poyraz itself comes via Greek from boreas “north wind”. No record points to any other source word for the surname.1

Grammar regional variant of poyraz with voiced b-

That Boyraz goes back to poyraz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Boyraz made of?

Boyraz is a single root: boyraz (north-east wind).

Boyraz root boyraz north-east wind GREEK poyraz “cold north-east wind;Greek boreas” Boyraz boyraz root north-east wind poyraz GREEK “cold north-east wind; Greekboreas”
Boyraz: parts and root words
  • poyraz Greek — cold north-east wind; Greek boreas1

How was the name Boyraz formed?

Boyraz belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Boyraz?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Poyrazoğlu same root – –

How else is Boyraz spelled?

Poyrazspelling

Who are some well-known people named Boyraz?

  1. Mehmet Eren Boyraz association football player 1981–
  2. Osman Boyraz politician 1974–
  3. İlknur Boyraz actor 1970–
  4. Barış Boyraz researcher
  5. Emre Boyraz engineer 1989–
  6. Evren Boyraz researcher
  7. Gökhan Boyraz researcher
  8. Pınar Boyraz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: poyraz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Boyraz 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Boyraz

Q1

What does the surname Boyraz mean?

Boyraz is explained as a form of poyraz, the cold north-east wind, pronounced with b; this form occurs in regional speech. Poyraz itself comes via Greek from boreas “north wind”. No record points to any other source word for the surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boyraz?

The root word of Boyraz is poyraz (Greek): “cold north-east wind; Greek boreas”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boyraz?

Boy·raz, 2 syllables; IPA: /bojˈɾaz/.