Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,102

Boysan

Boysan /bojˈsan/

“tall, handsome young man”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Boysan?

Boysan

IPA /bojˈsan/

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

What does the surname Boysan mean?

Boysan is a male given name recorded with the sense levent: a tall, handsome, agile young man. Its first element is boy ‘stature, height’, so the name pictures a well-built young man.1,2

That Boysan goes back to Boysan and boy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Boysan made of?

Boysan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boy (stature, height) + -san (name-forming element).

Boysan ++ root boy stature, height TURKIC Boysan “male name: tall,handsome young man” suffix -san name-forming element TURKIC boy “height, stature” Boysan boy root stature, height Boysan TURKIC “male name: tall, handsome youngman” -san suffix name-forming element boy TURKIC “height, stature”
Boysan: parts and root words
  • Boysan Turkic — male name: tall, handsome young man2
  • boy Turkic — height, stature1

How was the name Boysan formed?

Boysan was formed by adding the suffix -san (“name-forming element”) to boy (“stature, height”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Boysan?

Boysan Tunaboylu Boydağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tunaboylu same root – –
02 Boydağ same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boysan?

  1. Haldun Boysan actor 1958–2020
  2. Aydın Boysan actor 1921–2018
  3. Mecdi Boysan politician 1886–1956
  4. Etem Recep Boysan bureaucrat 1924–1989
  5. Ferit Boysan chess player 1947–
  6. Mübin Boysan chess player 1914–1989
  7. Murat Boysan researcher

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

Is Boysan also a first name?

Yes. Boysan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tall, handsome young man”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Boysan

Q1

What does the surname Boysan mean?

Boysan is a male given name recorded with the sense levent: a tall, handsome, agile young man. Its first element is boy ‘stature, height’, so the name pictures a well-built young man.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boysan?

The root word of Boysan is boy (Turkic): “height, stature”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boysan?

Boy·san, 2 syllables; IPA: /bojˈsan/.