SURNAMEEntry 807
Bozan
“he who routs the foe”2
- CategoryHeroes and warriors
- OriginTurkic
- FormFrom a verb
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- back
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How do you pronounce Bozan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Bozan mean?
A participle of bozmak in its sense “to rout, to defeat”: Bozan is “the one who breaks the enemy’s ranks”. Name dictionaries also gloss it as a male given name meaning “hero” (bahadır).2
Grammar Participle in -an of bozmak (boz- + -an).
That Bozan goes back to bozmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Bozan made of?
Bozan breaks into 2 parts: boz- (bozmak: to rout, to defeat) + -an (participle suffix).
- bozmak Turkic — to break, to spoil; to rout, to defeat2
How was the name Bozan formed?
Bozan belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (boz- + -an).
Where in Türkiye is Bozan most common?
Bozan is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 28th in Adıyaman.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adıyaman | 28 | 2,311 |
Who are some well-known people named Bozan?
- Dilara Bozan karateka 1997–
- Ali Bozan politician 1978–
- Mehmet Buğra Bozan researcher
- Oktay Bozan historian 1976–
- Orhan Bozan researcher
- Turgut Bozan researcher
- Ömer Bozan association football player 1987–
- Olinda Bozán actor 1894–1977
People surnamed Bozan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Bozan also a first name?
Yes. Bozan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “he who routs the foe”.
Bozan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bozmak
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bozan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Bozan
- Q1
What does the surname Bozan mean?
- A participle of bozmak in its sense “to rout, to defeat”: Bozan is “the one who breaks the enemy’s ranks”. Name dictionaries also gloss it as a male given name meaning “hero” (bahadır).
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Bozan?
- The root word of Bozan is bozmak (Turkic): “to break, to spoil; to rout, to defeat”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Bozan?
- Bo·zan, 2 syllables; IPA: /boˈzan/.