Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 835

Buğra

Buğra /buːˈɾa/ ASCII Bugra

“male camel”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Buğra?

Buğra

IPA /buːˈɾa/

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

What does the surname Buğra mean?

Buğra means ‘male camel’ and was used in personal names in earlier times as an emblem of strength and endurance. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic buġra and relates it to Mongolian buġur. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Satuk Buğra Khan (895–955), founder of the Karakhanid dynasty, bore the name.3

Buğra is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Buğra made of?

Buğra is a single root: buğra (male camel, bull camel).

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Buğra: parts and root words
  • buğra Turkic — male camel, bull camel3

How was the name Buğra formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Buğra?

  1. Tarık Buğra writer 1918–1994
  2. Ayşe Buğra historian 1951–
  3. Alperen Ömer Buğra Kaptan association football player
  4. Dursun Buğra researcher

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

Is Buğra also a first name?

Yes. Buğra is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “male camel”.

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

How is Buğra written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Bugra.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: buğra accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: buğra accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Buğra 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Buğra

Q1

What does the surname Buğra mean?

Buğra means ‘male camel’ and was used in personal names in earlier times as an emblem of strength and endurance. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic buġra and relates it to Mongolian buġur. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Satuk Buğra Khan (895–955), founder of the Karakhanid dynasty, bore the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Buğra?

The root word of Buğra is buğra (Turkic): “male camel, bull camel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Buğra?

Buğ·ra, 2 syllables; IPA: /buːˈɾa/.