Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 852

Büke

Büke /byˈce/ ASCII Buke

“dragon; girl’s name”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
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 Büke?

Büke

IPA /byˈce/

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

What does the surname Büke mean?

Büke is known today as a girl’s name. In Old Turkic büke means “great serpent, dragon”, and in Turkic mythology the dragon is named büke and yılbüke. The name carries the old word’s associations of power and fearlessness.1

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

What is Büke made of?

Büke is a single root: büke (büke: Old Turkic “great serpent, dragon”).

Büke root büke büke: Old Turkic “greatserpent, dragon” TURKIC büke “Old Turkic: greatserpent, dragon (cf.…” Büke büke root büke: Old Turkic “great serpent,dragon” büke TURKIC “Old Turkic: great serpent,dragon (cf. yılbüke)”
Büke: parts and root words
  • büke Turkic — Old Turkic: great serpent, dragon (cf. yılbüke)1

How was the name Büke formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Büke?

  1. Ahmet Büke writer 1970–
  2. Caner Büke taekwondo athlete 1987–
  3. Aydın Büke musicologist 1958–
  4. Ethem Büke politician 1882–1953
  5. Kenan Büke actor 1918–1993
  6. Barış Büke researcher
  7. Selen Büke actor
  8. Yiğit Büke basketball player 2000–

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

Is Büke also a first name?

Yes. Büke is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: dragon; girl’s name.

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

How is Büke written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Buke.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Büke accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 dergipark.org.tr dergipark.org.tr: 1070278 accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 dergipark.org.tr dergipark.org.tr: 784315 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 Büke

Q1

What does the surname Büke mean?

Büke is known today as a girl’s name. In Old Turkic büke means “great serpent, dragon”, and in Turkic mythology the dragon is named büke and yılbüke. The name carries the old word’s associations of power and fearlessness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büke?

The root word of Büke is büke (Turkic): “great serpent, dragon (cf. yılbüke)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Büke?

Bü·ke, 2 syllables; IPA: /byˈce/.