Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Büyükerşen

Büyükerşen /byjyceɾˈʃen/ ASCII Buyukersen

“great, cheerful man”1

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

How do you pronounce Büyükerşen?

Büyükerşen

IPA /byjyceɾˈʃen/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Büyükerşen mean?

Built from büyük “great”, er “man” and şen “cheerful”, the name reads “great, cheerful man”: the name Şener with büyük placed in front. The final element şen is linked by Nişanyan to Armenian šén, “inhabited, thriving”, while other sources derive it from Persian.1,2

Grammar büyük + er + şen

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Nişanyan: şen is cognate with Armenian šén, “inhabited, thriving”.
  2. tr.Wiktionary: şen is a Persian word.

What is Büyükerşen made of?

Büyükerşen combines Turkic and Armenian elements in 3 parts: büyük (büyük: big, great) + er (er: man, hero) + şen (şen: cheerful; formerly prosperous, inhabited).

Büyükerşen ++ root büyük büyük: big, great TURKIC büyük “big, great” root er er: man, hero TURKIC er “man” root şen şen: cheerful; formerlyprosperous, inhabited ARMENIAN şén “inhabited, thriving” Büyükerşen büyük root büyük: big, great büyük TURKIC “big, great” er root er: man, hero er TURKIC “man” şen root şen: cheerful; formerly prosperous,inhabited şén ARMENIAN “inhabited, thriving”
Büyükerşen: parts and root words
  • büyük Turkic — big, great1
  • er Turkic — man2
  • şén Armenian — inhabited, thriving1

How was the name Büyükerşen formed?

Büyükerşen was formed by joining büyük (“büyük: big, great”) and er (“er: man, hero”) + şen.

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

Which surnames are related to Büyükerşen?

Büyükerşen Şen Şener Şentürk Şenel Şensoy Şenocak Şengün Büyük Şencan Pekşen Şenay Şenses
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şen same root – –
02 Şener same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Şenel same root – –
05 Şensoy same root – –
06 Şenocak same root – –
07 Şengün same root – –
08 Büyük same root – –
09 Şencan same root – –
10 Pekşen same root – –
11 Şenay same root – –
12 Şenses same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büyükerşen?

  1. Yılmaz Büyükerşen politician 1937–

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

How is Büyükerşen written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Buyukersen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: büyük accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: şen accessed 9 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

Common questions about Büyükerşen

Q1

What does the surname Büyükerşen mean?

Built from büyük “great”, er “man” and şen “cheerful”, the name reads “great, cheerful man”: the name Şener with büyük placed in front. The final element şen is linked by Nişanyan to Armenian šén, “inhabited, thriving”, while other sources derive it from Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyükerşen?

Three elements combine in Büyükerşen: büyük “big, great” (Turkic), er “man” (Turkic) and şén “inhabited, thriving” (Armenian). There are 3 competing views on where Büyükerşen comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyükerşen?

Bü·yü·ker·şen, 4 syllables; IPA: /byjyceɾˈʃen/.