Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Celayir

Celayir /dʒeɫaˈjiɾ/

“the Jalayir tribe”1

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

How do you pronounce Celayir?

Celayir

IPA /dʒeɫaˈjiɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Celayir mean?

Celayir is the Turkish spelling of the name of the Celâyir (Jalayir) tribe. The TDV Encyclopedia of Islam describes the Celâyir as a large Mongol tribe; the Jalayirid dynasty, which ruled western Iran and northern Iraq from 1340 to 1431, took its name from it. Some historians, however, consider the tribe to be of Turkic origin.1

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. The Celâyir were a large Mongol tribe (TDV Encyclopedia of Islam).
  2. Some historians regard the tribe as Turkic or as Turkicised Mongols (Trakya University article).

What is Celayir made of?

Celayir is a single Mongolic root: Celayir (name of a historical tribe).

Celayir root Celayir name of a historicaltribe MONGOLIC Celâyir “a large tribe ofMongolia” Celayir Celayir root name of a historical tribe Celâyir MONGOLIC “a large tribe of Mongolia”
Celayir: parts and root words
  • Celâyir Mongolic — a large tribe of Mongolia1

How was the name Celayir formed?

Celayir is the word Celayir (“name of a historical tribe”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Celayir?

  1. Mahmut Celayir painter 1951–
  2. Selami Celayir statesperson 1931–2020
  3. Fevzi Celayir researcher

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

How is Celayir written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Celayir abroad as well; the Turkish c is pronounced like English j in “jam”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Celayir accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 islamansiklopedisi.org.tr islamansiklopedisi.org.tr: celayirliler accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 acikerisim.trakya.edu.tr acikerisim.trakya.edu.tr: full 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 Celayir

Q1

What does the surname Celayir mean?

Celayir is the Turkish spelling of the name of the Celâyir (Jalayir) tribe. The TDV Encyclopedia of Islam describes the Celâyir as a large Mongol tribe; the Jalayirid dynasty, which ruled western Iran and northern Iraq from 1340 to 1431, took its name from it. Some historians, however, consider the tribe to be of Turkic origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Celayir?

The root word of Celayir is Celâyir (Mongolic): “a large tribe of Mongolia”. There are 3 competing views on where Celayir comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Celayir?

Ce·la·yir, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒeɫaˈjiɾ/.