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Çiğdem

Çiğdem /tʃiːˈdem/ ASCII Cigdem

“crocus”1

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How do you pronounce Çiğdem?

Çiğdem

IPA /tʃiːˈdem/

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

What does the surname Çiğdem mean?

Çiğdem is the crocus, a bulbous wild plant that flowers in various colours; in the Izmir dialect it also means sunflower seeds. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic čigdem and is a common girls’ name.1

Çiğdem is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çiğdem made of?

Çiğdem is a single Turkic root: çiğdem (crocus).

Çiğdem root çiğdem crocus TURKIC çiğdem “crocus” Çiğdem çiğdem root crocus çiğdem TURKIC “crocus”
Çiğdem: parts and root words

How was the name Çiğdem formed?

Çiğdem is the word çiğdem (“crocus”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Çiğdem?

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01 Gökçiğdem same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çiğdem?

  1. Ahmet Çiğdem author 1964–
  2. Durmuş Çiğdem musician 1952–2011
  3. Burhanettin Çiğdem researcher
  4. Defne Çiğdem athlete
  5. Emre Çiğdem association football player 2001–

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

Is Çiğdem also a first name?

Yes. Çiğdem is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “crocus”.

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

How is Çiğdem written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Cigdem in English-language records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çiğdem?

Gökçiğdem, Sümbül and Ağgül share gloss keywords with Çiğdem within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çiğdem?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çiğdem alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çiğdem accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çiğdem accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çiğdem 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Çiğdem

Q1

What does the surname Çiğdem mean?

Çiğdem is the crocus, a bulbous wild plant that flowers in various colours; in the Izmir dialect it also means sunflower seeds. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic čigdem and is a common girls’ name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çiğdem?

The root word of Çiğdem is çiğdem (Turkic): “crocus”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çiğdem?

Çiğ·dem, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃiːˈdem/.