Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 921

Coşkuner

Coşkuner /dʒoʃkuˈneɾ/ ASCII Coskuner

“exuberant man”2

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

How do you pronounce Coşkuner?

Coşkuner

IPA /dʒoʃkuˈneɾ/

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

What does the surname Coşkuner mean?

Coşkuner is built from coşkun “ebullient, exuberant, overflowing” and er “man, brave one”: “exuberant man”. Coşkun is linked to the verb coşmak “to boil over, to get carried away” and describes someone brimming with joy and excitement; it is itself a common male name. The name carries the image of a spirited, energetic young man.1,2

Grammar coşkun + er

That Coşkuner goes back to coşkun and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Coşkuner made of?

Coşkuner breaks into 2 parts: coşkun (ebullient, exuberant) + er (man, brave one).

Coşkuner + root coşkun ebullient, exuberant TURKIC coşkun “ebullient, exuberant” root er man, brave one TURKIC er “man; brave one” Coşkuner coşkun root ebullient, exuberant coşkun TURKIC “ebullient, exuberant” er root man, brave one er TURKIC “man; brave one”
Coşkuner: parts and root words
  • coşkun Turkic — ebullient, exuberant2
  • er Turkic — man; brave one1

How was the name Coşkuner formed?

Coşkuner belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (coşkun + er).

Which surnames are related to Coşkuner?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Coşkun same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Coşkuner?

  1. Hüner Coşkuner singer 1963–2021
  2. Bayram Coşkuner musician 1948–
  3. Cengiz Coşkuner singer 1950–
  4. Kemal Fedai Coşkuner writer 1927–1979
  5. Mevlüt Coşkuner politician 1945–
  6. Murat Coşkuner stage actor
  7. Süleyman Coşkuner statesperson 1959–
  8. İsa Coşkuner writer 1911–1998

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

Is Coşkuner also a first name?

Yes. Coşkuner is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “exuberant man”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: coşkun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: coşkun accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Coşkuner 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 Coşkuner

Q1

What does the surname Coşkuner mean?

Coşkuner is built from coşkun “ebullient, exuberant, overflowing” and er “man, brave one”: “exuberant man”. Coşkun is linked to the verb coşmak “to boil over, to get carried away” and describes someone brimming with joy and excitement; it is itself a common male name. The name carries the image of a spirited, energetic young man.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Coşkuner?

The root word of Coşkuner is coşkun (Turkic): “ebullient, exuberant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Coşkuner?

Coş·ku·ner, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒoʃkuˈneɾ/.