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Danış

Danış /daˈnɯʃ/ ASCII Danis

“knowledge, learning”1

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How do you pronounce Danış?

Danış

IPA /daˈnɯʃ/

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

What does the surname Danış mean?

Danış is a name from Persian dāniš, “knowledge, learning”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the Turkish verb danışmak, “to consult”, is also indirectly derived from this Persian word, so the name can be interpreted through either language.1

What is Danış made of?

Danış is a single Persian root: danış (knowledge, learning).

Danış root danış knowledge, learning PERSIAN Danış “knowledge, science(Persian dāniš)” Danış danış root knowledge, learning Danış PERSIAN “knowledge, science (Persiandāniš)”
Danış: parts and root words
  • Danış Persian — knowledge, science (Persian dāniš)1

How was the name Danış formed?

Danış is the word danış (“knowledge, learning”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Danış?

  1. Meral Danış Beştaş politician 1967–

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

Is Danış also a first name?

Yes. Danış is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “knowledge, learning”.

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

How is Danış written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Danış is usually written Danis.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Danış?

Biler, Bilgen and Bilgili share gloss keywords with Danış within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Danış?

Read the root, formation and register information for Danış 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 Adlar: Danış accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Danış

Q1

What does the surname Danış mean?

Danış is a name from Persian dāniš, “knowledge, learning”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the Turkish verb danışmak, “to consult”, is also indirectly derived from this Persian word, so the name can be interpreted through either language.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Danış?

The root word of Danış is Danış (Persian): “knowledge, science (Persian dāniš)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Danış?

Da·nış, 2 syllables; IPA: /daˈnɯʃ/.