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Değer

Değer /deˈjeɾ/ ASCII Deger

“worth, value”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Değer?

Değer

IPA /deˈjeɾ/

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

What does the surname Değer mean?

Değer means worth, the value of a thing or a person. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic tegir ‘share, portion, value’, from teg- ‘to be equal, to match’; modern değmek ‘to be worth’ shares the same root. As a given name it is used for both women and men and carries the wish ‘precious’.2,3

Grammar Old Turkic teg- + -ir > tegir > değer; Wiktionary analyses it as değ- + -er.

Değer is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Değer made of?

Değer breaks into 2 parts: değ- (değmek: to touch, to reach; to be worth) + -er (aorist suffix, nominalised).

Değer ++ root değ- değmek: to touch, toreach; to be worth TURKIC değer “value, worth” suffix -er aorist suffix,nominalised TURKIC değmek “to touch, to reach; tobe worth” Değer değ- root değmek: to touch, to reach; to beworth değer TURKIC “value, worth” -er suffix aorist suffix, nominalised değmek TURKIC “to touch, to reach; to be worth”
Değer: parts and root words
  • değer Turkic — value, worth3
  • değmek Turkic — to touch, to reach; to be worth2

How was the name Değer formed?

Değer belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (değ- + -er).

Which surnames are related to Değer?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Değerli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Değer?

  1. Ali Değer association football player 1965–
  2. Hasan Değer politician 1922–
  3. Hasan Değer politician 1920–1995
  4. Mehmet Sait Değer statesperson 1938–2017
  5. Mesut Değer statesperson 1959–
  6. Kamuran Cumhur Değer researcher
  7. Mutlu Değer researcher
  8. Nazlı Değer researcher

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

Is Değer also a first name?

Yes. Değer is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “worth, value”.

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

How is Değer written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Deger.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: değer accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: değmek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: değer 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 Değer

Q1

What does the surname Değer mean?

Değer means worth, the value of a thing or a person. Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic tegir ‘share, portion, value’, from teg- ‘to be equal, to match’; modern değmek ‘to be worth’ shares the same root. As a given name it is used for both women and men and carries the wish ‘precious’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Değer?

The root word of Değer is değer (Turkic): “value, worth”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Değer?

De·ğer, 2 syllables; IPA: /deˈjeɾ/.