Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dilaver

Dilaver /dilaːˈveɾ/

“brave, valiant”1

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

How do you pronounce Dilaver?

Dilaver

IPA /dilaːˈveɾ/

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

What does the surname Dilaver mean?

Dilaver is a word from Persian meaning “brave, bold, valiant youth”. In Persian dil means “heart”, so dilaver is “one who bears a heart”, a courageous person. It was also a common man’s name in Ottoman times; there is a village called Dilaver in the Akçakoca district of Düzce.1

Dilaver is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dilaver made of?

Dilaver is a single Persian root: dilaver (dilaver: brave, bold (Persian)).

Dilaver root dilaver dilaver: brave, bold(Persian) PERSIAN dilāver “Persian dil ‘heart’ +-āver ‘bearing’: brave,…” Dilaver dilaver root dilaver: brave, bold (Persian) dilāver PERSIAN “Persian dil ‘heart’ + -āver‘bearing’: brave, valiant”
Dilaver: parts and root words
  • dilāver Persian — Persian dil “heart” + -āver “bearing”: brave, valiant1

How was the name Dilaver formed?

Dilaver is the adjective dilaver (“dilaver: brave, bold (Persian)”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Dilaver?

  1. Emir Dilaver association football player 1991–
  2. Canberk Dilaver association football player 1993–
  3. Anıl Dilaver association football player 1990–
  4. Hüseyin Dilaver musician 1910–1964

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

Is Dilaver also a first name?

Yes. Dilaver is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “brave, valiant”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dilaver accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Dilaver accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Dilaver

Q1

What does the surname Dilaver mean?

Dilaver is a word from Persian meaning “brave, bold, valiant youth”. In Persian dil means “heart”, so dilaver is “one who bears a heart”, a courageous person. It was also a common man’s name in Ottoman times; there is a village called Dilaver in the Akçakoca district of Düzce.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dilaver?

The root word of Dilaver is dilāver (Persian): ‘Persian dil “heart” + -āver “bearing”: brave, valiant’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dilaver?

Di·la·ver, 3 syllables; IPA: /dilaːˈveɾ/.