Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Doğar

Doğar /doˈaɾ/ ASCII Dogar

“rises, is born”1

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

How do you pronounce Doğar?

Doğar

IPA /doˈaɾ/

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

What does the surname Doğar mean?

Doğar is the aorist of doğmak: “rises, is born”. The verb is used both for being born and for the sun or moon rising above the horizon; the name carries the image of something rising or newly beginning.1

Grammar doğ- + -ar (aorist).

That Doğar goes back to doğmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Doğar made of?

Doğar breaks into 2 parts: doğ- (to be born; to rise) + -ar (aorist).

Doğar + root doğ- to be born; to rise TURKIC doğmak “to be born; (of the sunor moon) to rise” suffix -ar aorist Doğar doğ- root to be born; to rise doğmak TURKIC “to be born; (of the sun or moon)to rise” -ar suffix aorist
Doğar: parts and root words
  • doğmak Turkic — to be born; (of the sun or moon) to rise1

How was the name Doğar formed?

Doğar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (doğ- + -ar).

Which surnames are related to Doğar?

Doğar Doğan Aydoğan Gündoğdu Aydoğdu Doğanay Doğu Gündoğan Erdoğdu Aydoğmuş Tandoğan Erdoğmuş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğan same root 12 485,906
02 Aydoğan same root – –
03 Gündoğdu same root – –
04 Aydoğdu same root – –
05 Doğanay same root – –
06 Doğu same root – –
07 Gündoğan same root – –
08 Erdoğdu same root – –
09 Aydoğmuş same root – –
10 Tandoğan same root – –
11 Erdoğmuş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Doğar?

  1. Özge Doğar writer
  2. Fatih Doğar researcher
  3. Mehmet Doğar researcher
  4. Çetin Doğar researcher

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

How is Doğar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Doğar is usually written Dogar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: doğmak 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Doğar

Q1

What does the surname Doğar mean?

Doğar is the aorist of doğmak: “rises, is born”. The verb is used both for being born and for the sun or moon rising above the horizon; the name carries the image of something rising or newly beginning.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Doğar?

The root word of Doğar is doğmak (Turkic): “to be born; (of the sun or moon) to rise”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Doğar?

Do·ğar, 2 syllables; IPA: /doˈaɾ/.