Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dolunay

Dolunay /doɫuˈnaj/

“full moon”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
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 Dolunay?

Dolunay

IPA /doɫuˈnaj/

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

What does the surname Dolunay mean?

Dolunay is the full moon, the phase when the moon appears as a bright full disc, popularly ‘the moon’s fourteenth night’. It is built from dolu ‘full’ and ay ‘moon’, and as a symbol of beauty and brightness it is also a given name.2

Grammar dolu + ay, a single dictionary headword.

Dolunay is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dolunay made of?

Dolunay breaks into 2 parts: dolu (dolu: full) + ay (ay: moon).

Dolunay + root dolu dolu: full TURKIC dolunay “full moon” root ay ay: moon Dolunay dolu root dolu: full dolunay TURKIC “full moon” ay root ay: moon
Dolunay: parts and root words
  • dolunay Turkic — full moon2

How was the name Dolunay formed?

Dolunay belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames (dolu + ay).

Which surnames are related to Dolunay?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doluca same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dolunay?

  1. Ozan Dolunay actor 1991–
  2. Burcu Dolunay swimmer 1984–
  3. Cemal Dolunay politician 1877–1937
  4. Mehmet Rıfat Dolunay politician 1904–1983

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

Is Dolunay also a first name?

Yes. Dolunay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “full moon”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dolunay accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dolunay 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Dolunay

Q1

What does the surname Dolunay mean?

Dolunay is the full moon, the phase when the moon appears as a bright full disc, popularly ‘the moon’s fourteenth night’. It is built from dolu ‘full’ and ay ‘moon’, and as a symbol of beauty and brightness it is also a given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dolunay?

The root word of Dolunay is dolunay (Turkic): “full moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dolunay?

Do·lu·nay, 3 syllables; IPA: /doɫuˈnaj/.