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Dural
“steady, unchanging”1
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How do you pronounce Dural?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Dural mean?
Dural means ‘static, unchanging, remaining in one state’; it is a modern Turkish word derived from the root dur- ‘to stop, stay’. As a surname it suggests a steady, unshakeable person. Nişanyan Adlar, however, treats Dural together with Durali, a name local to the Kızılcahamam area whose origin may be Old Anatolian Turkish tor ‘young, novice; dervish’ + Ali.1
That Dural goes back to dural is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Dural is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Dural formed?
Dural is the adjective dural (“static, unchanging”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Dural?
- Tuğba Dural journalist 1981–
- Ahmet Dural military officer 1921–1974
- Hüseyin Dural botanist
- Cem Dural researcher
- Emrah Dural researcher
- Mustafa Dural jurist 1938–
- Özlem Dural researcher
People surnamed Dural as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Dural also a first name?
Yes. Dural is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “steady, unchanging”.
Dural as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Dural?
Duran shares gloss keywords with Dural within the same primary category.
- Duranone who stays and endures
Which guides add context to Dural?
Read the root, formation and register information for Dural alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Dural
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dural
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Dural
- Q1
What does the surname Dural mean?
- Dural means ‘static, unchanging, remaining in one state’; it is a modern Turkish word derived from the root dur- ‘to stop, stay’. As a surname it suggests a steady, unshakeable person. Nişanyan Adlar, however, treats Dural together with Durali, a name local to the Kızılcahamam area whose origin may be Old Anatolian Turkish tor ‘young, novice; dervish’ + Ali.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Dural?
- The root word of Dural is dural (Turkic): “static, unchanging”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Dural?
- Du·ral, 2 syllables; IPA: /duˈɾaɫ/.