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Durdu

Durdu /duɾˈdu/

“he stayed, he lived”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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Durdu?

Durdu

IPA /duɾˈdu/

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

What does the surname Durdu mean?

Durdu is the past tense of durmak ‘to stay’: ‘he stayed, he lived’. In Anatolia it belongs to a group of names, with Durmuş, Yaşar and Dursun, given in the hope that a newborn would survive.1

Grammar dur- + -du: past tense, third person singular.

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

What is Durdu made of?

Durdu breaks into 2 parts: dur- (durmak: to stay) + -du (past tense).

Durdu + root dur- durmak: to stay TURKIC durmak “durdu: past tense, thirdperson, of durmak” suffix -du past tense Durdu dur- root durmak: to stay durmak TURKIC “durdu: past tense, third person,of durmak” -du suffix past tense
Durdu: parts and root words
  • durmak Turkic — durdu: past tense, third person, of durmak1

How was the name Durdu formed?

Durdu belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (dur- + -du).

Which surnames are related to Durdu?

Durdu Durmuş Durmaz Dursun Duran Duru Durak Akdur Erduran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Durmuş same root – –
02 Durmaz same root – –
03 Dursun same root – –
04 Duran same root – –
05 Duru same root – –
06 Durak same root – –
07 Akdur same root – –
08 Erduran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Durdu?

  1. Ramazan Durdu association football player 1983–
  2. Berkan Durdu association football player 1998–
  3. Elif Durdu actor
  4. Mahmut Durdu politician 1947–
  5. Bülent Durdu researcher
  6. Mesut Miraç Durdu association football player 2008–
  7. Murat Durdu researcher
  8. Salih Durdu researcher

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

Is Durdu also a first name?

Yes. Durdu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “he stayed, he lived”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: durmak 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Durdu

Q1

What does the surname Durdu mean?

Durdu is the past tense of durmak ‘to stay’: ‘he stayed, he lived’. In Anatolia it belongs to a group of names, with Durmuş, Yaşar and Dursun, given in the hope that a newborn would survive.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Durdu?

The root word of Durdu is durmak (Turkic): “durdu: past tense, third person, of durmak”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Durdu?

Dur·du, 2 syllables; IPA: /duɾˈdu/.