Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Edgüer

Edgüer /edɟyˈeɾ/ ASCII Edguer

“good man”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
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 Edgüer?

Edgüer

IPA /edɟyˈeɾ/

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

What does the surname Edgüer mean?

Old Turkic edgü “good” with er “man, hero”: a good-hearted man. Edgü, frequent in the Orkhon inscriptions, is the old form of modern iyi “good”.1,2

That Edgüer goes back to edgü and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Edgüer made of?

Edgüer is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: edgü (edgü: Old Turkic “good”) + er (er: man, hero).

Edgüer + root edgü edgü: Old Turkic “good” TURKIC edgü “Old Turkic ‘good’” root er er: man, hero TURKIC er “man, hero” Edgüer edgü root edgü: Old Turkic “good” edgü TURKIC “Old Turkic ‘good’” er root er: man, hero er TURKIC “man, hero”
Edgüer: parts and root words
  • edgü Turkic — Old Turkic “good”1
  • er Turkic — man, hero2

How was the name Edgüer formed?

Edgüer was formed by joining edgü (“edgü: Old Turkic “good””) and er (“er: man, hero”).

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

Which surnames are related to Edgüer?

Edgüer İyidoğan Edgü Eyice
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İyidoğan same root – –
02 Edgü same root – –
03 Eyice same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Edgüer?

  1. Rıdvan Nafiz Edgüer politician 1891–1948

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

How is Edgüer written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ü becomes u or ue, giving Edguer.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iyi accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er 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

Common questions about Edgüer

Q1

What does the surname Edgüer mean?

Old Turkic edgü “good” with er “man, hero”: a good-hearted man. Edgü, frequent in the Orkhon inscriptions, is the old form of modern iyi “good”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Edgüer?

Edgüer is made up of two elements: edgü ‘Old Turkic “good”’ (Turkic) and er “man, hero” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Edgüer?

Ed·gü·er, 3 syllables; IPA: /edɟyˈeɾ/.