SURNAMEEntry 1,750
Edip
“man of letters; male name”1
- CategoryScribes, scholars and healers
- OriginArabic
- FormPlain noun
- Letters / syllables
- 4 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- E
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How do you pronounce Edip?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Edip mean?
An edip is a man of letters, a writer; it is also a common male given name. The word comes from Arabic adīb “cultured; literary man”, from the same root as edep “good manners”.1
Edip is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Edip made of?
Edip is a single Arabic root: edip (edip: man of letters).
- edîb Arabic — man of letters, cultured person (Arabic adīb)1
How was the name Edip formed?
Edip is the word edip (“edip: man of letters”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Edip?
- Mehmet Edip actor
People surnamed Edip as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Edip also a first name?
Yes. Edip is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “man of letters; male name”.
Edip as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: edip
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Edip
- 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 Edip
- Q1
What does the surname Edip mean?
- An edip is a man of letters, a writer; it is also a common male given name. The word comes from Arabic adīb “cultured; literary man”, from the same root as edep “good manners”.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Edip?
- The root word of Edip is edîb (Arabic): “man of letters, cultured person (Arabic adīb)”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Edip?
- E·dip, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈdip/.