SURNAMEEntry 1,751
Edirne
Edirne /eˈdiɾne/
“city and province in Thrace”1
- CategoryNames of mountains, rivers and places
- OriginGreek
- FormPlace name
- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 3
- Formation
- Place name
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- E
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How do you pronounce Edirne?
Edirne
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Edirne mean?
Edirne is the name of a province in eastern Thrace and of its capital. The name comes via Ottoman Turkish Edirne from Medieval Greek Hadrianoúpolis ‘city of Hadrian’, after the Roman emperor Hadrian.1
What is Edirne made of?
Edirne is a single Greek root: Edirne (province and city in Thrace).
- Hadrianúpolis Greek — ‘city of Hadrian’1
How was the name Edirne formed?
Edirne comes from a place name: Edirne (“province and city in Thrace”).
Who are some well-known people named Edirne?
- Ertuğrul Edirne illustrator 1954–
- Ari Edirne opera singer
- Tamer Edirne researcher
People surnamed Edirne as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Edirne
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Edirne
- Q1
What does the surname Edirne mean?
- Edirne is the name of a province in eastern Thrace and of its capital. The name comes via Ottoman Turkish Edirne from Medieval Greek Hadrianoúpolis ‘city of Hadrian’, after the Roman emperor Hadrian.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Edirne?
- The root word of Edirne is Hadrianúpolis (Greek): “‘city of Hadrian’”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Edirne?
- E·dir·ne, 3 syllables; IPA: /eˈdiɾne/.