Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekim

Ekim /eˈcim/

“sowing; October”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Ekim?

Ekim

IPA /eˈcim/

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

What does the surname Ekim mean?

Ekim means “sowing” and is also the name of October. It is derived from ekmek “to sow” with the suffix -im. The month formerly called Teşrinievvel (Birinci Teşrin) was renamed Ekim by a law adopted on 10 January 1945; according to Nişanyan Adlar, the word has also been used as a given name for both girls and boys since that year.1

Grammar ek- + -im (noun-forming suffix).

Ekim is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ekim made of?

Ekim is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ek- (ekmek: to sow) + -im (noun-forming suffix).

Ekim + root ek- ekmek: to sow TURKIC ekim “sowing; October” suffix -im noun-forming suffix Ekim ek- root ekmek: to sow ekim TURKIC “sowing; October” -im suffix noun-forming suffix
Ekim: parts and root words
  • ekim Turkic — sowing; October1

How was the name Ekim formed?

Ekim was formed by adding the suffix -im (“noun-forming suffix”) to ek- (“ekmek: to sow”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Who are some well-known people named Ekim?

  1. Nihat Emre Ekim basketball player 1980–
  2. Tuna Ekim botanist 1939–
  3. Ayfer Ekim researcher
  4. Coşkun Ekim association football player 1991–

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

Is Ekim also a first name?

Yes. Ekim is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sowing; October”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ekim accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Ekim accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ekim accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ekim accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Ekim

Q1

What does the surname Ekim mean?

Ekim means “sowing” and is also the name of October. It is derived from ekmek “to sow” with the suffix -im. The month formerly called Teşrinievvel (Birinci Teşrin) was renamed Ekim by a law adopted on 10 January 1945; according to Nişanyan Adlar, the word has also been used as a given name for both girls and boys since that year.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekim?

The root word of Ekim is ekim (Turkic): “sowing; October”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekim?

E·kim, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈcim/.