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Elgün

Elgün /elˈɟyn/ ASCII Elgun

“sun of the homeland”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Elgün?

Elgün

IPA /elˈɟyn/

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

What does the surname Elgün mean?

A name built from el ‘realm, country, people’ and gün ‘day, sun’: ‘sun of the homeland’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, el/il meant ‘realm, world’ in Old Turkic and was given the sense ‘state, nation’ during the Language Reform. Gün comes from Old Turkic kün ‘day, sun’. The form İlgün also occurs.1,2

Grammar el + gün.

That Elgün goes back to el / il and gün is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Elgün made of?

Elgün breaks into 2 parts: el (el: realm, people) + gün (gün: day; sun).

Elgün + root el el: realm, people TURKIC el / il “realm, country; state” root gün gün: day; sun TURKIC gün “day, sun” Elgün el root el: realm, people el / il TURKIC “realm, country; state” gün root gün: day; sun gün TURKIC “day, sun”
Elgün: parts and root words
  • el / il Turkic — realm, country; state1
  • gün Turkic — day, sun2

How was the name Elgün formed?

Elgün belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (el + gün).

Which surnames are related to Elgün?

Elgün Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Aygün Günaydın Günal Gün Gündoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Güner same root – –
03 Akgün same root – –
04 Günay same root – –
05 Güney same root – –
06 Ergün same root – –
07 Gündoğdu same root – –
08 Aygün same root – –
09 Günaydın same root – –
10 Günal same root – –
11 Gün same root – –
12 Gündoğan same root – –

How else is Elgün spelled?

İlgünspelling

Who are some well-known people named Elgün?

  1. Nakiye Elgün politician 1882–1954
  2. Serenay Elgün researcher

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

Is Elgün also a first name?

Yes. Elgün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sun of the homeland”.

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

How is Elgün written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Elgun.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Elgün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Elgün

Q1

What does the surname Elgün mean?

A name built from el ‘realm, country, people’ and gün ‘day, sun’: ‘sun of the homeland’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, el/il meant ‘realm, world’ in Old Turkic and was given the sense ‘state, nation’ during the Language Reform. Gün comes from Old Turkic kün ‘day, sun’. The form İlgün also occurs.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Elgün?

The root word of Elgün is el / il (Turkic): “realm, country; state”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Elgün?

El·gün, 2 syllables; IPA: /elˈɟyn/.