Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Eltemur

Eltemur /elteˈmuɾ/

“iron of the realm”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Eltemur?

Eltemur

IPA /elteˈmuɾ/

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

What does the surname Eltemur mean?

An old-style name built from el ‘realm, people’ and temür. Temür is the Old Turkic form of demir ‘iron’; Nişanyan notes that it survived in Anatolian dialects until recently. The compound can be read as ‘iron of the realm’.1,2

Grammar el + temür, the old form of demir.

That Eltemur goes back to el and temür is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Eltemur made of?

Eltemur breaks into 2 parts: el (realm, people) + temür (iron (old form)).

Eltemur + root el realm, people TURKIC el “realm, country; people” root temür iron (old form) TURKIC temür “iron” Eltemur el root realm, people el TURKIC “realm, country; people” temür root iron (old form) temür TURKIC “iron”
Eltemur: parts and root words
  • el Turkic — realm, country; people2
  • temür Turkic — iron1

How was the name Eltemur formed?

Eltemur belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (el + temür).

Which surnames are related to Eltemur?

Eltemur Temür Toydemir Aytemür
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Temür same root – –
02 Toydemir same root – –
03 Aytemür same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Eltemur?

  1. Erman Eltemur karateka 1993–
  2. Eda Eltemur karateka 1999–
  3. Dilara Eltemur karateka

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: el 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

Common questions about Eltemur

Q1

What does the surname Eltemur mean?

An old-style name built from el ‘realm, people’ and temür. Temür is the Old Turkic form of demir ‘iron’; Nişanyan notes that it survived in Anatolian dialects until recently. The compound can be read as ‘iron of the realm’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Eltemur?

The root word of Eltemur is el (Turkic): “realm, country; people”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Eltemur?

El·te·mur, 3 syllables; IPA: /elteˈmuɾ/.