Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ergezen

Ergezen /eɾɡeˈzen/

“roaming hero”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
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 Ergezen?

Ergezen

IPA /eɾɡeˈzen/

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

What does the surname Ergezen mean?

Ergezen is built from er, “man, hero”, and gezen, the participle of gezmek, “to wander”: “the roaming hero”. Gezmek goes back to Proto-Turkic *keŕ-, “to walk through, wander”. Compounds starting with Er- of this kind are frequent in the surname repertoire of 1934.1,2

Grammar er + gez- + -en (participle).

That Ergezen goes back to er and gezmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Ergezen made of?

Ergezen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (man, hero) + gezen (wandering).

Ergezen + first element er man, hero TURKIC er “man, valiant man” root gezen wandering TURKIC gezmek “to wander, travel” Ergezen er first element man, hero er TURKIC “man, valiant man” gezen root wandering gezmek TURKIC “to wander, travel”
Ergezen: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, valiant man1
  • gezmek Turkic — to wander, travel2

How was the name Ergezen formed?

Ergezen is a name newly coined from er (“man, hero”) and gezen (“wandering”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Ergezen?

Ergezen Gezer Gezmiş Gezici Gezen İlgezdi Ergezer Gezginci Şengezer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gezer same root – –
02 Gezmiş same root – –
03 Gezici same root – –
04 Gezen same root – –
05 İlgezdi same root – –
06 Ergezer same root – –
07 Gezginci same root – –
08 Şengezer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ergezen?

  1. Ertuğrul Ergezen boxer 1978–2024
  2. Zeki Ergezen politician 1949–2020
  3. Elif Ergezen film director 1979–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gezmek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ergezen

Q1

What does the surname Ergezen mean?

Ergezen is built from er, “man, hero”, and gezen, the participle of gezmek, “to wander”: “the roaming hero”. Gezmek goes back to Proto-Turkic *keŕ-, “to walk through, wander”. Compounds starting with Er- of this kind are frequent in the surname repertoire of 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ergezen?

Ergezen is made up of two elements: er “man, valiant man” (Turkic) and gezmek “to wander, travel” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Ergezen?

Er·ge·zen, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾɡeˈzen/.