Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ergök

Ergök /eɾˈɟøc/ ASCII Ergok

“hero of the sky”1

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

How do you pronounce Ergök?

Ergök

IPA /eɾˈɟøc/

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

What does the surname Ergök mean?

Formed from er “hero” and gök “sky, blue”: “the sky hero”. Gök goes back to Old Turkic kök “blue” and is an element of many names such as Göktürk and Gökhan.1

Grammar er + gök

That Ergök goes back to er and gök is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Ergök made of?

Ergök is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: er (er: hero, man) + gök (gök: sky; blue).

Ergök + first element er er: hero, man TURKIC er “man, hero” root gök gök: sky; blue TURKIC gök “sky; blue” Ergök er first element er: hero, man er TURKIC “man, hero” gök root gök: sky; blue gök TURKIC “sky; blue”
Ergök: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, hero1
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1

How was the name Ergök formed?

Ergök was formed by joining er (“er: hero, man”) and gök (“gök: sky; blue”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Ergök?

Ergök Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Gökçek Göksel Göktürk Göker Göktepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gökçe same root – –
02 Gök same root – –
03 Göksu same root – –
04 Gökçen same root – –
05 Gökmen same root – –
06 Gökalp same root – –
07 Göktaş same root – –
08 Gökçek same root – –
09 Göksel same root – –
10 Göktürk same root – –
11 Göker same root – –
12 Göktepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ergök?

  1. Hakkı Ergök actor 1960–

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

How is Ergök written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Ergok.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gök accessed 9 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

Common questions about Ergök

Q1

What does the surname Ergök mean?

Formed from er “hero” and gök “sky, blue”: “the sky hero”. Gök goes back to Old Turkic kök “blue” and is an element of many names such as Göktürk and Gökhan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ergök?

Ergök is made up of two elements: er “man, hero” (Turkic) and gök “sky; blue” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Ergök?

Er·gök, 2 syllables; IPA: /eɾˈɟøc/.