Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Evren

Evren /evˈɾen/

“universe, cosmos”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
E
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 Evren?

Evren

IPA /evˈɾen/

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

What does the surname Evren mean?

Evren is the universe, the totality of celestial bodies and of all that exists. The word’s older meaning is “great serpent, dragon”; during the language reform it was revived as the Turkish word for “cosmos”. A district of Ankara also bears the name.2

Evren is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Evren made of?

Evren is a single root: evren (evren: universe; in the old sense a great serpent).

Evren root evren evren: universe; in theold sense a great serpent TURKIC evren “the universe, cosmos; agreat serpent, dragon” Evren evren root evren: universe; in the old sense agreat serpent evren TURKIC “the universe, cosmos; a greatserpent, dragon”
Evren: parts and root words
  • evren Turkic — the universe, cosmos; a great serpent, dragon2

How was the name Evren formed?

Evren belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Evren?

  1. Kenan Evren politician 1917–2015
  2. Sekine Evren housewife 1922–1982
  3. Süreyya Evren writer 1972–
  4. Burçak Evren journalist 1947–
  5. Figen Evren actor 1965–
  6. Ayhan Evren association football player 1982–
  7. Gürbüz Evren author 2000–
  8. Kutlu Evren politician 1957–

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

Is Evren also a first name?

Yes. Evren is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “universe, cosmos”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: evren accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Evren 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 Evren

Q1

What does the surname Evren mean?

Evren is the universe, the totality of celestial bodies and of all that exists. The word’s older meaning is “great serpent, dragon”; during the language reform it was revived as the Turkish word for “cosmos”. A district of Ankara also bears the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Evren?

The root word of Evren is evren (Turkic): “the universe, cosmos; a great serpent, dragon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Evren?

Ev·ren, 2 syllables; IPA: /evˈɾen/.