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Fırtına

Fırtına /fɯɾtɯˈna/ ASCII Firtina

“storm”1

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How do you pronounce Fırtına?

Fırtına

IPA /fɯɾtɯˈna/

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

What does the surname Fırtına mean?

Fırtına is a storm, a gale bringing rain and heavy seas, and figuratively any turbulent time. It comes from Venetian fortuna: Latin for ‘luck’, the word came to mean, in sailors’ speech, the most familiar form of bad luck, a storm.1

Fırtına is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Fırtına made of?

Fırtına is a single French root: fırtına (storm, gale).

Fırtına root fırtına storm, gale FRENCH fırtına “storm, gale; Venetianfortuna” Fırtına fırtına root storm, gale fırtına FRENCH “storm, gale; Venetian fortuna”
Fırtına: parts and root words
  • fırtına French — storm, gale; Venetian fortuna1

How was the name Fırtına formed?

Fırtına is the word fırtına (“storm, gale”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Fırtına?

  1. İbrahim Fırtına military leader 1941–
  2. Remziye Fırtına film actor 1916–1981
  3. Mazlum Fırtına association football player 1946–
  4. Can Fırtına researcher
  5. Emre Fırtına association football player 1996–
  6. Kerem Fırtına actor 1981–
  7. Sinem Fırtına researcher

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

Is Fırtına also a first name?

Yes. Fırtına is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “storm”.

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

How is Fırtına written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Firtina.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Fırtına?

Bora, Boran and Yıldırım share gloss keywords with Fırtına within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Fırtına?

Read the root, formation and register information for Fırtına alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: fırtına accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Fırtına

Q1

What does the surname Fırtına mean?

Fırtına is a storm, a gale bringing rain and heavy seas, and figuratively any turbulent time. It comes from Venetian fortuna: Latin for ‘luck’, the word came to mean, in sailors’ speech, the most familiar form of bad luck, a storm.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Fırtına?

The root word of Fırtına is fırtına (European): “storm, gale; Venetian fortuna”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Fırtına?

Fır·tı·na, 3 syllables; IPA: /fɯɾtɯˈna/.