Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Geyik

Geyik /ɡeˈjik/

“deer”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
G
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 Geyik?

Geyik

IPA /ɡeˈjik/

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

What does the surname Geyik mean?

A geyik is a deer, a shy and nimble animal of the deer family whose males carry long, branching antlers. The surname carries the name of this graceful animal; it may come from an ancestor’s nickname or from a place name, but this is not documented.1

Geyik is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Geyik made of?

Geyik is a single root: geyik (deer).

Geyik root geyik deer TURKIC geyik “deer, red deer” Geyik geyik root deer geyik TURKIC “deer, red deer”
Geyik: parts and root words
  • geyik Turkic — deer, red deer1

How was the name Geyik formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Geyik?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bozgeyik same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Geyik?

  1. Samet Geyik basketball player 1993–
  2. Yüsra Geyik actor 1990–
  3. Volkan Geyik association football player 1991–
  4. Suat Geyik film actor 1949–2015
  5. Alper Geyik researcher
  6. Caner Geyik researcher 2000–
  7. Faruk Geyik researcher
  8. Mehmet Geyik researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: geyik 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Geyik

Q1

What does the surname Geyik mean?

A geyik is a deer, a shy and nimble animal of the deer family whose males carry long, branching antlers. The surname carries the name of this graceful animal; it may come from an ancestor’s nickname or from a place name, but this is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Geyik?

The root word of Geyik is geyik (Turkic): “deer, red deer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Geyik?

Ge·yik, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡeˈjik/.