Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gezen

Gezen /ɡeˈzen/

“wanderer”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
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 Gezen?

Gezen

IPA /ɡeˈzen/

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

What does the surname Gezen mean?

Gezen is the participle of gezmek, “to travel, wander”: “one who roams, travels”. Gezmek goes back to Proto-Turkic *keŕ-, “to walk through, wander”.1

Grammar gez- + -en (present participle).

That Gezen goes back to gezmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Gezen made of?

Gezen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gez- (to travel, wander) + -en (present participle).

Gezen + root gez- to travel, wander TURKIC gezmek “to wander, travel” suffix -en present participle Gezen gez- root to travel, wander gezmek TURKIC “to wander, travel” -en suffix present participle
Gezen: parts and root words
  • gezmek Turkic — to wander, travel1

How was the name Gezen formed?

Gezen was formed by adding the suffix -en (“present participle”) to the verb stem gez- (“to travel, wander”).

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

Which surnames are related to Gezen?

Gezen Gezer Gezgin Gezmiş Gezici Ergezen 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 Gezgin same root – –
03 Gezmiş same root – –
04 Gezici same root – –
05 Ergezen same root – –
06 İlgezdi same root – –
07 Ergezer same root – –
08 Gezginci same root – –
09 Şengezer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gezen?

  1. Müjdat Gezen actor 1943–
  2. Ayhan Gezen association football player 1972–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gezmek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gezmek 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 Gezen

Q1

What does the surname Gezen mean?

Gezen is the participle of gezmek, “to travel, wander”: “one who roams, travels”. Gezmek goes back to Proto-Turkic *keŕ-, “to walk through, wander”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gezen?

The root word of Gezen is gezmek (Turkic): “to wander, travel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gezen?

Ge·zen, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡeˈzen/.