Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,064

Gezgin

Gezgin /ɟezˈɟin/

“traveller”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Gezgin?

Gezgin

IPA /ɟezˈɟin/

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

What does the surname Gezgin mean?

A gezgin is a traveller who sets out to see and get to know new places, the Turkish equivalent of the older seyyah. It derives from the verb gezmek with the suffix -gin. The surname may go back to a name for someone who travelled a great deal and never stayed put.1

Grammar gez- + -gin.

Gezgin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gezgin made of?

Gezgin is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gez- (gezmek “to travel”) + -gin (deverbal suffix).

Gezgin + root gez- gezmek “to travel” TURKIC gezgin “traveller, explorer” suffix -gin deverbal suffix Gezgin gez- root gezmek “to travel” gezgin TURKIC “traveller, explorer” -gin suffix deverbal suffix
Gezgin: parts and root words
  • gezgin Turkic — traveller, explorer1

How was the name Gezgin formed?

Gezgin was formed by adding the suffix -gin (“deverbal suffix”) to gez- (“gezmek “to travel””).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Gezgin?

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

Who are some well-known people named Gezgin?

  1. Damla Gezgin basketball player 1990–
  2. Deniz Gezgin author 1981–
  3. Ercan Gezgin coach
  4. Hakkı Süha Gezgin translator 1895–1963
  5. Özlem Gezgin film actor 1996–
  6. İsmail Gezgin author 1965–
  7. Ahmet Gezgin photographer 1948–
  8. Enis Gezgin basketball player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gezgin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gezgin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gezgin accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gezgin

Q1

What does the surname Gezgin mean?

A gezgin is a traveller who sets out to see and get to know new places, the Turkish equivalent of the older seyyah. It derives from the verb gezmek with the suffix -gin. The surname may go back to a name for someone who travelled a great deal and never stayed put.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gezgin?

The root word of Gezgin is gezgin (Turkic): “traveller, explorer”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gezgin?

Gez·gin, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟezˈɟin/.