Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gökdemir

Gökdemir /ɡøkdeˈmiɾ/ ASCII Gokdemir

“blue iron; sky iron”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Gökdemir?

Gökdemir

IPA /ɡøkdeˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Gökdemir mean?

Gökdemir is made of gök and demir. Gök can be read here as either “blue” or “sky”: “blue iron”, the bluish sheen of steel, or “iron from the sky”. In surnames demir symbolises firmness, and the name joins the two images.1,2

Grammar gök + demir

That Gökdemir goes back to gök and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gökdemir made of?

Gökdemir breaks into 2 parts: gök (sky; blue) + demir (iron).

Gökdemir + root gök sky; blue TURKIC gök “sky; blue” root demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” Gökdemir gök root sky; blue gök TURKIC “sky; blue” demir root iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Gökdemir: parts and root words
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1
  • demir Turkic — iron2

How was the name Gökdemir formed?

Gökdemir belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gök + demir).

Which surnames are related to Gökdemir?

Gökdemir Demir Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Gökçe Demirtaş Kandemir Gök Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Demirci same root – –
04 Demirel same root – –
05 Aydemir same root – –
06 Gökçe same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Kandemir same root – –
09 Gök same root – –
10 Akdemir same root – –
11 Taşdemir same root – –
12 Demircan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gökdemir?

  1. Ali Gökdemir association football player 1991–
  2. Ayvaz Gökdemir politician 1942–2008
  3. Emine Gökdemir handball player 2003–
  4. Neslihan Gökdemir journalist 1970–
  5. Ceren Gökdemir basketball player 1992–
  6. Nazlı Gökdemir basketball player 1991–
  7. Selim Gökdemir businessperson 1960–
  8. Selim Gökdemir researcher

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

Is Gökdemir also a first name?

Yes. Gökdemir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “blue iron; sky iron”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gök accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: demir 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gökdemir

Q1

What does the surname Gökdemir mean?

Gökdemir is made of gök and demir. Gök can be read here as either “blue” or “sky”: “blue iron”, the bluish sheen of steel, or “iron from the sky”. In surnames demir symbolises firmness, and the name joins the two images.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gökdemir?

The root word of Gökdemir is gök (Turkic): “sky; blue”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gökdemir?

Gök·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡøkdeˈmiɾ/.