SURNAMEEntry 2,207
Gökmen
“sky-like; blue-eyed”2
Leading provinces Çankırı
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How do you pronounce Gökmen?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Gökmen mean?
Gök, “sky, blue”, takes the suffix -men. The name is read as “sky-like” or “blue-eyed”, following the same pattern as Akman and Özmen. It is used as a male given name.2
Grammar gök + -men.
That Gökmen goes back to gök is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Gökmen formed?
Gökmen was formed by adding the suffix -men (“intensifying/similative suffix”) to gök (“sky; blue”).
Which surnames are related to Gökmen?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gökçe | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Gök | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Göksu | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gökçen | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Gökalp | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Göktaş | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Gökçek | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Göksel | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Göktürk | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Göker | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Göktepe | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gökdemir | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Gökmen most common?
Gökmen is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Çankırı.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çankırı | 29 | 657 |
Who are some well-known people named Gökmen?
- Bedriye Tahir Gökmen aircraft pilot 1896–1969
- Rengin Gökmen conductor 1955–
- Jennifer Eaton Gökmen writer 1971–
- Fatin Gökmen politician 1877–1955
- Sami Gökmen politician 1935–
- Ali Gökmen politician 1978–
- Aydın Gökmen statesperson 1958–
- Gökcan Gökmen actor 1980–
People surnamed Gökmen as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Gökmen also a first name?
Yes. Gökmen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sky-like; blue-eyed”.
Gökmen as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Gökmen written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Gökmen is usually written Gokmen or Goekmen.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Gökmen?
Gökberk, Göker and Gökalp share gloss keywords with Gökmen within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Gökmen?
Read the root, formation and register information for Gökmen alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes, Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gök
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Gökmen
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Gökmen
- Q1
What does the surname Gökmen mean?
- Gök, “sky, blue”, takes the suffix -men. The name is read as “sky-like” or “blue-eyed”, following the same pattern as Akman and Özmen. It is used as a male given name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Gökmen?
- The root word of Gökmen is gök (Turkic): “sky; blue”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Gökmen?
- Gök·men, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟøcˈmen/.