Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gördüm

Gördüm /ɡøɾˈdym/ ASCII Gordum

“I saw”1

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

How do you pronounce Gördüm?

Gördüm

IPA /ɡøɾˈdym/

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

What does the surname Gördüm mean?

Gördüm is the first-person past tense of görmek ‘to see’: ‘I saw’. It has the shape of a sentence name, like Hakverdi. The verb continues Old Turkic kör- ‘to see’, according to Nişanyan. The sources do not say what situation the name refers to.1

Grammar gör- + -dü + -m (first person singular, simple past).

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

What is Gördüm made of?

Gördüm is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: gör- (to see) + -dü (simple past) + -m (first person singular).

Gördüm ++ root gör- to see TURKIC görmek “to see” suffix -dü simple past suffix -m first person singular Gördüm gör- root to see görmek TURKIC “to see” -dü suffix simple past -m suffix first person singular
Gördüm: parts and root words
  • görmek Turkic — to see1

How was the name Gördüm formed?

Gördüm was formed by adding the suffix -dü (“simple past”) to the verb stem gör- (“to see”).

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

Which surnames are related to Gördüm?

Gördüm Güngör Gören Gör Görmez Üngör Görmüş Hoşgör Şengör Görgün Aygören Görsev Görür
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Gören same root – –
03 Gör same root – –
04 Görmez same root – –
05 Üngör same root – –
06 Görmüş same root – –
07 Hoşgör same root – –
08 Şengör same root – –
09 Görgün same root – –
10 Aygören same root – –
11 Görsev same root – –
12 Görür same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gördüm?

  1. Altan Gördüm actor 1958–
  2. Dolunay Gördüm actor 1985–

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

How is Gördüm written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gordum (in German records also Goerduem).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gör- accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Gördüm 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

Common questions about Gördüm

Q1

What does the surname Gördüm mean?

Gördüm is the first-person past tense of görmek ‘to see’: ‘I saw’. It has the shape of a sentence name, like Hakverdi. The verb continues Old Turkic kör- ‘to see’, according to Nişanyan. The sources do not say what situation the name refers to.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gördüm?

The root word of Gördüm is görmek (Turkic): “to see”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gördüm?

Gör·düm, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøɾˈdym/.