Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,542

Görür

Görür /ɡøˈɾyɾ/ ASCII Gorur

“sees, perceives”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 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 Görür?

Görür

IPA /ɡøˈɾyɾ/

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

What does the surname Görür mean?

The name is the aorist of görmek ‘to see’: ‘(he/she) sees, perceives’. Names of this shape, like Bilir and Anlar, praise alertness and insight. According to Nişanyan, görmek continues Old Turkic kör- ‘to see’ and shares its root with göz ‘eye’.1

Grammar gör- + -ür (aorist, 3rd person singular).

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

What is Görür made of?

Görür breaks into 2 parts: gör- (to see) + -ür (aorist).

Görür + root gör- to see TURKIC görmek “to see” suffix -ür aorist Görür gör- root to see görmek TURKIC “to see” -ür suffix aorist
Görür: parts and root words
  • görmek Turkic — to see1

How was the name Görür formed?

Görür belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (gör- + -ür).

Which surnames are related to Görür?

Görür Güngör Gören Gör Görmez Üngör Görmüş Hoşgör Şengör Görgün Aygören Görsev Gördüm
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 Gördüm same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Görür?

  1. Dilân Görür computer scientist
  2. Hatice Görür researcher

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

How is Görür written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Gorur: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gör- accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Görür 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

Common questions about Görür

Q1

What does the surname Görür mean?

The name is the aorist of görmek ‘to see’: ‘(he/she) sees, perceives’. Names of this shape, like Bilir and Anlar, praise alertness and insight. According to Nişanyan, görmek continues Old Turkic kör- ‘to see’ and shares its root with göz ‘eye’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Görür?

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

How do you pronounce Görür?

Gö·rür, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøˈɾyɾ/.