Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Harman

Harman /haɾˈman/

“threshing floor, harvest”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
H
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Harman?

Harman

IPA /haɾˈman/

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

What does the surname Harman mean?

Harman is the threshing floor where harvested grain is piled and threshed, and the threshing itself; figuratively it means ‘blend’, as in a tea blend. Nişanyan derives it from Persian xirman ‘threshing floor’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Harman as a name of Persian origin.1

Harman is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Harman made of?

Harman is a single Persian root: harman (threshing floor; threshing).

Harman root harman threshing floor;threshing PERSIAN harman “threshing floor” Harman harman root threshing floor; threshing harman PERSIAN “threshing floor”
Harman: parts and root words
  • harman Persian — threshing floor1

How was the name Harman formed?

Harman is the word harman (“threshing floor; threshing”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Harman?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Harmancı same root – –

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: harman accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Harman accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Harman

Q1

What does the surname Harman mean?

Harman is the threshing floor where harvested grain is piled and threshed, and the threshing itself; figuratively it means ‘blend’, as in a tea blend. Nişanyan derives it from Persian xirman ‘threshing floor’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Harman as a name of Persian origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Harman?

The root word of Harman is harman (Persian): “threshing floor”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Harman?

Har·man, 2 syllables; IPA: /haɾˈman/.