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Haydar

Haydar /hajˈdaɾ/

“lion”1

Established origin Haydar: root entries for ḥaydar · How do we know?

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6 / 2
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Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Haydar?

Haydar

IPA /hajˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Haydar mean?

Haydar is a personal name from Arabic ḥaydar ‘lion’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was the epithet, or first name, of Ali; the names Arslan in Turkish and Esed in Arabic carry the same meaning.1

What is Haydar made of?

Haydar is a single Arabic root: Haydar (Haydar: ‘lion’).

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Haydar: parts and root words

How was the name Haydar formed?

Haydar is the word Haydar (“Haydar: ‘lion’”), 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 Haydar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aydar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Haydar?

  1. Hüseyin Haydar poet 1956–

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

Is Haydar also a first name?

Yes. Haydar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lion”.

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Haydar?

Abbas, Arslanoğlu and Aslanoğlu share gloss keywords with Haydar within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Haydar?

Read the root, formation and register information for Haydar alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Haydar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name 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
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Haydar

Q1

What does the surname Haydar mean?

Haydar is a personal name from Arabic ḥaydar ‘lion’. According to Nişanyan Adlar it was the epithet, or first name, of Ali; the names Arslan in Turkish and Esed in Arabic carry the same meaning.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Haydar?

The root word of Haydar is ḥaydar (Arabic): “lion”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Haydar?

Hay·dar, 2 syllables; IPA: /hajˈdaɾ/.