SURNAMEEntry 2,505
Hoşgör
“tolerant, forbearing”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 2
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- H
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How do you pronounce Hoşgör?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Hoşgör mean?
Hoşgör is the imperative of the idiom hoş görmek ‘to overlook faults, to take kindly’: ‘be tolerant’. The word hoşgörü ‘tolerance’ comes from the same idiom. The surname reads like a piece of advice to be understanding and forgiving.1,3
Grammar hoş + gör-: imperative of the idiom.
That Hoşgör goes back to hoş and görmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Hoşgör formed?
Hoşgör was formed by joining hoş (“pleasant, nice”) and gör- (“to see”).
Which surnames are related to Hoşgör?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Şengör | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Görgün | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aygören | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Görsev | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Gördüm | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Görür | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Hoşgör?
- Diğdem Hoşgör handball player 1991–
- Bedriye Hoşgör composer 1889–1968
- Canan Hoşgör actor 1971–
- Nedim Hoşgör basketball player
- Hatice Hoşgör researcher
- Levent Hoşgör basketball player 1968–
- Mine Hoşgör-Limoncu researcher
People surnamed Hoşgör as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Hoşgör also a first name?
Yes. Hoşgör is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tolerant, forbearing”.
Hoşgör as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Hoşgör written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Türkiye the name is often written Hosgor or Hosgoer.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Hoşgör?
Makbule, Adil and Cömert share gloss keywords with Hoşgör within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Hoşgör?
Read the root, formation and register information for Hoşgör alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: hoş
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: hoş
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: görmek
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Hoşgör
- Q1
What does the surname Hoşgör mean?
- Hoşgör is the imperative of the idiom hoş görmek ‘to overlook faults, to take kindly’: ‘be tolerant’. The word hoşgörü ‘tolerance’ comes from the same idiom. The surname reads like a piece of advice to be understanding and forgiving.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Hoşgör?
- Hoşgör is made up of two elements: hoş “pleasant, pleasing; Persian xoš” (Persian) and görmek “to see; hoş görmek: to tolerate, to overlook” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Hoşgör?
- Hoş·gör, 2 syllables; IPA: /hoʃˈɡøɾ/.