Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İlgin

İlgin /ilˈɟin/ ASCII Ilgin

“tamarisk”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
İ
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce İlgin?

İlgin

IPA /ilˈɟin/

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

What does the surname İlgin mean?

İlgin is also registered in the form Ilgın. Ilgın is the tamarisk, a shrub or small tree of dry and coastal ground; Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic yılgun “tamarisk”. The Ilgın district of Konya bears the same name.2

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

What is İlgin made of?

İlgin is a single root: ılgın (tamarisk).

İlgin root ılgın tamarisk TURKIC ılgın “tamarisk; Old Turkicyılgun” İlgin ılgın root tamarisk ılgın TURKIC “tamarisk; Old Turkic yılgun”
İlgin: parts and root words
  • ılgın Turkic — tamarisk; Old Turkic yılgun2

How was the name İlgin formed?

İlgin belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named İlgin?

  1. Adnan İlgin association football player 1973–
  2. Ertuğrul İlgin actor 1914–1993
  3. Merve Sevtap Ilgın translator
  4. Sinem Ilgın researcher

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

Is İlgin also a first name?

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

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

How is İlgin written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Ilgin in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ılgın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ılgın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: İlgin accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about İlgin

Q1

What does the surname İlgin mean?

İlgin is also registered in the form Ilgın. Ilgın is the tamarisk, a shrub or small tree of dry and coastal ground; Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic yılgun “tamarisk”. The Ilgın district of Konya bears the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İlgin?

The root word of İlgin is ılgın (Turkic): “tamarisk; Old Turkic yılgun”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İlgin?

İl·gin, 2 syllables; IPA: /ilˈɟin/.