Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İmren

İmren /imˈɾen/ ASCII Imren

“longing, admiration”1

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

How do you pronounce İmren?

İmren

IPA /imˈɾen/

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

What does the surname İmren mean?

İmren means ‘longing, admiring envy’, the wish to have what one sees, and shares its root with the verb imrenmek. Nişanyan traces the verb to Old Turkic amran- ‘to desire, to love’. Nişanyan Adlar records İmren as a Turkish name and compares it with İmran.1

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

İmren is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İmren made of?

İmren is a single root: imren (longing, admiring envy).

İmren root imren longing, admiring envy TURKIC imrenmek “to long for, to admire;Old Turkic ‘to desire,…’” İmren imren root longing, admiring envy imrenmek TURKIC “to long for, to admire; OldTurkic ‘to desire, to love’”
İmren: parts and root words
  • imrenmek Turkic — to long for, to admire; Old Turkic ‘to desire, to love’1

How was the name İmren formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named İmren?

  1. Abdullah İmren athlete 1949–
  2. Ali İmren association football player 1992–
  3. Ferhan İmren basketball player
  4. Işıl Göğem İmren researcher 1991–

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

Is İmren also a first name?

Yes. İmren is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “longing, admiration”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: İmren accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: imren accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: imren 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 İmren

Q1

What does the surname İmren mean?

İmren means ‘longing, admiring envy’, the wish to have what one sees, and shares its root with the verb imrenmek. Nişanyan traces the verb to Old Turkic amran- ‘to desire, to love’. Nişanyan Adlar records İmren as a Turkish name and compares it with İmran.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İmren?

The root word of İmren is imrenmek (Turkic): “to long for, to admire; Old Turkic ‘to desire, to love’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İmren?

İm·ren, 2 syllables; IPA: /imˈɾen/.