Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İrem

İrem /iˈɾem/ ASCII Irem

“garden of paradise”3

Letters / syllables
4 / 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 İrem?

İrem

IPA /iˈɾem/

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

What does the surname İrem mean?

İrem comes from Iram, the legendary city ‘of the pillars’ named in the Quran. In Islamic literature İrem bağı ‘Garden of Iram’ stands for paradise, and in Turkish the word means ‘garden of paradise’. Nişanyan takes the name from Arabic; its further origin is unclear.3

İrem is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is İrem made of?

İrem is a single root: İrem (Garden of Iram, paradise).

İrem root İrem Garden of Iram, paradise ARABIC irem “Iram, a city named inthe Quran; paradise…” İrem İrem root Garden of Iram, paradise irem ARABIC “Iram, a city named in the Quran;paradise garden”
İrem: parts and root words
  • irem Arabic — Iram, a city named in the Quran; paradise garden3

How was the name İrem formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named İrem?

  1. İlhan İrem singer 1955–2022
  2. Elçin Zehra İrem film actor 2002–

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

Is İrem also a first name?

Yes. İrem is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “garden of paradise”.

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

How is İrem written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Irem in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Q1

What does the surname İrem mean?

İrem comes from Iram, the legendary city ‘of the pillars’ named in the Quran. In Islamic literature İrem bağı ‘Garden of Iram’ stands for paradise, and in Turkish the word means ‘garden of paradise’. Nişanyan takes the name from Arabic; its further origin is unclear.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İrem?

The root word of İrem is irem (Arabic): “Iram, a city named in the Quran; paradise garden”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İrem?

İ·rem, 2 syllables; IPA: /iˈɾem/.