SURNAMEEntry 2,540
Işıngör
“one who sees the light”2
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How do you pronounce Işıngör?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Işıngör mean?
Joins ışın, “ray of light”, with gör-, the stem of görmek “to see”; the whole reads as “one who sees the light” or “see the ray”. It is not a dictionary headword.1,2
Grammar Compound ışın + verb stem gör-.
That Işıngör goes back to ışın and görmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Işıngör formed?
Işıngör was formed by joining ışın (“ışın: ray, beam of light”) and gör- (“görmek: to see”).
Which surnames are related to Işıngör?
| # | 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 | Hoşgör | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Şengör | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Görgün | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Aygören | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Görsev | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gördüm | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Işıngör?
- Mümtaz Işıngör sculptor 1933–
People surnamed Işıngör as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Işıngör written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Isingor: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş becomes s or sh; ö may appear as o or oe.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Işıngör?
Işın, Aydınlık and Yurdanur share gloss keywords with Işıngör within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Işıngör?
Read the root, formation and register information for Işıngör 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: görmek
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ışın
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Işıngör
- Q1
What does the surname Işıngör mean?
- Joins ışın, “ray of light”, with gör-, the stem of görmek “to see”; the whole reads as “one who sees the light” or “see the ray”. It is not a dictionary headword.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Işıngör?
- Işıngör is made up of two elements: ışın “ray of light” (Turkic) and görmek “to see” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Işıngör?
- I·şın·gör, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɯʃɯnˈɟœɾ/.