Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İyigün

İyigün /ijiˈɡyn/ ASCII Iyigun

“good day, good days”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
İ
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce İyigün?

İyigün

IPA /ijiˈɡyn/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İyigün mean?

İyigün joins iyi ‘good’ and gün ‘day’: ‘good day, good days’. As simple as a greeting, the surname carries a wish for days of comfort and well-being. İyi is the modern form of Old Turkic edgü.1,2

Grammar iyi + gün: adjective plus noun.

That İyigün goes back to iyi and gün is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is İyigün made of?

İyigün is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: iyi (good) + gün (day).

İyigün + root iyi good TURKIC iyi “good; Old Turkic edgü” root gün day TURKIC gün “day” İyigün iyi root good iyi TURKIC “good; Old Turkic edgü” gün root day gün TURKIC “day”
İyigün: parts and root words
  • iyi Turkic — good; Old Turkic edgü1
  • gün Turkic — day2

How was the name İyigün formed?

İyigün is a name newly coined from iyi (“good”) and gün (“day”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to İyigün?

İyigün Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Aygün Günaydın Günal Gün Gündoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Güner same root – –
03 Akgün same root – –
04 Günay same root – –
05 Güney same root – –
06 Ergün same root – –
07 Gündoğdu same root – –
08 Aygün same root – –
09 Günaydın same root – –
10 Günal same root – –
11 Gün same root – –
12 Gündoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İyigün?

  1. Murat İyigün researcher 1964–
  2. İzzettin İyigün soldier 1938–2022
  3. Demet İyigün actor 1973–
  4. Gözde İyigün researcher
  5. Zeynep Erdoğan İyigün researcher
  6. İrem İyigün researcher

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

How is İyigün written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Iyigun or Iyiguen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iyi accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: iyi accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gün accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about İyigün

Q1

What does the surname İyigün mean?

İyigün joins iyi ‘good’ and gün ‘day’: ‘good day, good days’. As simple as a greeting, the surname carries a wish for days of comfort and well-being. İyi is the modern form of Old Turkic edgü.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İyigün?

İyigün is made up of two elements: iyi “good; Old Turkic edgü” (Turkic) and gün “day” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce İyigün?

İ·yi·gün, 3 syllables; IPA: /ijiˈɡyn/.