Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,806

Kalender

Kalender /kalenˈdeɾ/

“carefree; wandering dervish”3

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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 Kalender?

Kalender

IPA /kalenˈdeɾ/

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

What does the surname Kalender mean?

A kalender is someone who cares nothing for wealth or show and lives simply and generously. The word first described wandering dervishes who had turned away from the world; it passed from Persian through Arabic into Turkish. Today the phrase kalender meşrep describes an easygoing, carefree temperament.1,3

Grammar Bare noun from Persian, also used as an adjective.

Kalender is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kalender made of?

Kalender is a single root: kalender (wandering dervish; unpretentious person).

Kalender + root kalender wandering dervish;unpretentious person PERSIAN kalender “unpretentious, carefreeperson; wandering…” ARABIC ḳalandar “wandering Sufi” Kalender kalender root wandering dervish; unpretentiousperson kalender PERSIAN “unpretentious, carefree person;wandering dervish” ḳalandar ARABIC “wandering Sufi”
Kalender: parts and root words
  • kalender Persian — unpretentious, carefree person; wandering dervish3
  • ḳalandar Arabic — wandering Sufi1

How was the name Kalender formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kalender?

  1. Furkan Kalender fencer
  2. Sabahattin Kalender composer 1919–2012
  3. Arife Kalender poet 1954–
  4. Cem Kalender author 1976–
  5. Engin Kalender association football player 1984–
  6. Hasan Kalender film editor 1984–
  7. Tolga Kalender association football player 2001–
  8. Dou Kalender composer 1985–

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

Is Kalender also a first name?

Yes. Kalender is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “carefree; wandering dervish”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kalender accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kalender accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kalender 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 Kalender

Q1

What does the surname Kalender mean?

A kalender is someone who cares nothing for wealth or show and lives simply and generously. The word first described wandering dervishes who had turned away from the world; it passed from Persian through Arabic into Turkish. Today the phrase kalender meşrep describes an easygoing, carefree temperament.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kalender?

The root word of Kalender is kalender (Persian): “unpretentious, carefree person; wandering dervish”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kalender?

Ka·len·der, 3 syllables; IPA: /kalenˈdeɾ/.