Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kamer

Kamer /kaˈmeɾ/

“moon”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Kamer?

Kamer

IPA /kaˈmeɾ/

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

What does the surname Kamer mean?

Kamer means ‘moon’ and is borrowed from Arabic qamar. It was a literary word in Ottoman Turkish, and the adjective kameri ‘lunar’ derives from it. In Türkiye it is used as both a male and a female given name.1

Kamer is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kamer made of?

Kamer is a single Arabic root: kamer (kamer: moon).

Kamer root kamer kamer: moon ARABIC qamar “moon” Kamer kamer root kamer: moon qamar ARABIC “moon”
Kamer: parts and root words
  • qamar Arabic — moon1

How was the name Kamer formed?

Kamer is the word kamer (“kamer: moon”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Kamer?

  1. Davud Kamer basketball player 1978–
  2. Cihan Kamer sports executive
  3. Serra Kamer researcher

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

Is Kamer also a first name?

Yes. Kamer is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “moon”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kamer accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Kamer accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Kamer

Q1

What does the surname Kamer mean?

Kamer means ‘moon’ and is borrowed from Arabic qamar. It was a literary word in Ottoman Turkish, and the adjective kameri ‘lunar’ derives from it. In Türkiye it is used as both a male and a female given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kamer?

The root word of Kamer is qamar (Arabic): “moon”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kamer?

Ka·mer, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaˈmeɾ/.