Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mamur

Mamur /maˈmuɾ/

“prosperous, thriving”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
M
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5As a first name
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Mamur?

Mamur

IPA /maˈmuɾ/

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

What does the surname Mamur mean?

Mamur means ‘prosperous, thriving, well-developed’, said especially of towns and lands; its opposite is harap ‘ruined’. The word is borrowed from Arabic maʿmūr, from the root ʿamara ‘to build up, to make prosper’.1

Mamur is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mamur made of?

Mamur is a single Arabic root: mamur (prosperous, well-developed).

Mamur root mamur prosperous,well-developed ARABIC mamur “prosperous, flourishing,thriving” Mamur mamur root prosperous, well-developed mamur ARABIC “prosperous, flourishing,thriving”
Mamur: parts and root words
  • mamur Arabic — prosperous, flourishing, thriving1

How was the name Mamur formed?

Mamur is the adjective mamur (“prosperous, well-developed”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Is Mamur also a first name?

Yes. Mamur is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “prosperous, thriving”.

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

How is Mamur written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Mamur abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mamur accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mamur accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Mamur

Q1

What does the surname Mamur mean?

Mamur means ‘prosperous, thriving, well-developed’, said especially of towns and lands; its opposite is harap ‘ruined’. The word is borrowed from Arabic maʿmūr, from the root ʿamara ‘to build up, to make prosper’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mamur?

The root word of Mamur is mamur (Arabic): “prosperous, flourishing, thriving”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mamur?

Ma·mur, 2 syllables; IPA: /maˈmuɾ/.