Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Maral

Maral /maˈɾaɫ/

“doe”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
M
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Maral?

Maral

IPA /maˈɾaɫ/

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

What does the surname Maral mean?

Maral means ‘doe, hind’; it is a frequent image of beauty and grace in Turkish folk poetry. The word goes back to Middle Mongol maral ‘hind of the red deer’. It is also a girl’s name.1

Maral is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Maral made of?

Maral is a single Mongolic root: maral (maral: doe, red deer hind).

Maral root maral maral: doe, red deer hind MONGOLIC maral “doe; Middle Mongol maral‘hind of the red deer’” Maral maral root maral: doe, red deer hind maral MONGOLIC “doe; Middle Mongol maral ‘hindof the red deer’”
Maral: parts and root words
  • maral Mongolic — doe; Middle Mongol maral ‘hind of the red deer’1

How was the name Maral formed?

Maral is the word maral (“maral: doe, red deer hind”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

How else is Maral spelled?

Meralspelling

Who are some well-known people named Maral?

  1. Adnan Maral actor 1968–
  2. Enes Maral entrepreneur 1995–
  3. Senem Maral researcher

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

Is Maral also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: maral accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 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 Maral

Q1

What does the surname Maral mean?

Maral means ‘doe, hind’; it is a frequent image of beauty and grace in Turkish folk poetry. The word goes back to Middle Mongol maral ‘hind of the red deer’. It is also a girl’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Maral?

The root word of Maral is maral (Mongolic): “doe; Middle Mongol maral ‘hind of the red deer’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Maral?

Ma·ral, 2 syllables; IPA: /maˈɾaɫ/.