Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mavi

Mavi /maˈvi/

“blue”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
M
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Mavi?

Mavi

IPA /maˈvi/

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

What does the surname Mavi mean?

Mavi is blue, the colour between green and violet, the colour of a cloudless sky. The word comes from Arabic māʾī “watery, water-coloured”, derived from māʾ “water”; Ottoman Turkish also used the form mai.1

Mavi is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mavi made of?

Mavi is a single Arabic root: mavi (mavi: blue).

Mavi root mavi mavi: blue ARABIC mavi “blue; Arabic māʾī‘watery, water-coloured’” Mavi mavi root mavi: blue mavi ARABIC “blue; Arabic māʾī ‘watery,water-coloured’”
Mavi: parts and root words
  • mavi Arabic — blue; Arabic māʾī “watery, water-coloured”1

How was the name Mavi formed?

Mavi is the adjective mavi (“mavi: blue”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Mavi?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Mavituna same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Mavi?

  1. Sebahattin Emre Mavi association football player 2000–
  2. Serpil Mavi Üstün painter 1979–

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

Is Mavi also a first name?

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

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

How is Mavi written and pronounced abroad?

The name contains no Turkish-specific letters and is written Mavi in foreign records too.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mavi accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mavi accessed 9 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 Mavi

Q1

What does the surname Mavi mean?

Mavi is blue, the colour between green and violet, the colour of a cloudless sky. The word comes from Arabic māʾī “watery, water-coloured”, derived from māʾ “water”; Ottoman Turkish also used the form mai.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mavi?

The root word of Mavi is mavi (Arabic): ‘blue; Arabic māʾī “watery, water-coloured”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mavi?

Ma·vi, 2 syllables; IPA: /maˈvi/.