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Mengi

Mengi /meɲˈɟi/

“eternal, everlasting”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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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 Mengi?

Mengi

IPA /meɲˈɟi/

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

What does the surname Mengi mean?

Mengi is known as a form of bengi and mengü, Turkish words for “endless, everlasting”. The word alternates between initial b- and m- in older Turkic and appears in the Orkhon inscriptions in bengü taş, “eternal stone”. Mengi is also used as a given name.1,2

Grammar Form of bengi/bengü with the initial b- > m- alternation.

That Mengi goes back to bengi and mengi is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Mengi made of?

Mengi is a single Turkic root: mengi (mengi: a form of bengi/mengü “eternal”).

Mengi + root mengi mengi: a form ofbengi/mengü “eternal” TURKIC bengi “eternal, perpetual,undying” TURKIC mengi “eternal, withoutbeginning; a form of…” Mengi mengi root mengi: a form of bengi/mengü “eternal” bengi TURKIC “eternal, perpetual, undying” mengi TURKIC “eternal, without beginning; aform of the name Mengü”
Mengi: parts and root words
  • bengi Turkic — eternal, perpetual, undying1
  • mengi Turkic — eternal, without beginning; a form of the name Mengü2

How was the name Mengi formed?

Mengi is the word mengi (“mengi: a form of bengi/mengü “eternal””), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Mengi?

Mengi Bengisu Bengü Bengi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bengisu same root – –
02 Bengü same root – –
03 Bengi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Mengi?

  1. Cemil Mengi association football player 1986–
  2. Ruhat Mengi journalist 1951–
  3. Güngör Mengi journalist 1940–2023
  4. Halit Mengi politician 1883–1958
  5. Nazlı Mengi singer 1982–
  6. Sezgi Mengi actor 1985–
  7. Vedat Mengi politician 1917–1982
  8. Alper Mengi researcher

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

Is Mengi also a first name?

Yes. Mengi is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “eternal, everlasting”.

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

How is Mengi written and pronounced abroad?

The name is written Mengi abroad as in Turkish. The ng is a single nasal sound followed by a soft g, as in English “finger”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bengi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Mengi accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bengi 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Mengi

Q1

What does the surname Mengi mean?

Mengi is known as a form of bengi and mengü, Turkish words for “endless, everlasting”. The word alternates between initial b- and m- in older Turkic and appears in the Orkhon inscriptions in bengü taş, “eternal stone”. Mengi is also used as a given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mengi?

The root word of Mengi is bengi (Turkic): “eternal, perpetual, undying”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mengi?

Men·gi, 2 syllables; IPA: /meɲˈɟi/.