Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mengü

Mengü /menˈɡy/ ASCII Mengu

“eternal, immortal”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Mengü?

Mengü

IPA /menˈɡy/

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

What does the surname Mengü mean?

Mengü means “endless, everlasting, immortal”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that this Old Turkic name, which Kashgari defined as “immortal”, took on the sense “lord, his excellency” in Mongolian usage; Möngke (Mengü) Khan, the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, bore it. It is used as both a female and a male name.2

Mengü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mengü made of?

Mengü is a single root: mengü (eternal, immortal).

Mengü root mengü eternal, immortal TURKIC mengü “everlasting, eternal” Mengü mengü root eternal, immortal mengü TURKIC “everlasting, eternal”
Mengü: parts and root words
  • mengü Turkic — everlasting, eternal2

How was the name Mengü formed?

Mengü belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Mengü?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Mengüç same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Mengü?

  1. Nevşin Mengü television presenter 1982–
  2. Şahin Mengü politician 1948–2021
  3. Ahmet Naşit Mengü military personnel 1903–1964

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

Is Mengü also a first name?

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

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

How is Mengü written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Mengu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mengü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Mengü 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mengü

Q1

What does the surname Mengü mean?

Mengü means “endless, everlasting, immortal”. Nişanyan Adlar notes that this Old Turkic name, which Kashgari defined as “immortal”, took on the sense “lord, his excellency” in Mongolian usage; Möngke (Mengü) Khan, the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, bore it. It is used as both a female and a male name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mengü?

The root word of Mengü is mengü (Turkic): “everlasting, eternal”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mengü?

Men·gü, 2 syllables; IPA: /menˈɡy/.