Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Mermer

Mermer /meɾˈmeɾ/

“marble”1

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

How do you pronounce Mermer?

Mermer

IPA /meɾˈmeɾ/

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

What does the surname Mermer mean?

Mermer is marble, a hard, polishable, gleaming stone. According to Nişanyan, Turkish took the word from Arabic and Persian marmar, which goes back to Greek mármaron and ultimately to Ancient Greek marmaírō ‘to sparkle’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Mermer as a name.1

Mermer is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Mermer made of?

Mermer is a single Arabic root: mermer (marble).

Mermer root mermer marble ARABIC mermer “marble (Arabic/Persianmarmar, from Greek…” Mermer mermer root marble mermer ARABIC “marble (Arabic/Persian marmar,from Greek mármaron)”
Mermer: parts and root words
  • mermer Arabic — marble (Arabic/Persian marmar, from Greek mármaron)1

How was the name Mermer formed?

Mermer is the word mermer (“marble”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Mermer?

  1. Nurten Mermer athletics competitor 1995–
  2. Sami Mermer screenwriter

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: mermer accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Mermer 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

Common questions about Mermer

Q1

What does the surname Mermer mean?

Mermer is marble, a hard, polishable, gleaming stone. According to Nişanyan, Turkish took the word from Arabic and Persian marmar, which goes back to Greek mármaron and ultimately to Ancient Greek marmaírō ‘to sparkle’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Mermer as a name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mermer?

The root word of Mermer is mermer (Arabic): “marble (Arabic/Persian marmar, from Greek mármaron)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mermer?

Mer·mer, 2 syllables; IPA: /meɾˈmeɾ/.