Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Narin

Narin /naˈɾin/

“slender, delicate”1

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

How do you pronounce Narin?

Narin

IPA /naˈɾin/

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

What does the surname Narin mean?

Narin means ‘slender, delicate, graceful’, as in a narin sapling or a narin build. The word comes from Mongolian nariin ‘thin, narrow’. It is a common Turkish female given name.1

Narin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Narin made of?

Narin is a single Mongolic root: narin (slender, delicate).

Narin root narin slender, delicate MONGOLIC narin “slender, delicate;Mongolian nariin ‘thin’” Narin narin root slender, delicate narin MONGOLIC “slender, delicate; Mongoliannariin ‘thin’”
Narin: parts and root words
  • narin Mongolic — slender, delicate; Mongolian nariin ‘thin’1

How was the name Narin formed?

Narin is the adjective narin (“slender, delicate”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Narin?

  1. Dilara Narin weightlifter 2002–
  2. Sefa Narin association football player 1994–
  3. Asli Narin artist
  4. Burcu Narin researcher
  5. Yunus Narin actor 1989–
  6. İbrahim Narin researcher

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

Is Narin also a first name?

Yes. Narin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “slender, delicate”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: narin 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 Narin

Q1

What does the surname Narin mean?

Narin means ‘slender, delicate, graceful’, as in a narin sapling or a narin build. The word comes from Mongolian nariin ‘thin, narrow’. It is a common Turkish female given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Narin?

The root word of Narin is narin (Mongolic): “slender, delicate; Mongolian nariin ‘thin’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Narin?

Na·rin, 2 syllables; IPA: /naˈɾin/.