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Navruz

Navruz /navˈɾuz/

“Nowruz, spring festival”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
N
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 Navruz?

Navruz

IPA /navˈɾuz/

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

What does the surname Navruz mean?

Navruz is a variant of Nevruz. Persian nowrūz means ‘new day’ and names the new-year and spring festival held at the spring equinox, around 21 March. It is celebrated across a wide area from Central Asia to the Balkans.1

What is Navruz made of?

Navruz is a single Persian root: navruz (nevruz: Persian ‘new day’, spring festival).

Navruz root navruz nevruz: Persian ‘newday’, spring festival PERSIAN nowruz “‘new day’; new-yearfestival at the spring…” Navruz navruz root nevruz: Persian ‘new day’, springfestival nowruz PERSIAN “‘new day’; new-year festival atthe spring equinox”
Navruz: parts and root words
  • nowruz Persian — ‘new day’; new-year festival at the spring equinox1

How was the name Navruz formed?

Navruz is the word navruz (“nevruz: Persian ‘new day’, spring festival”), 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 Navruz?

  1. Alp Navruz actor 1990–
  2. Selin Navruz volleyball player 1997–
  3. Gözde Navruz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: nevruz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: navruz 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 Navruz

Q1

What does the surname Navruz mean?

Navruz is a variant of Nevruz. Persian nowrūz means ‘new day’ and names the new-year and spring festival held at the spring equinox, around 21 March. It is celebrated across a wide area from Central Asia to the Balkans.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Navruz?

The root word of Navruz is nowruz (Persian): “‘new day’; new-year festival at the spring equinox”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Navruz?

Nav·ruz, 2 syllables; IPA: /navˈɾuz/.