Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Nazmi

Nazmi /nazˈmi/

“order; male name”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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 Nazmi?

Nazmi

IPA /nazˈmi/

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

What does the surname Nazmi mean?

Nazmi is a male given name of Arabic origin; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names gives the sense ‘order, arrangement’. It shares its root with Arabic naẓm ‘arranging, order; verse’, which lives on in Turkish as nazım ‘verse, poetry’. As a surname it continues a personal name.1,2

What is Nazmi made of?

Nazmi is a single root: Nazmi (of order; of verse).

Nazmi + root Nazmi of order; of verse ARABIC Nazmi “order, arrangement” ARABIC nazım “arranging; verse” Nazmi Nazmi root of order; of verse Nazmi ARABIC “order, arrangement” nazım ARABIC “arranging; verse”
Nazmi: parts and root words
  • Nazmi Arabic — order, arrangement1
  • nazım Arabic — arranging; verse2

How was the name Nazmi formed?

Nazmi belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Nazmi?

  1. Edirneli Nazmi poet
  2. Latifa Nazmi actor 1898–1945
  3. Aydın Nazmi researcher 2000–
  4. Ali Nazmi poet 1878–1946
  5. Yasser Nazmi association football player 1973–

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

Is Nazmi also a first name?

Yes. Nazmi is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “order; male name”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Nazmi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: nazım 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 Nazmi

Q1

What does the surname Nazmi mean?

Nazmi is a male given name of Arabic origin; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names gives the sense ‘order, arrangement’. It shares its root with Arabic naẓm ‘arranging, order; verse’, which lives on in Turkish as nazım ‘verse, poetry’. As a surname it continues a personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Nazmi?

The root word of Nazmi is Nazmi (Arabic): “order, arrangement”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Nazmi?

Naz·mi, 2 syllables; IPA: /nazˈmi/.