Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Nejat

Nejat /neˈʒat/

“salvation”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
N
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 Nejat?

Nejat

IPA /neˈʒat/

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

What does the surname Nejat mean?

Nejat is a male given name from Arabic najāt ‘salvation, deliverance’; the form Necat is also used in Turkish. Nejat, with j, is an established spelling variant of the name.1

What is Nejat made of?

Nejat is a single Arabic root: Nejat (necat: salvation, deliverance).

Nejat root Nejat necat: salvation,deliverance ARABIC necat “salvation, deliverance” Nejat Nejat root necat: salvation, deliverance necat ARABIC “salvation, deliverance”
Nejat: parts and root words
  • necat Arabic — salvation, deliverance1

How was the name Nejat formed?

Nejat is the word Nejat (“necat: salvation, deliverance”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Nejat?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Necati same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Nejat?

  1. Murat Nejat poet

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

Is Nejat also a first name?

Yes. Nejat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “salvation”.

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

How is Nejat written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Nejat is unchanged in foreign records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: نجات accessed 9 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 Nejat

Q1

What does the surname Nejat mean?

Nejat is a male given name from Arabic najāt ‘salvation, deliverance’; the form Necat is also used in Turkish. Nejat, with j, is an established spelling variant of the name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Nejat?

The root word of Nejat is necat (Arabic): “salvation, deliverance”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Nejat?

Ne·jat, 2 syllables; IPA: /neˈʒat/.