Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,364

Öğün

Öğün /øːˈyn/ ASCII Ogun

“mealtime; take pride”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Öğün?

Öğün

IPA /øːˈyn/

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

What does the surname Öğün mean?

Öğün means “mealtime” and “a meal eaten at one time”; in older use it also means “time, occasion”. The word rests on the Old Turkic root öd, “time”. The same form can also be read as the imperative of öğünmek, “to take pride”; which one lies behind the surname can vary.1

That Öğün goes back to öğün and öğünmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Öğün is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Öğün made of?

Öğün is a single Turkic root: öğün (öğün: mealtime; time, occasion).

Öğün + root öğün öğün: mealtime; time,occasion TURKIC öğün “time, occasion;mealtime; meal” TURKIC öğünmek “to boast, to take pride” Öğün öğün root öğün: mealtime; time, occasion öğün TURKIC “time, occasion; mealtime; meal” öğünmek TURKIC “to boast, to take pride”
Öğün: parts and root words
  • öğün Turkic — time, occasion; mealtime; meal1
  • öğünmek Turkic — to boast, to take pride1

How was the name Öğün formed?

Öğün is the word öğün (“öğün: mealtime; time, occasion”), 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 Öğün?

  1. Pınar Öğün film actor 1984–
  2. Musa Öğün politician 1917–2007
  3. Naci Öğün cross-country skier 1944–
  4. Süleyman Seyfi Öğün writer 1959–
  5. Mert Öğün filmmaker 1977–
  6. Zeynep Çizmeli Öğün historian 1969–
  7. Başar Öğün basketball player 1974–
  8. Muhammed Nur Ögün researcher

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

Is Öğün also a first name?

Yes. Öğün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “mealtime; take pride”.

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

How is Öğün written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Ogun.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öğün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öğün 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Öğün

Q1

What does the surname Öğün mean?

Öğün means “mealtime” and “a meal eaten at one time”; in older use it also means “time, occasion”. The word rests on the Old Turkic root öd, “time”. The same form can also be read as the imperative of öğünmek, “to take pride”; which one lies behind the surname can vary.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öğün?

The root word of Öğün is öğünmek (Turkic): “to boast, to take pride”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Öğün?

Ö·ğün, 2 syllables; IPA: /øːˈyn/.