Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,365

Öğür

Öğür /øˈyɾ/ ASCII Ogur

“peer; familiar, accustomed”1

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

How do you pronounce Öğür?

Öğür

IPA /øˈyɾ/

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

What does the surname Öğür mean?

Turkish Wiktionary glosses öğür as “peer; group, set” and, as an adjective, “used to, accustomed; familiar”. The surname is read as this Turkish word: familiar, close, a peer.1

That Öğür goes back to öğür is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Öğür is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Öğür made of?

Öğür is a single Turkic root: öğür (öğür: peer, companion; accustomed).

Öğür root öğür öğür: peer, companion;accustomed TURKIC öğür “peer; group; accustomed” Öğür öğür root öğür: peer, companion; accustomed öğür TURKIC “peer; group; accustomed”
Öğür: parts and root words
  • öğür Turkic — peer; group; accustomed1

How was the name Öğür formed?

Öğür is the adjective öğür (“öğür: peer, companion; accustomed”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Is Öğür also a first name?

Yes. Öğür is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “peer; familiar, accustomed”.

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

How is Öğür written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ogur: ğ, which is not pronounced as a consonant, is written g; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öğür accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Öğür accessed 9 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 Öğür

Q1

What does the surname Öğür mean?

Turkish Wiktionary glosses öğür as “peer; group, set” and, as an adjective, “used to, accustomed; familiar”. The surname is read as this Turkish word: familiar, close, a peer.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öğür?

The root word of Öğür is öğür (Turkic): “peer; group; accustomed”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Öğür?

Ö·ğür, 2 syllables; IPA: /øˈyɾ/.