SURNAMEEntry 3,299
Okman
“arrow-like”1
- CategoryWeapons and arms
- OriginTurkic
- Form1934 coinage
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- 1934 coinage
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- O
Contents§1–§9
How do you pronounce Okman?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Okman mean?
Read as ok “arrow” with the element -man seen in names like Akman and Gökmen: “arrow-like”. Nişanyan traces ok to Old Turkic ok “arrow; tribe”.1
That Okman goes back to ok is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Okman made of?
Okman is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ok (ok: arrow) + -man (augmentative / “-like” suffix).
- ok Turkic — arrow1
How was the name Okman formed?
Okman was formed by adding the suffix -man (“augmentative / “-like” suffix”) to ok (“ok: arrow”).
Who are some well-known people named Okman?
- Esin Okman university teacher
People surnamed Okman as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Okman also a first name?
Yes. Okman is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “arrow-like”.
Okman as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ok
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Okman
- Q1
What does the surname Okman mean?
- Read as ok “arrow” with the element -man seen in names like Akman and Gökmen: “arrow-like”. Nişanyan traces ok to Old Turkic ok “arrow; tribe”.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Okman?
- The root word of Okman is ok (Turkic): “arrow”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Okman?
- Ok·man, 2 syllables; IPA: /okˈman/.