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Onar

Onar /oˈnaɾ/

“mend, set right; ten each”1

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

How do you pronounce Onar?

Onar

IPA /oˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Onar mean?

Onar can be read in two ways. On one side it is the imperative or aorist stem of onarmak “to mend, to heal, to set right”, from Old Turkic oñar-, meaning “mend, put right”. On the other, the dictionary lists onar as the distributive of on “ten”: “ten each”.1,2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Verb reading: from onarmak “to mend, to set right”.
  2. Number reading: onar, distributive of on, “ten each” (Wiktionary).

What is Onar made of?

Onar is a single root: onar- (onarmak: to mend, to put right).

Onar + root onar- onarmak: to mend, to putright TURKIC onarmak “to repair, to mend; OldTurkic oñar-” TURKIC onar “ten each” Onar onar- root onarmak: to mend, to put right onarmak TURKIC “to repair, to mend; Old Turkicoñar-” onar TURKIC “ten each”
Onar: parts and root words
  • onarmak Turkic — to repair, to mend; Old Turkic oñar-1
  • onar Turkic — ten each2

How was the name Onar formed?

Onar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Onar?

Onar Onaran Onarıcı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Onaran same root – –
02 Onarıcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Onar?

  1. Sıddık Sami Onar judge 1898–1972
  2. Alperi Onar basketball player 1996–
  3. Orhan Onar politician 1923–2009
  4. Musa Kazım Onar politician 1881–1930
  5. Ahmet Onar politician 1917–1987
  6. Yesukan Onar basketball player 1998–
  7. Adil Onar basketball player
  8. Arzu Onar-Thomas researcher

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

Is Onar also a first name?

Yes. Onar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “mend, set right; ten each”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: onarmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: onar 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 Onar

Q1

What does the surname Onar mean?

Onar can be read in two ways. On one side it is the imperative or aorist stem of onarmak “to mend, to heal, to set right”, from Old Turkic oñar-, meaning “mend, put right”. On the other, the dictionary lists onar as the distributive of on “ten”: “ten each”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Onar?

The root word of Onar is onarmak (Turkic): “to repair, to mend; Old Turkic oñar-”. There are 3 competing views on where Onar comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Onar?

O·nar, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈnaɾ/.