Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Onat

Onat /oˈnat/

“proper, sensible, decent”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Onat?

Onat

IPA /oˈnat/

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

What does the surname Onat mean?

Onat describes something careful, orderly and proper; of a person it means ‘well-behaved, sensible, decent’. A word of the Anatolian dialects, it entered the written language during the language reform and came into use as a name.1

Onat is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Onat made of?

Onat is a single Turkic root: onat (proper, neat; well-behaved, sensible).

Onat root onat proper, neat;well-behaved, sensible TURKIC onat “careful, proper, decent;well-behaved, sensible” Onat onat root proper, neat; well-behaved, sensible onat TURKIC “careful, proper, decent;well-behaved, sensible”
Onat: parts and root words
  • onat Turkic — careful, proper, decent; well-behaved, sensible1

How was the name Onat formed?

Onat is the adjective onat (“proper, neat; well-behaved, sensible”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Onat?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Eronat same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Onat?

  1. Emin Halid Onat politician 1908–1961
  2. İlhan Onat chess player 1929–2013
  3. Gül Onat actor 1953–
  4. Çiğdem Selışık Onat actor 1939–
  5. Burhanettin Onat politician 1894–1976
  6. Hikmet Onat painter 1882–1977
  7. Kaan Onat basketball player 2007–
  8. Serhan Onat film actor 1994–

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

Is Onat also a first name?

Yes. Onat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “proper, sensible, decent”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: onat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: onat 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 Onat

Q1

What does the surname Onat mean?

Onat describes something careful, orderly and proper; of a person it means ‘well-behaved, sensible, decent’. A word of the Anatolian dialects, it entered the written language during the language reform and came into use as a name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Onat?

The root word of Onat is onat (Turkic): “careful, proper, decent; well-behaved, sensible”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Onat?

O·nat, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈnat/.