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Onay
“approval, consent”5
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How do you pronounce Onay?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Onay mean?
Onay is the Turkish noun for “approval, consent”. According to the English Wiktionary it was derived from onamak “to approve” and introduced by the Turkish Language Association in 1935. Nişanyan Adlar notes that when it was first proposed as a personal name it was defined as “prudent, reasonable”; it is given to girls and boys.1,5
Grammar Noun derived from the verb onamak.
Onay is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Onay formed?
Onay was formed by adding the suffix -y (“deverbal noun suffix”) to ona- (“onamak: to approve, to ratify”).
Who are some well-known people named Onay?
- Gülsin Onay musician 1954–
- Yılmaz Onay writer 1937–2018
- Gündüz Tekin Onay association football player 1942–2008
- Ersin Onay pianist 1949–2023
- Güntekin Onay journalist 1971–
- Ahmet Talat Onay politician 1885–1956
- Hacı Mehmet Önay politician 1844–1923
- Mustafa Sami Onay artisan 1960–2024
People surnamed Onay as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Onay also a first name?
Yes. Onay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “approval, consent”.
Onay as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Onay written and pronounced abroad?
The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Onay in English and German records as well.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Onay?
Doğruöz, Düzgün and Özüdoğru share gloss keywords with Onay within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Onay?
Read the root, formation and register information for Onay alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Onay
- 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Onay
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: onay
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: onay
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: onamak
- 6 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Onay
- 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Onay
- Q1
What does the surname Onay mean?
- Onay is the Turkish noun for “approval, consent”. According to the English Wiktionary it was derived from onamak “to approve” and introduced by the Turkish Language Association in 1935. Nişanyan Adlar notes that when it was first proposed as a personal name it was defined as “prudent, reasonable”; it is given to girls and boys.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Onay?
- The root word of Onay is onamak (Turkic): “to approve, to ratify”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Onay?
- O·nay, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈnaj/.