SURNAMEEntry 3,559
Onur
“honour, dignity”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 4 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- O
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How do you pronounce Onur?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Onur mean?
Onur means honour, the respect a person holds for themselves. The word comes from French honneur, itself from Latin honor. Nişanyan Sözlük shows it recorded in 1851 as onör/onur, marked as a foreign word. According to Nişanyan Adlar, onur, taken into the new written language in 1934, is regarded as a reinterpretation of onör, borrowed from French in the 19th century.1
Onur is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Onur formed?
Onur is the word onur (“honour, dignity, self-respect”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Onur?
- Samet Onur association football player 2002–
- Aydın Onur sprinter 1934–2016
- Rüştü Onur poet 1920–1942
- Elif Onur volleyball player 1989–
- Manolya Onur beauty pageant contestant 1955–2017
- Melda Onur politician 1964–
- Aras Onur screenwriter 1982–
- Doğan Onur politician 1935–2008
People surnamed Onur as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Onur also a first name?
Yes. Onur is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “honour, dignity”.
Onur as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which guides add context to Onur?
Read the root, formation and register information for Onur alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: onur
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Onur
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: onur
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Onur
- Q1
What does the surname Onur mean?
- Onur means honour, the respect a person holds for themselves. The word comes from French honneur, itself from Latin honor. Nişanyan Sözlük shows it recorded in 1851 as onör/onur, marked as a foreign word. According to Nişanyan Adlar, onur, taken into the new written language in 1934, is regarded as a reinterpretation of onör, borrowed from French in the 19th century.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Onur?
- The root word of Onur is honneur (European): “honour, dignity”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Onur?
- O·nur, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈnuɾ/.