SURNAMEEntry 3,400
Örkün
“the Orkhon river”1
- CategoryNames of mountains, rivers and places
- FormPlace name
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Place name
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- Ö
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How do you pronounce Örkün?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Örkün mean?
Nişanyan Adlar files Örkün under the name Orkun. Orkun is the name of the Orkhon, the river along which the oldest Turkic inscriptions stand; its classical Mongolian name is Orqon, rendered in Turkish as Orhun, Orhon and Orkun.1
That Örkün goes back to Orkun is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Örkün made of?
Örkün is a single root: Örkün (form of Orkun/Orkhon, a river name).
- Orkun unknown — name of the Orkhon river1
How was the name Örkün formed?
Örkün comes from a place name: Örkün (“form of Orkun/Orkhon, a river name”).
Is Örkün also a first name?
Yes. Örkün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Orkhon river”.
Örkün as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Örkün written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Orkun (in German records also Oerkuen).
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Örkün
- 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 3 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Örkün
- Q1
What does the surname Örkün mean?
- Nişanyan Adlar files Örkün under the name Orkun. Orkun is the name of the Orkhon, the river along which the oldest Turkic inscriptions stand; its classical Mongolian name is Orqon, rendered in Turkish as Orhun, Orhon and Orkun.
- Q2
How do you pronounce Örkün?
- Ör·kün, 2 syllables; IPA: /øɾˈkyn/.