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Ozan

Ozan /oˈzan/

“minstrel poet”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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 Ozan?

Ozan

IPA /oˈzan/

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

What does the surname Ozan mean?

Ozan was the name of the wandering minstrel-poet of the Oghuz, who travelled with his kopuz lute; today it is used for any poet. The word appears in Middle Turkic as ozan or uzan. Nişanyan connects it with Parthian gōsān ‘minstrel’ and considers it probably Iranian in origin. English Wiktionary, for its part, calls the origin disputed.1

Grammar Bare noun.

That Ozan goes back to ozan and gōsān is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Ozan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ozan made of?

Ozan is a single Turkic root: ozan (minstrel poet).

Ozan + root ozan minstrel poet TURKIC ozan “Middle Turkic ozan/uzan‘minstrel poet’” OTHER gōsān “Parthian ‘minstrel’” Ozan ozan root minstrel poet ozan TURKIC “Middle Turkic ozan/uzan‘minstrel poet’” gōsān OTHER “Parthian ‘minstrel’”
Ozan: parts and root words
  • ozan Turkic — Middle Turkic ozan/uzan ‘minstrel poet’1
  • gōsān Other — Parthian ‘minstrel’1

How was the name Ozan formed?

Ozan is the word ozan (“minstrel poet”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Ozan?

Ozan Ozansoy Erozan Ozankaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ozansoy same root – –
02 Erozan same root – –
03 Ozankaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ozan?

  1. Can Ozan musician 1990–
  2. Tezcan Ozan association football player 1949–
  3. Özgür Ozan actor 1966–
  4. Ahmet Tevfik Ozan writer 1953–2021
  5. Mehmet Ozan musician 1949–
  6. Vedat Ozan photographer 1959–
  7. Ünal Ozan statesperson 1940–2002
  8. Burak Ozan film producer

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

Is Ozan also a first name?

Yes. Ozan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “minstrel poet”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ozan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Ozan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ozan accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Ozan

Q1

What does the surname Ozan mean?

Ozan was the name of the wandering minstrel-poet of the Oghuz, who travelled with his kopuz lute; today it is used for any poet. The word appears in Middle Turkic as ozan or uzan. Nişanyan connects it with Parthian gōsān ‘minstrel’ and considers it probably Iranian in origin. English Wiktionary, for its part, calls the origin disputed.
Q2

How do you pronounce Ozan?

O·zan, 2 syllables; IPA: /oˈzan/.