SURNAMEEntry 3,689
Özbudun
“one’s own people”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- 1934 coinage
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- Ö
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How do you pronounce Özbudun?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Özbudun mean?
Öz “own, pure” joins budun “people, nation”: “the people itself, one’s own people”. Budun is the twentieth-century revival of bodun, the word of the Orkhon inscriptions.1,2
That Özbudun goes back to öz and budun is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Özbudun formed?
Özbudun is a name newly coined from öz (“öz: own; pure, true”) and budun (“budun: people, nation”) in the years of the surname law.
How is Özbudun written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Ozbudun: ö and ü often lose their dots.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Özbudun?
Öztürkler, Arıtürk and Kamu share gloss keywords with Özbudun within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Özbudun?
Read the root, formation and register information for Özbudun alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: budun
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Özbudun
- Q1
What does the surname Özbudun mean?
- Öz “own, pure” joins budun “people, nation”: “the people itself, one’s own people”. Budun is the twentieth-century revival of bodun, the word of the Orkhon inscriptions.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Özbudun?
- Özbudun is made up of two elements: öz “self; pure, genuine” (Turkic) and budun “people, nation (Old Turkic bodun)” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Özbudun?
- Öz·bu·dun, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzbuˈdun/.