Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özdamar

Özdamar /øzdaˈmaɾ/ ASCII Ozdamar

“of true stock”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Özdamar?

Özdamar

IPA /øzdaˈmaɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özdamar mean?

Özdamar is made of öz “pure, genuine” and damar. Damar is not only a vein but also, figuratively, “lineage, nature, temperament”, as in damarında asalet var, “nobility runs in his veins”. The name is therefore understood as “of true stock, of genuine nature”.1,2

Grammar öz + damar (adjective + noun)

That Özdamar goes back to öz and damar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özdamar made of?

Özdamar breaks into 2 parts: öz (pure, genuine) + damar (vein; lineage, nature).

Özdamar + root öz pure, genuine TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” root damar vein; lineage, nature TURKIC damar “blood vessel;figuratively lineage,…” Özdamar öz root pure, genuine öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine” damar root vein; lineage, nature damar TURKIC “blood vessel; figurativelylineage, nature, temperament”
Özdamar: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine2
  • damar Turkic — blood vessel; figuratively lineage, nature, temperament1

How was the name Özdamar formed?

Özdamar belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + damar).

Which surnames are related to Özdamar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Damar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özdamar?

  1. Emine Sevgi Özdamar actor 1946–
  2. Semra Özdamar actor 1956–
  3. Süleyman Özdamar association football player 1993–
  4. Hüseyin Hüsnü Özdamar politician 1875–1961
  5. Ekrem Özdamar athlete 1956–
  6. İstamat Zihni Özdamar politician 1879–1962
  7. Melda Özdamar researcher
  8. Sevim Erdem Özdamar researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: damar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özdamar

Q1

What does the surname Özdamar mean?

Özdamar is made of öz “pure, genuine” and damar. Damar is not only a vein but also, figuratively, “lineage, nature, temperament”, as in damarında asalet var, “nobility runs in his veins”. The name is therefore understood as “of true stock, of genuine nature”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özdamar?

The root word of Özdamar is öz (Turkic): “own; pure, genuine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özdamar?

Öz·da·mar, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzdaˈmaɾ/.