Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özge

Özge /øzˈɟe/ ASCII Ozge

“other, different, distinctive”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Özge?

Özge

IPA /øzˈɟe/

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

What does the surname Özge mean?

Özge is an old Turkic adjective meaning “other, different”, going back to Common Turkic *öŕge. It is not a compound with öz-; the word is a single unit. Today it is one of the best-loved girls’ names, used in the sense “set apart from the rest, distinctive”.1

Grammar An adjective; not to be split as öz + -ge.

Özge is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Özge made of?

Özge is a single Turkic root: özge (other, different).

Özge + root özge other, different TURKIC özge “other, different” TURKIC özge “Proto-Turkic *öŕge,‘other’” Özge özge root other, different özge TURKIC “other, different” özge TURKIC “Proto-Turkic *öŕge, ‘other’”
Özge: parts and root words
  • özge Turkic — other, different1
  • özge Turkic — Proto-Turkic *öŕge, “other”1

How was the name Özge formed?

Özge is the adjective özge (“other, different”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Özge?

  1. Aslı Özge screenwriter 1975–
  2. Oğuz Özge diplomat 1949–
  3. Saliha Özge singer 1942–
  4. Duygu Özge researcher
  5. Fatih Özge association football player 1993–
  6. Gökhan Özge researcher

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

Is Özge also a first name?

Yes. Özge is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “other, different, distinctive”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: özge accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: özge accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: özge 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 Özge

Q1

What does the surname Özge mean?

Özge is an old Turkic adjective meaning “other, different”, going back to Common Turkic *öŕge. It is not a compound with öz-; the word is a single unit. Today it is one of the best-loved girls’ names, used in the sense “set apart from the rest, distinctive”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özge?

The root word of Özge is özge (Turkic): “other, different”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özge?

Öz·ge, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈɟe/.