Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özvardar

Özvardar /øzvaɾˈdaɾ/ ASCII Ozvardar

“öz + the river Vardar”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özvardar?

Özvardar

IPA /øzvaɾˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Özvardar mean?

The name joins öz ‘own, true’ and the river name Vardar. The Vardar rises in North Macedonia and flows through Greece into the Aegean Sea. According to Wiktionary the name comes from Ancient Greek Bardários, possibly of Thracian origin.1

Grammar öz + Vardar.

That Özvardar goes back to öz and Vardar is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Özvardar made of?

Özvardar breaks into 2 parts: öz (own, true) + Vardar (river in Macedonia).

Özvardar + root öz own, true TURKIC öz “own, true” root Vardar river in Macedonia GREEK Vardar “Ancient Greek Bardários,possibly Thracian” Özvardar öz root own, true öz TURKIC “own, true” Vardar root river in Macedonia Vardar GREEK “Ancient Greek Bardários,possibly Thracian”
Özvardar: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own, true1
  • Vardar Greek — Ancient Greek Bardários, possibly Thracian1

How was the name Özvardar formed?

Özvardar belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + Vardar).

Which surnames are related to Özvardar?

Özvardar Vardar Vardarlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Vardar same root – –
02 Vardarlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özvardar?

  1. Refik Özvardar association football coach 1931–
  2. Muhammet Sait Özvardar association football player
  3. Yonca Özvardar Pekcan researcher

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

How is Özvardar written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Ozvardar: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Özvardar

Q1

What does the surname Özvardar mean?

The name joins öz ‘own, true’ and the river name Vardar. The Vardar rises in North Macedonia and flows through Greece into the Aegean Sea. According to Wiktionary the name comes from Ancient Greek Bardários, possibly of Thracian origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özvardar?

The root word of Özvardar is öz (Greek): “own, true”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özvardar?

Öz·var·dar, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzvaɾˈdaɾ/.