Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Parla

Parla /paɾˈɫa/

“shine!”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
P
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Parla?

Parla

IPA /paɾˈɫa/

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

What does the surname Parla mean?

Parla is the imperative of parlamak, “to shine”: “shine!”. It belongs to the pattern of wish-names in sentence form, expressing the hope that the bearer will shine and stand out.1

Grammar parla- (imperative)

What is Parla made of?

Parla is a single Turkic root: parla- (parlamak: to shine (imperative)).

Parla root parla- parlamak: to shine(imperative) TURKIC parla- “to shine” Parla parla- root parlamak: to shine (imperative) parla- TURKIC “to shine”
Parla: parts and root words
  • parla- Turkic — to shine1

How was the name Parla formed?

Parla is built on the verb parla- (“parlamak: to shine (imperative)”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Parla?

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

Who are some well-known people named Parla?

  1. Jale Parla literary critic 1945–

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

Is Parla also a first name?

Yes. Parla is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “shine!”.

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

How is Parla written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Parla abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: parlamak accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Parla

Q1

What does the surname Parla mean?

Parla is the imperative of parlamak, “to shine”: “shine!”. It belongs to the pattern of wish-names in sentence form, expressing the hope that the bearer will shine and stand out.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Parla?

The root word of Parla is parla- (Turkic): “to shine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Parla?

Par·la, 2 syllables; IPA: /paɾˈɫa/.