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Sağlam

Sağlam /saːˈɫam/ ASCII Saglam

“sound, sturdy, reliable”2

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Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Sağlam?

Sağlam

IPA /saːˈɫam/

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

What does the surname Sağlam mean?

Sağlam means sound, sturdy and healthy; said of a person it describes someone of solid character whose word can be relied on. The word comes from sağ, “alive, healthy”. It is also used as a male given name.2

Grammar Adjective derived from sağ.

Sağlam is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sağlam made of?

Sağlam is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sağ (alive, healthy) + -lam (adjective-forming suffix).

Sağlam + root sağ alive, healthy TURKIC sağlam “sound, sturdy, unbroken;healthy; reliable” suffix -lam adjective-forming suffix Sağlam sağ root alive, healthy sağlam TURKIC “sound, sturdy, unbroken;healthy; reliable” -lam suffix adjective-forming suffix
Sağlam: parts and root words
  • sağlam Turkic — sound, sturdy, unbroken; healthy; reliable2

How was the name Sağlam formed?

Sağlam was formed by adding the suffix -lam (“adjective-forming suffix”) to sağ (“alive, healthy”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Sağlam?

Sağlam Sağlık Sağ Sağman Sağduyu Sağlamer Sağtürk Sağer Sağyaşar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sağlık same root – –
02 Sağ same root – –
03 Sağman same root – –
04 Sağduyu same root – –
05 Sağlamer same root – –
06 Sağtürk same root – –
07 Sağer same root – –
08 Sağyaşar same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Sağlam most common?

Sağlam is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 16th in Samsun.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun · rank 16 · 6,209 people Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon · rank 23 · 4,092 people Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Sağlam: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Samsun166,209
02Trabzon234,092

Who are some well-known people named Sağlam?

  1. Ertuğrul Sağlam association football player 1969–
  2. Görkem Sağlam association football player 1998–
  3. Ahmet Sağlam association football player 1987–
  4. Toprak Sağlam film actor 1985–
  5. Murat Sağlam association football player 1998–
  6. Nurullah Sağlam association football player 1966–
  7. Aziz Sağlam association football player 1982–
  8. Mustafa Sağlam amateur wrestler 1988–

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

Is Sağlam also a first name?

Yes. Sağlam is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sound, sturdy, reliable”.

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

How is Sağlam written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Sağlam is usually written Saglam.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sağlam 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Sağlam

Q1

What does the surname Sağlam mean?

Sağlam means sound, sturdy and healthy; said of a person it describes someone of solid character whose word can be relied on. The word comes from sağ, “alive, healthy”. It is also used as a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sağlam?

The root word of Sağlam is sağlam (Turkic): “sound, sturdy, unbroken; healthy; reliable”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sağlam?

Sağ·lam, 2 syllables; IPA: /saːˈɫam/.