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Salar

Salar /saˈɫaɾ/

“commander, chief”1

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

How do you pronounce Salar?

Salar

IPA /saˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Salar mean?

Persian sālār, “commander, chief”, lived on in Ottoman Turkish in compounds such as sipehsâlâr, “commander of the army”. Salar is also the name of a small town in Afyonkarahisar and of a village in Sinop.1

That Salar goes back to salar is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Salar made of?

Salar is a single Persian root: salar (sālār: commander, chief).

Salar root salar sālār: commander, chief PERSIAN salar “commander, chief (as insipehsalar)” Salar salar root sālār: commander, chief salar PERSIAN “commander, chief (as insipehsalar)”
Salar: parts and root words
  • salar Persian — commander, chief (as in sipehsalar)1

How was the name Salar formed?

Salar is the word salar (“sālār: commander, chief”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Salar?

  1. Ayhan Salar screenwriter 1967–

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

Is Salar also a first name?

Yes. Salar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “commander, chief”.

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

How is Salar written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: سالار 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 Salar

Q1

What does the surname Salar mean?

Persian sālār, “commander, chief”, lived on in Ottoman Turkish in compounds such as sipehsâlâr, “commander of the army”. Salar is also the name of a small town in Afyonkarahisar and of a village in Sinop.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Salar?

The root word of Salar is salar (Persian): “commander, chief (as in sipehsalar)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Salar?

Sa·lar, 2 syllables; IPA: /saˈɫaɾ/.