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Şanverdi

Şanverdi /ʃanveɾˈdi/ ASCII Sanverdi

“‘gave glory’”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Şanverdi?

Şanverdi

IPA /ʃanveɾˈdi/

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

What does the surname Şanverdi mean?

A sentence name meaning “gave glory”, i.e. granted fame and honour. It follows the pattern of old names ending in verdi “gave”, such as Tanrıverdi, and says that the child brought renown. Şan is a word of Arabic origin.2,3

Grammar Noun şan + third-person past tense of vermek (verdi).

That Şanverdi goes back to şan and vermek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Şanverdi made of?

Şanverdi breaks into 3 parts: şan (şan: glory, fame) + ver- (vermek: to give) + -di (definite past tense).

Şanverdi ++ root şan şan: glory, fame ARABIC şan “renown, fame; splendour” root ver- vermek: to give TURKIC vermek “to give, to grant” suffix -di definite past tense Şanverdi şan root şan: glory, fame şan ARABIC “renown, fame; splendour” ver- root vermek: to give vermek TURKIC “to give, to grant” -di suffix definite past tense
Şanverdi: parts and root words
  • şan Arabic — renown, fame; splendour2
  • vermek Turkic — to give, to grant3

How was the name Şanverdi formed?

Şanverdi belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (şan + ver- + -di).

Which surnames are related to Şanverdi?

Şanverdi Tanrıverdi Ünver Şan Şanlı Erşan Akşan Alver Alişan Şanal Ayverdi Özveren Önver
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tanrıverdi same root – –
02 Ünver same root – –
03 Şan same root – –
04 Şanlı same root – –
05 Erşan same root – –
06 Akşan same root – –
07 Alver same root – –
08 Alişan same root – –
09 Şanal same root – –
10 Ayverdi same root – –
11 Özveren same root – –
12 Önver same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Şanverdi most common?

Şanverdi is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 15th in Hatay.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 · rank 15 · 6,130 people Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon 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 1
  • Not listed
Şanverdi: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Hatay156,130

How is Şanverdi written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Sanverdi in English and German records.

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 Vikisözlük: şan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: vermek 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şanverdi

Q1

What does the surname Şanverdi mean?

A sentence name meaning “gave glory”, i.e. granted fame and honour. It follows the pattern of old names ending in verdi “gave”, such as Tanrıverdi, and says that the child brought renown. Şan is a word of Arabic origin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şanverdi?

The root word of Şanverdi is şan (Turkic): “renown, fame; splendour”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şanverdi?

Şan·ver·di, 3 syllables; IPA: /ʃanveɾˈdi/.