Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Şengezer

Şengezer /ʃeŋɡeˈzeɾ/ ASCII Sengezer

“cheerful wanderer”1

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

How do you pronounce Şengezer?

Şengezer

IPA /ʃeŋɡeˈzeɾ/

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

What does the surname Şengezer mean?

A compound that pictures someone who goes about cheerfully: şen “merry” is joined to gezer “who wanders”, the aorist participle of gezmek.1,2

Grammar şen + gezer (aorist participle of gezmek).

That Şengezer goes back to şen and gezmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Şengezer made of?

Şengezer combines Armenian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: şen (şen: cheerful) + gezer (gezer: aorist participle of gezmek, “who wanders”).

Şengezer + root şen şen: cheerful ARMENIAN şen “cheerful, merry” root gezer gezer: aorist participleof gezmek, “who wanders” TURKIC gezmek “to walk about, to travel” Şengezer şen root şen: cheerful şen ARMENIAN “cheerful, merry” gezer root gezer: aorist participle of gezmek,“who wanders” gezmek TURKIC “to walk about, to travel”
Şengezer: parts and root words
  • şen Armenian — cheerful, merry1
  • gezmek Turkic — to walk about, to travel2

How was the name Şengezer formed?

Şengezer was formed by joining şen (“şen: cheerful”) and gezer (“gezer: aorist participle of gezmek, “who wanders””).

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

Which surnames are related to Şengezer?

Şengezer Şen Şener Şentürk Şenol Şengül Şenel Şensoy Şenocak Gezer Şengün Şencan Gezmiş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Şen same root – –
02 Şener same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Şenol same root – –
05 Şengül same root – –
06 Şenel same root – –
07 Şensoy same root – –
08 Şenocak same root – –
09 Gezer same root – –
10 Şengün same root – –
11 Şencan same root – –
12 Gezmiş same root – –

How is Şengezer written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Sengezer.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: şen accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gezmek accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şengezer

Q1

What does the surname Şengezer mean?

A compound that pictures someone who goes about cheerfully: şen “merry” is joined to gezer “who wanders”, the aorist participle of gezmek.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şengezer?

Şengezer is made up of two elements: şen “cheerful, merry” (Armenian) and gezmek “to walk about, to travel” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Şengezer?

Şen·ge·zer, 3 syllables; IPA: /ʃeŋɡeˈzeɾ/.