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Şenova

Şenova /ʃenoˈva/ ASCII Senova

“lively, flourishing plain”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ş
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 Şenova?

Şenova

IPA /ʃenoˈva/

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

What does the surname Şenova mean?

Built from şen ‘cheerful; thriving’ and ova ‘plain’: ‘a lively, flourishing plain’. According to Nişanyan, ova comes from Middle Turkic ova/owa ‘plain’. For şen Nişanyan gives an Armenian šen or Middle Persian šēn origin; the head of the name is ova.1,2

Grammar şen + ova.

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

What is Şenova made of?

Şenova breaks into 2 parts: şen (şen: cheerful; thriving) + ova (ova: plain).

Şenova + first element şen şen: cheerful; thriving ARMENIAN şen “cheerful; inhabited,thriving” root ova ova: plain TURKIC ova “plain, open country” Şenova şen first element şen: cheerful; thriving şen ARMENIAN “cheerful; inhabited, thriving” ova root ova: plain ova TURKIC “plain, open country”
Şenova: parts and root words
  • şen Armenian — cheerful; inhabited, thriving2
  • ova Turkic — plain, open country1

How was the name Şenova formed?

Şenova belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (şen + ova).

Which surnames are related to Şenova?

Şenova Şen Şener Şentürk Şenol Şengül Şenel Şensoy Şenocak Şengün Şencan Erşen Pekşen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
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 Şengün same root – –
10 Şencan same root – –
11 Erşen same root – –
12 Pekşen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Şenova?

  1. Başak Şenova curator 1970–
  2. Cemal Şenova basketball player
  3. Mehmet Şenova basketball player

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

Is Şenova also a first name?

Yes. Şenova is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “lively, flourishing plain”.

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

How is Şenova written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Senova.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ova accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: şen 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şenova

Q1

What does the surname Şenova mean?

Built from şen ‘cheerful; thriving’ and ova ‘plain’: ‘a lively, flourishing plain’. According to Nişanyan, ova comes from Middle Turkic ova/owa ‘plain’. For şen Nişanyan gives an Armenian šen or Middle Persian šēn origin; the head of the name is ova.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şenova?

The root word of Şenova is şen (Turkic): “cheerful; inhabited, thriving”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şenova?

Şe·no·va, 3 syllables; IPA: /ʃenoˈva/.