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Serdar

Serdar /seɾˈdaɾ/

“commander-in-chief”1

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

How do you pronounce Serdar?

Serdar

IPA /seɾˈdaɾ/

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

What does the surname Serdar mean?

Serdar was the Ottoman title of the commander at the head of an army, the commander-in-chief. It is Persian, from ser ‘head’ and -dâr ‘holder’: literally ‘the one who holds the head’. Today it is a common male given name that rose quickly in the 1970s.1

Grammar Persian ser ‘head’ + -dâr ‘holder’.

Serdar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Serdar made of?

Serdar is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ser (head) + -dar (holder, possessor).

Serdar ++ root ser head PERSIAN serdar “commander-in-chief” suffix -dar holder, possessor PERSIAN Serdar “male given name ofPersian origin” Serdar ser root head serdar PERSIAN “commander-in-chief” -dar suffix holder, possessor Serdar PERSIAN “male given name of Persianorigin”
Serdar: parts and root words
  • serdar Persian — commander-in-chief1
  • Serdar Persian — male given name of Persian origin1

How was the name Serdar formed?

Serdar was formed by adding the suffix -dar (“holder, possessor”) to ser (“head”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Serdar?

Serdar Serdengeçti Serdaroğlu Gülser
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Serdengeçti same root – –
02 Serdaroğlu same root – –
03 Gülser same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Serdar?

  1. Can Serdar association football player 1996–
  2. Kemal Serdar association football player 1962–
  3. Fatma Serdar association football player 1992–
  4. Ozan Serdar singer 1955–
  5. Bedri Serdar botanist
  6. Ömer Serdar lawyer 1963–
  7. Berrin Serdar researcher
  8. Latif Serdar researcher

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

Is Serdar also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Serdar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: serdar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Serdar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Serdar

Q1

What does the surname Serdar mean?

Serdar was the Ottoman title of the commander at the head of an army, the commander-in-chief. It is Persian, from ser ‘head’ and -dâr ‘holder’: literally ‘the one who holds the head’. Today it is a common male given name that rose quickly in the 1970s.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Serdar?

The root word of Serdar is serdar (Persian): “commander-in-chief”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Serdar?

Ser·dar, 2 syllables; IPA: /seɾˈdaɾ/.