Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sivri

Sivri /sivˈɾi/

“pointed; one who stands out”1

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

How do you pronounce Sivri?

Sivri

IPA /sivˈɾi/

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

What does the surname Sivri mean?

Sivri means ‘pointed, sharp, tapering’. Figuratively it describes someone who stands out from the crowd or whose opinions are sharp. As a nickname it may rest on either sense.1

Sivri is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sivri made of?

Sivri is a single Turkic root: sivri (pointed, sharp; conspicuous).

Sivri root sivri pointed, sharp;conspicuous TURKIC sivri “sharp, pointed;tapering; out of the…” Sivri sivri root pointed, sharp; conspicuous sivri TURKIC “sharp, pointed; tapering; out ofthe ordinary”
Sivri: parts and root words
  • sivri Turkic — sharp, pointed; tapering; out of the ordinary1

How was the name Sivri formed?

Sivri is the adjective sivri (“pointed, sharp; conspicuous”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Sivri?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sivrikaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sivri?

  1. Ahmet Sivri association football player 1999–
  2. Ali Sivri soldier 1961–
  3. Yücel Sivri writer 1961–
  4. Bora Sivri actor 1965–
  5. İsmail Sivri journalist 1927–2007
  6. Hatice Serap Sivri researcher
  7. Mücahit Emre Sivri association football player 2003–
  8. Nüket Sivri researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sivri accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sivri 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

Common questions about Sivri

Q1

What does the surname Sivri mean?

Sivri means ‘pointed, sharp, tapering’. Figuratively it describes someone who stands out from the crowd or whose opinions are sharp. As a nickname it may rest on either sense.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sivri?

The root word of Sivri is sivri (Turkic): “sharp, pointed; tapering; out of the ordinary”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sivri?

Siv·ri, 2 syllables; IPA: /sivˈɾi/.