Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,791

Somer

Somer /soˈmeɾ/

“pure man”2

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

How do you pronounce Somer?

Somer

IPA /soˈmeɾ/

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

What does the surname Somer mean?

Somer is formed from som “solid, pure” and er “man, warrior”. Nişanyan Adlar glosses it as “pure man”. Since Middle Turkic, som has described metals such as gold and silver as “solid, unalloyed”.1,2

That Somer goes back to som and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Somer made of?

Somer breaks into 2 parts: som (solid, pure) + er (man, warrior).

Somer + root som solid, pure TURKIC som “solid, massive (ofmetal)” root er man, warrior TURKIC er “man, brave man” Somer som root solid, pure som TURKIC “solid, massive (of metal)” er root man, warrior er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Somer: parts and root words
  • som Turkic — solid, massive (of metal)2
  • er Turkic — man, brave man1

How was the name Somer formed?

Somer belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (som + er).

Who are some well-known people named Somer?

  1. Mehmet Murat Somer writer 1959–
  2. Önder Somer actor 1937–1997
  3. Leyla Somer actor 1958–
  4. Mehmet Somer politician 1882–1950
  5. Tarık Galip Somer scientist 1926–1997
  6. Tarık Somer engineer 1927–
  7. Ayper Somer researcher
  8. Can Somer actor

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

Is Somer also a first name?

Yes. Somer is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure man”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Somer accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: som 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 Somer

Q1

What does the surname Somer mean?

Somer is formed from som “solid, pure” and er “man, warrior”. Nişanyan Adlar glosses it as “pure man”. Since Middle Turkic, som has described metals such as gold and silver as “solid, unalloyed”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Somer?

The root word of Somer is som (Turkic): “solid, massive (of metal)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Somer?

So·mer, 2 syllables; IPA: /soˈmeɾ/.