Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taylan

Taylan /tajˈɫan/

“tall and graceful”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
T
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 Taylan?

Taylan

IPA /tajˈɫan/

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

What does the surname Taylan mean?

Taylan is a male given name that Turkish name dictionaries gloss as “tall, graceful, handsome”. Turkish Wiktionary, citing Nişanyan's dictionary of names, traces it to Old Turkic taylaŋ “tall, elegant”.1

That Taylan goes back to Taylan is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Taylan made of?

Taylan is a single Turkic root: taylan (taylan: tall and well-built, graceful).

Taylan root taylan taylan: tall andwell-built, graceful TURKIC Taylan “male given name; tall,handsome” Taylan taylan root taylan: tall and well-built, graceful Taylan TURKIC “male given name; tall, handsome”
Taylan: parts and root words
  • Taylan Turkic — male given name; tall, handsome1

How was the name Taylan formed?

Taylan is the word taylan (“taylan: tall and well-built, graceful”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Taylan?

  1. Nurcan Taylan weightlifter 1983–
  2. Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan actor 1965–
  3. Muhittin Taylan politician 1910–1983
  4. Aslı Öyken Taylan actor 1969–
  5. Kamil Taylan writer 1950–
  6. Mehmet Sait Taylan entomologist
  7. Muslihiddin Adil Taylan statesperson 1881–1944
  8. Necip Taylan statesperson 1946–

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

Is Taylan also a first name?

Yes. Taylan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tall and graceful”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Taylan

Q1

What does the surname Taylan mean?

Taylan is a male given name that Turkish name dictionaries gloss as “tall, graceful, handsome”. Turkish Wiktionary, citing Nişanyan's dictionary of names, traces it to Old Turkic taylaŋ “tall, elegant”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taylan?

The root word of Taylan is Taylan (Turkic): “male given name; tall, handsome”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taylan?

Tay·lan, 2 syllables; IPA: /tajˈɫan/.