Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Temizer

Temizer /temiˈzeɾ/

“clean, honest man”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
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 Temizer?

Temizer

IPA /temiˈzeɾ/

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

What does the surname Temizer mean?

A compound of temiz ‘clean’ and er ‘man’, giving ‘clean, honest man’. Temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz ‘selecting, sorting, purifying’ and acquired its adjectival sense ‘spotless, morally clean’ in Turkish. The element er is Turkish.2,3

Grammar temiz + er.

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

What is Temizer made of?

Temizer breaks into 2 parts: temiz (clean, pure) + er (man, brave man).

Temizer + root temiz clean, pure ARABIC temiz “clean; morally spotless” root er man, brave man TURKIC er “man, brave man” Temizer temiz root clean, pure temiz ARABIC “clean; morally spotless” er root man, brave man er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Temizer: parts and root words
  • temiz Arabic — clean; morally spotless2
  • er Turkic — man, brave man3

How was the name Temizer formed?

Temizer belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (temiz + er).

Which surnames are related to Temizer?

Temizer Temiz Aytemiz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Temiz same root – –
02 Aytemiz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Temizer?

  1. Engin Temizer film director 1949–2024
  2. Mustafa Temizer academic 1923–1998
  3. Umut Temizer chess player 2006–
  4. İlker Temizer mechanical engineer

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

Is Temizer also a first name?

Yes. Temizer is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “clean, honest man”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: temiz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: temiz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: er 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Temizer

Q1

What does the surname Temizer mean?

A compound of temiz ‘clean’ and er ‘man’, giving ‘clean, honest man’. Temiz comes from Arabic tamyīz ‘selecting, sorting, purifying’ and acquired its adjectival sense ‘spotless, morally clean’ in Turkish. The element er is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Temizer?

The root word of Temizer is temiz (Turkic): “clean; morally spotless”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Temizer?

Te·mi·zer, 3 syllables; IPA: /temiˈzeɾ/.