Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Temur

Temur /teˈmuɾ/

“iron (old form)”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
Contents§1–§12
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Abroad
  10. §10Sources
  11. §11Questions
  12. §12Related

How do you pronounce Temur?

Temur

IPA /teˈmuɾ/

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

What does the surname Temur mean?

Temur is the Chagatai word for “iron”, and the name Timur comes from it. In Turkey Turkish the same word took the form demir; according to Nişanyan Sözlük, demir developed from Old Turkic temür. The surname keeps this older form, with its image of iron-like strength.1,2

That Temur goes back to temur and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Temur made of?

Temur is a single Turkic root: temur (temur: Chagatai for ‘iron’).

Temur + root temur temur: Chagatai for‘iron’ TURKIC temur “iron (Chagatai); sourceof the name Timur” TURKIC demir “iron; Old Turkic temür” Temur temur root temur: Chagatai for ‘iron’ temur TURKIC “iron (Chagatai); source of thename Timur” demir TURKIC “iron; Old Turkic temür”
Temur: parts and root words
  • temur Turkic — iron (Chagatai); source of the name Timur2
  • demir Turkic — iron; Old Turkic temür1

How was the name Temur formed?

Temur is the word temur (“temur: Chagatai for ‘iron’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Temur?

Temur Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Demirhan Erdemir Demirer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
02 Demirci same root – –
03 Demirel same root – –
04 Aydemir same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Kandemir same root – –
07 Akdemir same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Demircan same root – –
10 Demirhan same root – –
11 Erdemir same root – –
12 Demirer same root – –

How else is Temur spelled?

Demirspelling
Timurspelling

Who are some well-known people named Temur?

  1. Aka Gündüz Temur painter 1941–2008
  2. Orhan Temur singer 1960–
  3. Arda Temur association football player 2004–
  4. Emirhan Temur association football player

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

Is Temur also a first name?

Yes. Temur is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “iron (old form)”.

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

How is Temur written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Temur in English and German records as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Temur accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Timur accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Timur accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Temur

Q1

What does the surname Temur mean?

Temur is the Chagatai word for “iron”, and the name Timur comes from it. In Turkey Turkish the same word took the form demir; according to Nişanyan Sözlük, demir developed from Old Turkic temür. The surname keeps this older form, with its image of iron-like strength.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Temur?

The root word of Temur is temur (Turkic): “iron (Chagatai); source of the name Timur”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Temur?

Te·mur, 2 syllables; IPA: /teˈmuɾ/.