Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Timur

Timur /tiˈmuɾ/

“iron; the name of the ruler Timur”1

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

How do you pronounce Timur?

Timur

IPA /tiˈmuɾ/

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

What does the surname Timur mean?

Timur is a male name from Chagatai temür “iron”; it shares its root with Turkish demir. The name is famous through Timur, the 14th-century ruler whose state stretched from Central Asia to Anatolia. As a surname it carries this name directly.1

What is Timur made of?

Timur is a single Turkic root: Timur (male name from Chagatai temür “iron”).

Timur root Timur male name from Chagataitemür “iron” TURKIC Timur “male name; Chagataitemür, doublet of demir” Timur Timur root male name from Chagatai temür “iron” Timur TURKIC “male name; Chagatai temür,doublet of demir”
Timur: parts and root words
  • Timur Turkic — male name; Chagatai temür, doublet of demir1

How was the name Timur formed?

Timur is the word Timur (“male name from Chagatai temür “iron””), 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 Timur?

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

How else is Timur spelled?

Temurspelling
Demirspelling

Who are some well-known people named Timur?

  1. Cemile Timur association football player 1988–
  2. Erden Timur lawyer 1982–
  3. Taner Timur author 1958–
  4. Ali Timur association football referee
  5. Alper Timur association football player 1961–
  6. Hulûsi Timur politician 1909–2001
  7. Necdet Timur military leader 1937–
  8. Burcu Timur researcher

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

Is Timur also a first name?

Yes. Timur is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “iron; the name of the ruler Timur”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Timur accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Timur 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Timur

Q1

What does the surname Timur mean?

Timur is a male name from Chagatai temür “iron”; it shares its root with Turkish demir. The name is famous through Timur, the 14th-century ruler whose state stretched from Central Asia to Anatolia. As a surname it carries this name directly.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Timur?

The root word of Timur is Timur (Turkic): “male name; Chagatai temür, doublet of demir”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Timur?

Ti·mur, 2 syllables; IPA: /tiˈmuɾ/.