Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tümay

Tümay /tyˈmaj/ ASCII Tumay

“full moon”1

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

How do you pronounce Tümay?

Tümay

IPA /tyˈmaj/

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

What does the surname Tümay mean?

Tümay combines tüm “whole, full” and ay “moon” and, according to Nişanyan Adlar, means “full moon”. It is used as both a girl’s and a boy’s name.1

Grammar tüm + ay.

That Tümay goes back to tüm and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Tümay made of?

Tümay breaks into 2 parts: tüm (whole, full) + ay (moon).

Tümay + root tüm whole, full TURKIC tüm “whole, entire” root ay moon TURKIC ay “moon” Tümay tüm root whole, full tüm TURKIC “whole, entire” ay root moon ay TURKIC “moon”
Tümay: parts and root words
  • tüm Turkic — whole, entire1
  • ay Turkic — moon1

How was the name Tümay formed?

Tümay belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (tüm + ay).

Which surnames are related to Tümay?

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

Who are some well-known people named Tümay?

  1. Haluk Tümay architect 1945–2024
  2. Mehmet Tümay electrical engineer 1964–
  3. Muhlis Tümay politician 1902–1980
  4. Senbir Tümay diplomat 1942–
  5. Volkan Tümay researcher
  6. İnci Tümay diplomat 1947–

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

Is Tümay also a first name?

Yes. Tümay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “full moon”.

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

How is Tümay written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Tumay in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Tümay 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tümay

Q1

What does the surname Tümay mean?

Tümay combines tüm “whole, full” and ay “moon” and, according to Nişanyan Adlar, means “full moon”. It is used as both a girl’s and a boy’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tümay?

The root word of Tümay is tüm (Turkic): “whole, entire”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tümay?

Tü·may, 2 syllables; IPA: /tyˈmaj/.