Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üngör

Üngör /ynˈɟøɾ/ ASCII Ungor

“may you win fame”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ü
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Üngör?

Üngör

IPA /ynˈɟøɾ/

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

What does the surname Üngör mean?

Üngör appears to be built from ün, “fame, renown”, and the imperative of görmek, “to see”: “see fame”, that is, may you win renown and your name be heard. Surnames such as Erol and Ünaldı likewise join a noun to a verb form expressing a wish. No dictionary entry explains this exact form.1,2

Grammar ün + gör- (imperative).

That Üngör goes back to ün and görmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Üngör made of?

Üngör breaks into 2 parts: ün (ün: fame, renown; voice) + gör- (görmek “to see”, imperative).

Üngör + root ün ün: fame, renown; voice TURKIC ün “fame, reputation;formerly voice” root gör- görmek “to see”,imperative TURKIC görmek “to see; to experience” Üngör ün root ün: fame, renown; voice ün TURKIC “fame, reputation; formerly voice” gör- root görmek “to see”, imperative görmek TURKIC “to see; to experience”
Üngör: parts and root words
  • ün Turkic — fame, reputation; formerly voice2
  • görmek Turkic — to see; to experience1

How was the name Üngör formed?

Üngör belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (ün + gör-).

Which surnames are related to Üngör?

Üngör Güngör Gören Gör Görmez Görmüş Hoşgör Şengör Görgün Aygören Görsev Gördüm Görür
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Gören same root – –
03 Gör same root – –
04 Görmez same root – –
05 Görmüş same root – –
06 Hoşgör same root – –
07 Şengör same root – –
08 Görgün same root – –
09 Aygören same root – –
10 Görsev same root – –
11 Gördüm same root – –
12 Görür same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Üngör?

  1. Osman Zeki Üngör composer 1880–1958
  2. Uğur Üngör university teacher 1980–
  3. Etem Ruhi Üngör writer 1922–2009
  4. Burcu Üngör researcher
  5. Metin Üngör researcher
  6. Murat Üngör economist

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

How is Üngör written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Ungor.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ün 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üngör

Q1

What does the surname Üngör mean?

Üngör appears to be built from ün, “fame, renown”, and the imperative of görmek, “to see”: “see fame”, that is, may you win renown and your name be heard. Surnames such as Erol and Ünaldı likewise join a noun to a verb form expressing a wish. No dictionary entry explains this exact form.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üngör?

The root word of Üngör is ün (Turkic): “fame, reputation; formerly voice”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üngör?

Ün·gör, 2 syllables; IPA: /ynˈɟøɾ/.