Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Uygun

Uygun /ujˈɡun/

“fitting, appropriate”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
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 Uygun?

Uygun

IPA /ujˈɡun/

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

What does the surname Uygun mean?

Uygun means ‘fitting, appropriate, suitable’ and derives from uymak ‘to fit, to suit’; of a person it describes someone measured, agreeable and well-judged.1

Grammar adjective from uymak with the suffix -gun (-GXn)

What is Uygun made of?

Uygun breaks into 2 parts: uy- (uymak: to fit, to suit) + -gun (deverbal adjective suffix).

Uygun ++ root uy- uymak: to fit, to suit TURKIC uygun “fitting, suitable;convenient;…” suffix -gun deverbal adjective suffix TURKIC uymak “to fit, to suit; tocomply” Uygun uy- root uymak: to fit, to suit uygun TURKIC “fitting, suitable; convenient;proportionate” -gun suffix deverbal adjective suffix uymak TURKIC “to fit, to suit; to comply”
Uygun: parts and root words
  • uygun Turkic — fitting, suitable; convenient; proportionate1
  • uymak Turkic — to fit, to suit; to comply1

How was the name Uygun formed?

Uygun belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames (uy- + -gun).

Which surnames are related to Uygun?

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01 Uyar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uygun?

  1. Gürkan Uygun actor 1974–
  2. Bülent Uygun association football player 1971–
  3. Samin Uygun association football player 1939–2017
  4. Korkut Uygun engineer 1975–
  5. Kubilay Uygun politician 1955–2016
  6. Mehmet Uygun judge 1934–2006
  7. Mehmet Uygun painter 1964–
  8. Nedim Uygun entomologist 1939–

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

Is Uygun also a first name?

Yes. Uygun is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “fitting, appropriate”.

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

How is Uygun written and pronounced abroad?

Uygun has no Turkish-specific letters and is written the same way abroad; the y sounds as in English “yes”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: uygun 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 Uygun

Q1

What does the surname Uygun mean?

Uygun means ‘fitting, appropriate, suitable’ and derives from uymak ‘to fit, to suit’; of a person it describes someone measured, agreeable and well-judged.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uygun?

The root word of Uygun is uygun (Turkic): “fitting, suitable; convenient; proportionate”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uygun?

Uy·gun, 2 syllables; IPA: /ujˈɡun/.