Düzgün

Düzgün ([dyzɡyn], meaning "smooth", "regular", "straight") is a rare Turkish surname[1][2] and to a still lesser extent also a male given name[3][4]. It is most popular among the Alevi Zaza Kurds in the eastern Tunceli Province also known as Dersim, where it is given in reverence to the local mythological character Düzgün Baba.[3]

Surname

  • Gülşah Düzgün (born 1995), Turkish female Paralympian goalball player
  • Orhan Düzgün (born 1967), Turkish bureaucrat
  • Tekin Okan Düzgün (born 1988), Turkish national goalball player

See also

  • Düzgün TV, a defunct Turkish-language German television channel.

References

  1. ↑ "Düzgün Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Approximately 22,859 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey; Highest density in: Turkey.
  2. ↑ "Statistics and meaning of name Duzgun". namespedia.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018. Usage: 17% firstname, 83% surname.
  3. 1 2 "Düzgün". firstname.de (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vorname Düzgün". kindernamen.ch (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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