UnisexOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Özgür: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Özgür is an unisex name (used for girls and boys) of Turkish origin. It means “free”.

Say it: urz-gewr

About the name Özgür

Meaning: free
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; A Turkish word.
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: urz-gewr

How to pronounce Özgür

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingurz-gewr is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Özgür

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ö
ö is a rounded “e”
Say “eh” and round your lips: the vowel of German “schön”. Our respelling writes it “ur” as in British “fur”, without the r.
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ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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r
r is tapped
Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Özgür with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Özgür'e, Özgür'ün), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Özgür is ü, a front rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takeü (vowel harmony):Özgür'de, Özgür'ü.

Because Özgür ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Özgür'ü, Özgür'e) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Özgür
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Özgür'ü	Özgür'ü tanıyor musun? Do you know Özgür?
Dative (to)	Özgür'e	Özgür'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Özgür.
Locative (at / with)	Özgür'de	Anahtarlar Özgür'de. Özgür has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Özgür.)
Ablative (from)	Özgür'den	Özgür'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Özgür.
Genitive (’s)	Özgür'ün	Bu Özgür'ün çantası. This is Özgür’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Özgür'le	Dün Özgür'le konuştum. I talked with Özgür yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Özgür mean?

Özgür is a Turkish unisex name (used for girls and boys) meaning “free”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. A Turkish word.

How do you pronounce Özgür?

Say it roughly as “urz-gewr”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “eh” and round your lips: the vowel of German “schön”. Our respelling writes it “ur” as in British “fur”, without the r.

How do you add suffixes to Özgür in Turkish?

Because Özgür is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Özgür'e (to Özgür), Özgür'ün (Özgür’s), Özgür'de (at Özgür’s) and Özgür'le (with Özgür).