FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Su: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Su is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “water”.

Say it: soo

About the name Su

Meaning: water
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Old Turkic suv.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: soo

How to pronounce Su

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingsoo 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.

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Su sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Su with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Su'ya, Su'nun), 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 Su is u, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Su'da, Su'yu.

Because Su ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Su'yu, Su'ya and Su'yla, and n in the genitive Su'nun.

Case forms of Su
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Su'yu	Su'yu tanıyor musun? Do you know Su?
Dative (to)	Su'ya	Su'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Su.
Locative (at / with)	Su'da	Anahtarlar Su'da. Su has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Su.)
Ablative (from)	Su'dan	Su'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Su.
Genitive (’s)	Su'nun	Bu Su'nun çantası. This is Su’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Su'yla	Dün Su'yla konuştum. I talked with Su 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 Su mean?

Su is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “water”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Old Turkic suv.

How do you pronounce Su?

Say it roughly as “soo”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Su in Turkish?

Because Su is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Su'ya (to Su), Su'nun (Su’s), Su'da (at Su’s) and Su'yla (with Su).