Research Article

NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW

Number: 52 April 23, 2026
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NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW

Abstract

Whether living or inanimate, every being has a name. Naming a child, a commonplace act performed by parents in the ordinary course of life, is not simply a label. Beyond the function of distinguishing one person from another, names also contain profound meanings such as cultural continuity, class belonging, power, hegemony, and ideology. Onomastics, a subfield of linguistics, studies the origins and meanings of names. Socio-onomastics, in turn, is a discipline that analyzes the direct and implicit meanings of names within social contexts. This study evaluates the reflection of cultural and social transformations that occurred in Türkiye between 1950 and 2022 through a socio-onomastic perspective, focusing on names. In this sense, the naming patterns of families in Türkiye are a vivid indicator and summary of the nation's orientations towards modernity, conservatism, and social belonging.

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Ethical Statement

This study adhered to academic ethical guidelines.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Family Sociology , Sociology of Culture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 23, 2026

Submission Date

January 1, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 17, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 52

APA
Sever, A. (2026). NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 52, 289-324. https://doi.org/10.14520/adyusbd.1853390
AMA
1.Sever A. NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026;(52):289-324. doi:10.14520/adyusbd.1853390
Chicago
Sever, Abdurrahman. 2026. “NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW”. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 52: 289-324. https://doi.org/10.14520/adyusbd.1853390.
EndNote
Sever A (April 1, 2026) NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 52 289–324.
IEEE
[1]A. Sever, “NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW”, Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 52, pp. 289–324, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.14520/adyusbd.1853390.
ISNAD
Sever, Abdurrahman. “NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW”. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 52 (April 1, 2026): 289-324. https://doi.org/10.14520/adyusbd.1853390.
JAMA
1.Sever A. NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026;:289–324.
MLA
Sever, Abdurrahman. “NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW”. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 52, Apr. 2026, pp. 289-24, doi:10.14520/adyusbd.1853390.
Vancouver
1.Abdurrahman Sever. NAMING PRACTICES IN TÜRKİYE IN 1950-2024: A SOCIO-ONOMASTIC REVIEW. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2026 Apr. 1;(52):289-324. doi:10.14520/adyusbd.1853390