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Şoreş name meaning

“revolution; social uprising”

Şoreş means “revolution” or “social uprising.” It comes from the Kurdish word şoreş and is used for boys in Türkiye. The name takes a term for collective social action into personal naming. A public square filled with a crowd demanding fundamental change illustrates its dictionary meaning.

/ʃoɾeʃ/
Gender
♂ Boy
Origin
Kurdish
Syllables
2
Popularity
#3,649

What does Şoreş mean?

Revolution; social uprising

In Turkish: devrim; toplumsal başkaldırı

Şoreş expresses radical change and movement against an existing order. Its source word belongs to a social and political vocabulary, but that lexical meaning provides no information about the views of an individual bearer. The Turkish spelling preserves the final sh sound with ş, producing the written form Şoreş.

Origin of the name Şoreş

From Kurdish şoreş, a word for revolution or uprising. The common noun is also used as a personal name.

Linguistic originKurdish
Is Şoreş in the Quran?No
Starts withŞ

How to pronounce Şoreş

Syllables2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names
IPA/ʃoɾeʃ/

Is Şoreş a boy’s name?

Yes, Şoreş is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.

Şoreş does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.

Spellings and similar names

Names that sound like Şoreş

Famous people named Şoreş

  • Şoreş Diri

FAQ about the name Şoreş

What is the meaning of Şoreş?

Şoreş means “revolution; social uprising”. From Kurdish şoreş, a word for revolution or uprising. The common noun is also used as a personal name.

Is Şoreş a boy’s name?

Yes, Şoreş is used mostly as a boy’s name.

Is Şoreş in the Quran?

No. Neither the name Şoreş nor its source word occurs in the Quran.

What is the origin of the name Şoreş?

Şoreş is of Kurdish origin.

How many syllables does Şoreş have?

Şoreş has 2 syllables and 5 letters.

How popular is the name Şoreş?

Şoreş does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.

Famous people named Şoreş?

Notable people named Şoreş include Şoreş Diri.

Sources and method

Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.

Entry ID: nm13547 · Updated 2026-10-24 · How we research names · Report a mistake