Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 47

Adatepe

Adatepe /adateˈpe/

“island hill”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Adatepe?

Adatepe

IPA /adateˈpe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Adatepe mean?

A landscape compound of ada ‘island’ and tepe ‘hill’: ‘island hill’. According to Nişanyan, ada comes from Middle Turkic ataġ, and tepe from Old Turkic tepe/töpü ‘summit of a mountain or head’. Adatepe is also known as a village name in Çanakkale.1,2

Grammar ada + tepe.

That Adatepe goes back to ada and tepe is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Adatepe made of?

Adatepe is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ada (ada: island) + tepe (tepe: hill).

Adatepe + root ada ada: island TURKIC ada “island” root tepe tepe: hill TURKIC tepe “hill, summit” Adatepe ada root ada: island ada TURKIC “island” tepe root tepe: hill tepe TURKIC “hill, summit”
Adatepe: parts and root words
  • ada Turkic — island1
  • tepe Turkic — hill, summit2

How was the name Adatepe formed?

Adatepe was formed by joining ada (“ada: island”) and tepe (“tepe: hill”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Adatepe?

Adatepe Tepe Boztepe Göktepe Ada Karatepe Adalı Kocatepe Yeşiltepe Göztepe Adanur Akçatepe Aktepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tepe same root – –
02 Boztepe same root – –
03 Göktepe same root – –
04 Ada same root – –
05 Karatepe same root – –
06 Adalı same root – –
07 Kocatepe same root – –
08 Yeşiltepe same root – –
09 Göztepe same root – –
10 Adanur same root – –
11 Akçatepe same root – –
12 Aktepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Adatepe?

  1. Ülkü Adatepe politician 1932–2012

People surnamed Adatepe as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ada accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tepe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Adatepe

Q1

What does the surname Adatepe mean?

A landscape compound of ada ‘island’ and tepe ‘hill’: ‘island hill’. According to Nişanyan, ada comes from Middle Turkic ataġ, and tepe from Old Turkic tepe/töpü ‘summit of a mountain or head’. Adatepe is also known as a village name in Çanakkale.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Adatepe?

Adatepe is made up of two elements: ada “island” (Turkic) and tepe “hill, summit” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Adatepe?

A·da·te·pe, 4 syllables; IPA: /adateˈpe/.