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Altınbaş

Altınbaş /aɫtɯnˈbaʃ/ ASCII Altinbas

“a melon variety; golden head”3

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Formation
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altınbaş?

Altınbaş

IPA /aɫtɯnˈbaʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altınbaş mean?

As a dictionary word altınbaş is a fine, round, thick-skinned melon variety grown mainly in the Aegean region. The word is made of altın ‘gold’ and baş ‘head’ and can also be read as ‘golden-headed’. Whether the surname comes from the melon or directly from the image of a ‘golden head’ is not documented.1,2,3

Grammar altın + baş: noun–noun compound.

That Altınbaş goes back to altınbaş and altın is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Altınbaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Altınbaş made of?

Altınbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altın (gold) + baş (head).

Altınbaş +++ root altın gold TURKIC altınbaş “a round, thick-skinnedmelon variety grown in…” suffix baş head TURKIC altın “gold; precious” TURKIC baş “head” Altınbaş altın root gold altınbaş TURKIC “a round, thick-skinned melonvariety grown in the Aegean…” baş suffix head altın TURKIC “gold; precious” baş TURKIC “head”
Altınbaş: parts and root words
  • altınbaş Turkic — a round, thick-skinned melon variety grown in the Aegean region3
  • altın Turkic — gold; precious1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Altınbaş formed?

Altınbaş was formed by adding the suffix baş (“head”) to altın (“gold”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.8

Which surnames are related to Altınbaş?

Altınbaş Akbaş Altın Altıntaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Altınok Altuntaş Baştürk Demirbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Altın same root – –
03 Altıntaş same root – –
04 Baş same root – –
05 Subaşı same root – –
06 Başer same root – –
07 Kocabaş same root – –
08 Erbaş same root – –
09 Altınok same root – –
10 Altuntaş same root – –
11 Baştürk same root – –
12 Demirbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınbaş?

  1. Caner Altınbaş musician 1974–
  2. Selahattin Altınbaş composer 1938–2003
  3. Ahmet Altınbaş researcher
  4. Burçin Altınbaş researcher
  5. Mahmut Altınbaş researcher

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

How is Altınbaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Altinbas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Altınbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altınbaş accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altınbaş

Q1

What does the surname Altınbaş mean?

As a dictionary word altınbaş is a fine, round, thick-skinned melon variety grown mainly in the Aegean region. The word is made of altın ‘gold’ and baş ‘head’ and can also be read as ‘golden-headed’. Whether the surname comes from the melon or directly from the image of a ‘golden head’ is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınbaş?

Altınbaş is made up of two elements: altın “gold; precious” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altınbaş?

Al·tın·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnˈbaʃ/.