Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 270

Altınkaynak

Altınkaynak /aɫtɯnkajˈnak/ ASCII Altinkaynak

“golden spring”2

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Altınkaynak?

Altınkaynak

IPA /aɫtɯnkajˈnak/

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

What does the surname Altınkaynak mean?

Altınkaynak is built from altın, “gold”, and kaynak, “spring, source”: “golden spring”. According to Wiktionary kaynak is formed from kayna-, “to well up, boil”, with the suffix -k, and denotes both the place where water rises and the origin of anything.1,2

Grammar altın + kaynak: noun–noun compound.

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

What is Altınkaynak made of?

Altınkaynak breaks into 2 parts: altın (gold; precious) + kaynak (spring, source).

Altınkaynak + first element altın gold; precious TURKIC altın “gold” root kaynak spring, source TURKIC kaynak “spring; source” Altınkaynak altın first element gold; precious altın TURKIC “gold” kaynak root spring, source kaynak TURKIC “spring; source”
Altınkaynak: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold2
  • kaynak Turkic — spring; source1

How was the name Altınkaynak formed?

Altınkaynak belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (altın + kaynak).

Which surnames are related to Altınkaynak?

Altınkaynak Altın Altıntaş Kaynak Altınok Altuntaş Altınel Altınay Altınkaya Altundağ Altınsoy Altıntop Altunel
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altın same root – –
02 Altıntaş same root – –
03 Kaynak same root – –
04 Altınok same root – –
05 Altuntaş same root – –
06 Altınel same root – –
07 Altınay same root – –
08 Altınkaya same root – –
09 Altundağ same root – –
10 Altınsoy same root – –
11 Altıntop same root – –
12 Altunel same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınkaynak?

  1. Elif Altınkaynak athlete 1974–
  2. Buket Akçan Altınkaynak researcher
  3. Mustafa Altınkaynak researcher

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

How is Altınkaynak written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Altinkaynak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kaynak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Altın 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altınkaynak

Q1

What does the surname Altınkaynak mean?

Altınkaynak is built from altın, “gold”, and kaynak, “spring, source”: “golden spring”. According to Wiktionary kaynak is formed from kayna-, “to well up, boil”, with the suffix -k, and denotes both the place where water rises and the origin of anything.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınkaynak?

The root word of Altınkaynak is altın (Turkic): “gold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altınkaynak?

Al·tın·kay·nak, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnkajˈnak/.