Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 295

Altunkaynak

Altunkaynak /aɫtunkajˈnak/

“golden spring”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Altunkaynak?

Altunkaynak

IPA /aɫtunkajˈnak/

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

What does the surname Altunkaynak mean?

Altunkaynak combines altun, the old form of altın ‘gold’, with kaynak ‘spring, source’: ‘golden spring’. Nişanyan derives kaynak from the verb kaynamak ‘to boil, to gush’, as water wells up from the ground.1

Grammar altun + kaynak.

That Altunkaynak goes back to altun and kaynak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Altunkaynak made of?

Altunkaynak breaks into 2 parts: altun (altun: gold (old form)) + kaynak (kaynak: spring, source).

Altunkaynak + root altun altun: gold (old form) TURKIC altun “gold” root kaynak kaynak: spring, source TURKIC kaynak “from kayna- ‘to boil,gush’ with +Uk” Altunkaynak altun root altun: gold (old form) altun TURKIC “gold” kaynak root kaynak: spring, source kaynak TURKIC “from kayna- ‘to boil, gush’ with+Uk”
Altunkaynak: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold1
  • kaynak Turkic — from kayna- ‘to boil, gush’ with +Uk1

How was the name Altunkaynak formed?

Altunkaynak belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (altun + kaynak).

Which surnames are related to Altunkaynak?

Altunkaynak Altun Kaynak Altuntaş Altunay Altundağ Altunel Gürkaynak Altunbaş Altınkaynak Altunbay Altunkaya Akkaynak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altun same root – –
02 Kaynak same root – –
03 Altuntaş same root – –
04 Altunay same root – –
05 Altundağ same root – –
06 Altunel same root – –
07 Gürkaynak same root – –
08 Altunbaş same root – –
09 Altınkaynak same root – –
10 Altunbay same root – –
11 Altunkaya same root – –
12 Akkaynak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altunkaynak?

  1. Bülent Altunkaynak researcher
  2. Bülent Altunkaynak researcher
  3. Hande Özge Altunkaynak-Çamca researcher

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

How is Altunkaynak written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Altunkaynak is usually kept abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kaynak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altunkaynak

Q1

What does the surname Altunkaynak mean?

Altunkaynak combines altun, the old form of altın ‘gold’, with kaynak ‘spring, source’: ‘golden spring’. Nişanyan derives kaynak from the verb kaynamak ‘to boil, to gush’, as water wells up from the ground.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunkaynak?

The root word of Altunkaynak is altun (Turkic): “gold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunkaynak?

Al·tun·kay·nak, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunkajˈnak/.