Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 555

Aşkenazi

Aşkenazi /aʃkenaˈzi/ ASCII Askenazi

“of Ashkenaz”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Aşkenazi?

Aşkenazi

IPA /aʃkenaˈzi/

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

What does the surname Aşkenazi mean?

Aşkenazi (Ashkenazi) is a surname of Hebrew origin meaning ‘of Ashkenaz’. According to English Wikipedia, Ashkenaz was the Hebrew name of a region along the Rhine in medieval Western Europe. The final -i is a suffix marking origin from a place.1

Grammar Ashkenaz + -i (Hebrew relational suffix).

What is Aşkenazi made of?

Aşkenazi breaks into 2 parts: Aşkenaz (Hebrew name for the Rhineland region) + -i (relational suffix).

Aşkenazi + root Aşkenaz Hebrew name for theRhineland region OTHER Ashkenaz “Hebrew; the Rhine region” suffix -i relational suffix Aşkenazi Aşkenaz root Hebrew name for the Rhineland region Ashkenaz OTHER “Hebrew; the Rhine region” -i suffix relational suffix
Aşkenazi: parts and root words
  • Ashkenaz Other — Hebrew; the Rhine region1

How was the name Aşkenazi formed?

Aşkenazi was formed by adding the suffix -i (“relational suffix”) to Aşkenaz (“Hebrew name for the Rhineland region”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.2

How is Aşkenazi written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Askenazi.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Ashkenazi (surname) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aşkenazi

Q1

What does the surname Aşkenazi mean?

Aşkenazi (Ashkenazi) is a surname of Hebrew origin meaning ‘of Ashkenaz’. According to English Wikipedia, Ashkenaz was the Hebrew name of a region along the Rhine in medieval Western Europe. The final -i is a suffix marking origin from a place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aşkenazi?

The root word of Aşkenazi is Ashkenaz (another language): “Hebrew; the Rhine region”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aşkenazi?

Aş·ke·na·zi, 4 syllables; IPA: /aʃkenaˈzi/.