Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 647

Aydaş

Aydaş /ajˈdaʃ/ ASCII Aydas

“sharing the same month”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Aydaş?

Aydaş

IPA /ajˈdaʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Aydaş mean?

Aydaş adds the suffix of fellowship -daş, as in arkadaş and yoldaş, to ay ‘moon, month’; dictionaries define it as ‘giving birth at about the same time’. Ay here means ‘month’, so the word carries the idea of ‘sharing the same month’.1,2

Grammar ay + -daş (suffix of fellowship).

That Aydaş goes back to aydaş and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Aydaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Aydaş made of?

Aydaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon; month) + -daş (suffix of fellowship).

Aydaş ++ root ay moon; month TURKIC aydaş “giving birth at aboutthe same time” suffix -daş suffix of fellowship TURKIC ay “moon; month” Aydaş ay root moon; month aydaş TURKIC “giving birth at about the sametime” -daş suffix suffix of fellowship ay TURKIC “moon; month”
Aydaş: parts and root words
  • aydaş Turkic — giving birth at about the same time2
  • ay Turkic — moon; month1

How was the name Aydaş formed?

Aydaş was formed by adding the suffix -daş (“suffix of fellowship”) to ay (“moon; month”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

How is Aydaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Aydas in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikidata: Q122233282 accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aydaş accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Aydaş

Q1

What does the surname Aydaş mean?

Aydaş adds the suffix of fellowship -daş, as in arkadaş and yoldaş, to ay ‘moon, month’; dictionaries define it as ‘giving birth at about the same time’. Ay here means ‘month’, so the word carries the idea of ‘sharing the same month’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aydaş?

The root word of Aydaş is ay (Turkic): “moon; month”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aydaş?

Ay·daş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈdaʃ/.