Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 751

Bağdaş

Bağdaş /baːˈdaʃ/ ASCII Bagdas

“cross-legged sitting”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bağdaş?

Bağdaş

IPA /baːˈdaʃ/

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

What does the surname Bağdaş mean?

Bağdaş is the cross-legged way of sitting, each foot tucked under the opposite thigh, known from the phrase bağdaş kurmak “to sit cross-legged”. There is also a village of this name in Yüksekova (Hakkâri).1

That Bağdaş goes back to bağdaş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Bağdaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bağdaş made of?

Bağdaş is a single Turkic root: bağdaş (bağdaş: cross-legged sitting).

Bağdaş root bağdaş bağdaş: cross-leggedsitting TURKIC bağdaş “cross-legged sittingposition” Bağdaş bağdaş root bağdaş: cross-legged sitting bağdaş TURKIC “cross-legged sitting position”
Bağdaş: parts and root words
  • bağdaş Turkic — cross-legged sitting position1

How was the name Bağdaş formed?

Bağdaş is the word bağdaş (“bağdaş: cross-legged sitting”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Bağdaş?

  1. Deniz Bağdaş YouTuber 1993–

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

How is Bağdaş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Bagdas: ş is written s or sh; ğ, which is not pronounced as a consonant, is written g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bağdaş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bağdaş accessed 9 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

Common questions about Bağdaş

Q1

What does the surname Bağdaş mean?

Bağdaş is the cross-legged way of sitting, each foot tucked under the opposite thigh, known from the phrase bağdaş kurmak “to sit cross-legged”. There is also a village of this name in Yüksekova (Hakkâri).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bağdaş?

The root word of Bağdaş is bağdaş (Turkic): “cross-legged sitting position”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bağdaş?

Bağ·daş, 2 syllables; IPA: /baːˈdaʃ/.