Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 589

Barçın

Barçın /baɾˈtʃɯn/ ASCII Barcin

“silk brocade”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
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. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Barçın?

Barçın

IPA /baɾˈtʃɯn/

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

What does the surname Barçın mean?

Barçın is the name of an old silk fabric, a brocade. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces it to Old Turkic barçın and treats it as cognate with Persian abrēşum, “silk cloth”. Today it is used as both a female and a male given name.3

Barçın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Barçın made of?

Barçın is a single root: barçın (a kind of silk brocade).

Barçın root barçın a kind of silk brocade TURKIC barçın “silk brocade” Barçın barçın root a kind of silk brocade barçın TURKIC “silk brocade”
Barçın: parts and root words
  • barçın Turkic — silk brocade3

How was the name Barçın formed?

Barçın belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Barçın?

  1. Bekir Barçın association football player 1949–
  2. Serdar Barçın saxophonist 1977–
  3. Devrim Barçın politician 1982–
  4. Cem Barçın researcher
  5. Tancan Barcin politician 1955–

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

Is Barçın also a first name?

Yes. Barçın is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “silk brocade”.

Barçın as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Barçın written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Barcin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: barçın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Barçın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Barçın accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Barçın

Q1

What does the surname Barçın mean?

Barçın is the name of an old silk fabric, a brocade. Nişanyan’s dictionary traces it to Old Turkic barçın and treats it as cognate with Persian abrēşum, “silk cloth”. Today it is used as both a female and a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barçın?

The root word of Barçın is barçın (Turkic): “silk brocade”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Barçın?

Bar·çın, 2 syllables; IPA: /baɾˈtʃɯn/.