Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Bardak

Bardak /baɾˈdak/

“drinking glass, cup”1

Established origin Bardak: root entries for bardak · How do we know?

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6 / 2
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Plain noun
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How do you pronounce Bardak?

Bardak

IPA /baɾˈdak/

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

What does the surname Bardak mean?

A bardak is a drinking glass or cup. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Middle Turkic bardak ‘small jug’, derived with -ak from Old Turkic bart ‘water jug’. Its older sense is thus a small water vessel.1

Grammar bart + -ak (diminutive).

Bardak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bardak made of?

Bardak is a single Turkic root: bardak (bardak: drinking glass, cup).

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Bardak: parts and root words
  • bardak Turkic — drinking glass, cup1

How was the name Bardak formed?

Bardak is the word bardak (“bardak: drinking glass, cup”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Bardak?

Bardak Bardakçı Bardakçıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Bardakçı same root – –
02 Bardakçıoğlu same root – –

How is Bardak written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Bardak is unchanged in foreign records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bardak?

Kadah, Kazan and Altunrende share gloss keywords with Bardak within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bardak?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bardak alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bardak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bardak 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 Bardak

Q1

What does the surname Bardak mean?

A bardak is a drinking glass or cup. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Middle Turkic bardak ‘small jug’, derived with -ak from Old Turkic bart ‘water jug’. Its older sense is thus a small water vessel.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bardak?

The root word of Bardak is bardak (Turkic): “drinking glass, cup”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bardak?

Bar·dak, 2 syllables; IPA: /baɾˈdak/.