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Baştan

Baştan /baʃˈtan/ ASCII Bastan

“from the beginning”1

Probable origin Baştan: root entries for baş + baştan · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Baştan?

Baştan

IPA /baʃˈtan/

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

What does the surname Baştan mean?

Baştan is the ablative of baş, “head”, and as an adverb means “from the beginning, from scratch, anew”, as in baştan sona, “from start to finish”. The dictionary also records the sense of a baby greeting by raising its hand to its head.1,2

Grammar baş + -tan (ablative).

That Baştan goes back to baş and baştan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

Baştan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Baştan made of?

Baştan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: baş (head; beginning) + -tan (ablative suffix).

Baştan ++ root baş head; beginning TURKIC baş “head; beginning” suffix -tan ablative suffix TURKIC baştan “from the beginning, anew” Baştan baş root head; beginning baş TURKIC “head; beginning” -tan suffix ablative suffix baştan TURKIC “from the beginning, anew”
Baştan: parts and root words
  • baş Turkic — head; beginning1
  • baştan Turkic — from the beginning, anew2

How was the name Baştan formed?

Baştan was formed by adding the suffix -tan (“ablative suffix”) to baş (“head; beginning”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Baştan?

Baştan Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Baştan?

  1. Furkan Baştan association football player 1982–
  2. Mina Baştan athlete 2002–
  3. Ayhan Baştan researcher
  4. Bertan Baştan basketball player 1998–
  5. Fatih Erdem Bastan researcher
  6. Serhat Baştan association football player 1993–

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

How is Baştan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Bastan.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Baştan?

Bağdaş, Başevirgen and Bekle share gloss keywords with Baştan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Baştan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Baştan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: baştan
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baştan
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Baştan

Q1

What does the surname Baştan mean?

Baştan is the ablative of baş, “head”, and as an adverb means “from the beginning, from scratch, anew”, as in baştan sona, “from start to finish”. The dictionary also records the sense of a baby greeting by raising its hand to its head.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Baştan?

The root word of Baştan is baş (Turkic): “head; beginning”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Baştan?

Baş·tan, 2 syllables; IPA: /baʃˈtan/.