Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 724

Beşikçi

Beşikçi /beʃicˈtʃi/ ASCII Besikci

“cradle maker”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Beşikçi?

Beşikçi

IPA /beʃicˈtʃi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Beşikçi mean?

Beşikçi means ‘cradle maker or seller’, from beşik ‘cradle’ with the agent suffix -çi. The beşik is a small rocking bed for babies, usually of wood, and the word is an old one going back to Proto-Turkic.1

Grammar beşik + -çi.

What is Beşikçi made of?

Beşikçi breaks into 2 parts: beşik (beşik: cradle) + -çi (-çi: agent suffix).

Beşikçi + root beşik beşik: cradle TURKIC beşik “cradle” suffix -çi -çi: agent suffix Beşikçi beşik root beşik: cradle beşik TURKIC “cradle” -çi suffix -çi: agent suffix
Beşikçi: parts and root words
  • beşik Turkic — cradle1

How was the name Beşikçi formed?

Beşikçi belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (beşik + -çi).

Which surnames are related to Beşikçi?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Beşikçioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beşikçi?

  1. İsmail Beşikci writer 1939–

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

How is Beşikçi written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Besikci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: beşik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Beşikçi accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Beşikçi

Q1

What does the surname Beşikçi mean?

Beşikçi means ‘cradle maker or seller’, from beşik ‘cradle’ with the agent suffix -çi. The beşik is a small rocking bed for babies, usually of wood, and the word is an old one going back to Proto-Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beşikçi?

The root word of Beşikçi is beşik (Turkic): “cradle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beşikçi?

Be·şik·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /beʃicˈtʃi/.