Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 999

Beşpınar

Beşpınar /beʃpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Bespinar

“five springs”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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 Beşpınar?

Beşpınar

IPA /beʃpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Beşpınar mean?

The name means ‘five springs’, from the numeral beş ‘five’ and pınar ‘spring’. Nişanyan traces pınar to an unattested Oghuz form *bıŋar ‘spring, fountain’.1,2

Grammar beş + pınar.

That Beşpınar goes back to beş and pınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Beşpınar made of?

Beşpınar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: beş (five) + pınar (spring).

Beşpınar + root beş five TURKIC beş “five” root pınar spring TURKIC pınar “spring, fountain” Beşpınar beş root five beş TURKIC “five” pınar root spring pınar TURKIC “spring, fountain”
Beşpınar: parts and root words
  • beş Turkic — five2
  • pınar Turkic — spring, fountain1

How was the name Beşpınar formed?

Beşpınar was formed by joining beş (“five”) and pınar (“spring”).

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

Which surnames are related to Beşpınar?

Beşpınar Akpınar Pınar Gürpınar Karapınar Taşpınar Başpınar Gülpınar Özpınar Pınarbaşı Kırkpınar Beşok Kayapınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akpınar same root – –
02 Pınar same root – –
03 Gürpınar same root – –
04 Karapınar same root – –
05 Taşpınar same root – –
06 Başpınar same root – –
07 Gülpınar same root – –
08 Özpınar same root – –
09 Pınarbaşı same root – –
10 Kırkpınar same root – –
11 Beşok same root – –
12 Kayapınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beşpınar?

  1. Asaf Beşpınar association football player 1887–1946
  2. Athar Beşpınar ship-owner 1918–1987

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

How is Beşpınar written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Bespinar: ı/İ become i/I; ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pınar accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: beş 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

Common questions about Beşpınar

Q1

What does the surname Beşpınar mean?

The name means ‘five springs’, from the numeral beş ‘five’ and pınar ‘spring’. Nişanyan traces pınar to an unattested Oghuz form *bıŋar ‘spring, fountain’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beşpınar?

Beşpınar is made up of two elements: beş “five” (Turkic) and pınar “spring, fountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Beşpınar?

Beş·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /beʃpɯˈnaɾ/.