Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 797

Boşnak

Boşnak /boʃˈnak/ ASCII Bosnak

“Bosniak”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Boşnak?

Boşnak

IPA /boʃˈnak/

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

What does the surname Boşnak mean?

Boşnak is the Turkish word for a Bosniak, a person from Bosnia. It came into Ottoman Turkish from Serbo-Croatian Bošnjak, formed from the place name Bosna with a Slavic suffix.1

Boşnak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Boşnak made of?

Boşnak is a single root: Boşnak (Bosniak).

Boşnak root Boşnak Bosniak OTHER Boşnak “Bosniak, person fromBosnia” Boşnak Boşnak root Bosniak Boşnak OTHER “Bosniak, person from Bosnia”
Boşnak: parts and root words
  • Boşnak Other — Bosniak, person from Bosnia1

How was the name Boşnak formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Boşnak?

  1. Metin Boşnak academic 1965–
  2. İrfan Boşnak association football player 1985–
  3. Ahmet Boşnak researcher
  4. Kaan Boşnak musician

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

How is Boşnak written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Bosnak in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Boşnak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Boşnak

Q1

What does the surname Boşnak mean?

Boşnak is the Turkish word for a Bosniak, a person from Bosnia. It came into Ottoman Turkish from Serbo-Croatian Bošnjak, formed from the place name Bosna with a Slavic suffix.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boşnak?

The root word of Boşnak is Boşnak (another language): “Bosniak, person from Bosnia”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boşnak?

Boş·nak, 2 syllables; IPA: /boʃˈnak/.