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Bozbaş

Bozbaş /bozˈbaʃ/ ASCII Bozbas

“grey-headed”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Bozbaş?

Bozbaş

IPA /bozˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Bozbaş mean?

From boz ‘grey, dun’ and baş ‘head’: a descriptive name meaning ‘grey-headed’. In Azerbaijani and eastern Anatolian cooking bozbaş is also the name of a meat stew.1,2

Grammar boz + baş.

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

What is Bozbaş made of?

Bozbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey, greyish brown) + baş (baş: head).

Bozbaş ++ first element boz boz: grey, greyish brown TURKIC boz “grey, greyish brown” suffix baş baş: head TURKIC baş “head” Bozbaş boz first element boz: grey, greyish brown boz TURKIC “grey, greyish brown” baş suffix baş: head baş TURKIC “head”
Bozbaş: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey, greyish brown1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Bozbaş formed?

Bozbaş was formed by adding the suffix baş (“baş: head”) to boz (“boz: grey, greyish brown”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bozbaş?

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

Who are some well-known people named Bozbaş?

  1. Mehmet Eren Bozbaş cinematographer

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

How is Bozbaş written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 9 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 Bozbaş

Q1

What does the surname Bozbaş mean?

From boz ‘grey, dun’ and baş ‘head’: a descriptive name meaning ‘grey-headed’. In Azerbaijani and eastern Anatolian cooking bozbaş is also the name of a meat stew.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozbaş?

Bozbaş is made up of two elements: boz “grey, greyish brown” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozbaş?

Boz·baş, 2 syllables; IPA: /bozˈbaʃ/.