SURNAMEEntry 1,325
Çağlayan
“cascade, small waterfall”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 8 / 3
- Formation
- From a verb
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- Ç
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How do you pronounce Çağlayan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çağlayan mean?
A çağlayan is a small waterfall where a stream tumbles over a low drop. The word is the participle of çağlamak, which describes water rushing along foaming and roaring. It is also used as a male given name.1
Grammar Participle in -yan of çağlamak.
Çağlayan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Çağlayan made of?
Çağlayan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çağla- (çağlamak: to cascade, to rush noisily) + -yan (participle suffix).
How was the name Çağlayan formed?
Çağlayan was formed by adding the suffix -yan (“participle suffix”) to the verb stem çağla- (“çağlamak: to cascade, to rush noisily”).
Which surnames are related to Çağlayan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çağlar | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Çağlayangil | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Küçükçağlayan | same root | – | – |
How else is Çağlayan spelled?
- Çağlıyanspelling
Who are some well-known people named Çağlayan?
- Oğulcan Çağlayan association football player 1996–
- Zafer Çağlayan politician 1957–
- Mesude Çağlayan opera singer 1918–2011
- Armağan Çağlayan lawyer 1966–
- Kerem Çağlayan fencer 2005–
- Adem Çağlayan association football player
- Ahmet Çağlayan writer 1952–
- Burhan Suat Çağlayan politician 1948–
People surnamed Çağlayan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Çağlayan also a first name?
Yes. Çağlayan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “cascade, small waterfall”.
Çağlayan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Çağlayan written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is written Caglayan in English and German records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çağlayan?
Çağlıyan, Küçükçağlayan and Çağlar share gloss keywords with Çağlayan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Çağlayan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Çağlayan 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?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çağlayan
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çağlayan
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çağlayan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Çağlayan
- Q1
What does the surname Çağlayan mean?
- A çağlayan is a small waterfall where a stream tumbles over a low drop. The word is the participle of çağlamak, which describes water rushing along foaming and roaring. It is also used as a male given name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Çağlayan?
- The root word of Çağlayan is çağlamak (Turkic): “to rush foaming and roaring; to be exuberant”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Çağlayan?
- Çağ·la·yan, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃaːɫaˈjan/.