SURNAMEEntry 1,378
Çapar
“courier; dappled”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- Ç
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How do you pronounce Çapar?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çapar mean?
Çapar is an old word for “courier, messenger”, the rider who carried news at speed, and is associated with the verb çapmak, “to gallop”. As an adjective it also means “spotted, dappled”. Çapar is a man’s name and appears as a village name in Bolu and Çankırı.1,2
That Çapar goes back to çapar and çapmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
Çapar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Çapar formed?
Çapar is the word çapar (“çapar: courier, messenger; spotted”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Çapar?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çapanoğlu | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Çapar?
- Ercan Çapar association football player 1990–
- Oğuzhan Çapar association football player 1996–
- Serpil Çapar handball player 1981–
- Cevdet Çapar association football player 1964–
- Ahmet Ergin Çapar researcher
- Erol Çapar basketball player
- Mehmet Çapar badminton player 1999–
- Mert Çapar association football player 1997–
People surnamed Çapar as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Çapar also a first name?
Yes. Çapar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “courier; dappled”.
Çapar as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Çapar written and pronounced abroad?
Records without Turkish letters usually write Capar.
Which guides add context to Çapar?
Read the root, formation and register information for Çapar alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çapar
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çapmak
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çapar
- 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 Çapar
- Q1
What does the surname Çapar mean?
- Çapar is an old word for “courier, messenger”, the rider who carried news at speed, and is associated with the verb çapmak, “to gallop”. As an adjective it also means “spotted, dappled”. Çapar is a man’s name and appears as a village name in Bolu and Çankırı.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Çapar?
- The root word of Çapar is çapmak (Turkic): “to gallop, to ride hard; to raid”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Çapar?
- Ça·par, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃaˈpaɾ/.