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Çehre

Çehre /tʃehˈɾe/ ASCII Cehre

“face, countenance”1

Established origin Çehre: root entries for çehre · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çehre?

Çehre

IPA /tʃehˈɾe/

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

What does the surname Çehre mean?

Çehre, a word of Persian origin, means ‘face, countenance, appearance’. Nişanyan traces it to Persian čihra ‘face’ and Middle Persian čihrag ‘image, form’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Çehre as a name meaning ‘face, beauty of the face’.1

Çehre is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çehre made of?

Çehre is a single Persian root: çehre (face, countenance).

Çehre root çehre face, countenance PERSIAN çehre “face” Çehre çehre root face, countenance çehre PERSIAN “face”
Çehre: parts and root words

How was the name Çehre formed?

Çehre is the word çehre (“face, countenance”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Çehre?

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01 Çehreli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çehre?

  1. Nebahat Çehre actor 1944–

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

How is Çehre written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Cehre: ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch).

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çehre?

Çıray, Şoray and Bodur share gloss keywords with Çehre within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çehre?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çehre 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çehre
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Çehre
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Çehre

Q1

What does the surname Çehre mean?

Çehre, a word of Persian origin, means ‘face, countenance, appearance’. Nişanyan traces it to Persian čihra ‘face’ and Middle Persian čihrag ‘image, form’. Nişanyan Adlar also records Çehre as a name meaning ‘face, beauty of the face’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çehre?

The root word of Çehre is çehre (Persian): “face”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çehre?

Çeh·re, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃehˈɾe/.