Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 995

Çekirge

Çekirge /t͡ʃekiɾˈɡe/ ASCII Cekirge

“grasshopper”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Çekirge?

Çekirge

IPA /t͡ʃekiɾˈɡe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çekirge mean?

Çekirge is the grasshopper or locust, the insect that leaps far on its long hind legs; the word goes back to Proto-Turkic *čekürtke. Çekirge is also the name of a well-known quarter of Bursa. Animal names often became nicknames and surnames in Turkish.2

Çekirge is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çekirge made of?

Çekirge is a single root: çekirge (grasshopper, locust).

Çekirge root çekirge grasshopper, locust TURKIC çekirge “grasshopper, locust” Çekirge çekirge root grasshopper, locust çekirge TURKIC “grasshopper, locust”
Çekirge: parts and root words
  • çekirge Turkic — grasshopper, locust2

How was the name Çekirge formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Çekirge?

  1. Fatih Çekirge journalist 1947–
  2. Pınar Çekirge writer 1960–
  3. Yasin Çekirge association football player

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

How is Çekirge written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Çekirge is usually written Cekirge.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çekirge accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çekirge accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çekirge

Q1

What does the surname Çekirge mean?

Çekirge is the grasshopper or locust, the insect that leaps far on its long hind legs; the word goes back to Proto-Turkic *čekürtke. Çekirge is also the name of a well-known quarter of Bursa. Animal names often became nicknames and surnames in Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çekirge?

The root word of Çekirge is çekirge (Turkic): “grasshopper, locust”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çekirge?

Çe·kir·ge, 3 syllables; IPA: /t͡ʃekiɾˈɡe/.