Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çemberci

Çemberci /tʃembeɾˈdʒi/ ASCII Cemberci

“hoop-maker”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Çemberci?

Çemberci

IPA /tʃembeɾˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Çemberci mean?

A çember is a strong hoop fitted round a cask, chest or wheel to hold it together; the same word also names a kind of headscarf. A çemberci made or sold such hoops. The word comes from Persian čanbar; -ci is the Turkish trade suffix.1

Grammar çember + -ci.

What is Çemberci made of?

Çemberci is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çember (hoop; headscarf) + -ci (occupational suffix: maker, seller).

Çemberci + root çember hoop; headscarf PERSIAN çember “hoop, band round a caskor chest; a kind of…” suffix -ci occupational suffix:maker, seller Çemberci çember root hoop; headscarf çember PERSIAN “hoop, band round a cask orchest; a kind of headscarf” -ci suffix occupational suffix: maker, seller
Çemberci: parts and root words
  • çember Persian — hoop, band round a cask or chest; a kind of headscarf1

How was the name Çemberci formed?

Çemberci was formed by adding the suffix -ci (“occupational suffix: maker, seller”) to çember (“hoop; headscarf”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

How is Çemberci written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Cemberci in English-language records. In Turkish, ç sounds like English “ch”; c sounds like English “j”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çember accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çember accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çemberci

Q1

What does the surname Çemberci mean?

A çember is a strong hoop fitted round a cask, chest or wheel to hold it together; the same word also names a kind of headscarf. A çemberci made or sold such hoops. The word comes from Persian čanbar; -ci is the Turkish trade suffix.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çemberci?

The root word of Çemberci is çember (Persian): “hoop, band round a cask or chest; a kind of headscarf”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çemberci?

Çem·ber·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃembeɾˈdʒi/.