Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çeribashi

Çeribashi /tʃeɾibasˈhi/ ASCII Ceribashi

“troop commander (çeribaşı)”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çeribashi?

Çeribashi

IPA /tʃeɾibasˈhi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çeribashi mean?

A spelling of Çeribaşı with ş written “sh”, as in English. Çeri “soldier, army” joins başı “its head”: historically a troop commander, later the headman of a group. Çeri goes back to Old Turkic çerig.1,2

Grammar çeri + baş + possessive -ı.

That Çeribashi goes back to çeri and çeribaşı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çeribashi made of?

Çeribashi is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çeri (çeri: soldier, army (obsolete)) + bashi (başı: chief (+ possessive), English spelling).

Çeribashi + root çeri çeri: soldier, army(obsolete) TURKIC çeri “soldier; army (OldTurkic çerig)” root bashi başı: chief (+possessive), English… TURKIC çeribaşı “troop commander; headmanof a group” Çeribashi çeri root çeri: soldier, army (obsolete) çeri TURKIC “soldier; army (Old Turkic çerig)” bashi root başı: chief (+ possessive), Englishspelling çeribaşı TURKIC “troop commander; headman of agroup”
Çeribashi: parts and root words
  • çeri Turkic — soldier; army (Old Turkic çerig)2
  • çeribaşı Turkic — troop commander; headman of a group1

How was the name Çeribashi formed?

Çeribashi was formed by joining çeri (“çeri: soldier, army (obsolete)”) and bashi (“başı: chief (+ possessive), English spelling”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çeribashi?

Çeribashi Yeniçeri Özçeri
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yeniçeri same root – –
02 Özçeri same root – –

How is Çeribashi written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ceribashi: ç is written c or ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çeribaşı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çeri 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 Çeribashi

Q1

What does the surname Çeribashi mean?

A spelling of Çeribaşı with ş written “sh”, as in English. Çeri “soldier, army” joins başı “its head”: historically a troop commander, later the headman of a group. Çeri goes back to Old Turkic çerig.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çeribashi?

Çeribashi is made up of two elements: çeri “soldier; army (Old Turkic çerig)” (Turkic) and çeribaşı “troop commander; headman of a group” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çeribashi?

Çe·ri·ba·shi, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃeɾibasˈhi/.