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Çetintaş

Çetintaş /tʃetinˈtaʃ/ ASCII Cetintas

“tough stone”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Çetintaş?

Çetintaş

IPA /tʃetinˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Çetintaş mean?

Çetin “tough, hard to overcome” with taş “stone”: a stone hard to break. Both elements reinforce the image of endurance; çetin derives from the verb çat- “to strike”.1,2

What is Çetintaş made of?

Çetintaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çetin (çetin: hard, tough) + taş (taş: stone).

Çetintaş + root çetin çetin: hard, tough TURKIC çetin “hard, tough” root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Çetintaş çetin root çetin: hard, tough çetin TURKIC “hard, tough” taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Çetintaş: parts and root words
  • çetin Turkic — hard, tough1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Çetintaş formed?

Çetintaş was formed by joining çetin (“çetin: hard, tough”) and taş (“taş: stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çetintaş?

Çetintaş Çetin Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Çetinkaya Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çetin same root 15 345,329
02 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Altıntaş same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Çetinkaya same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Göktaş same root – –
12 Taşkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çetintaş?

  1. Sedat Çetintaş writer 1889–1965

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

How is Çetintaş written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ş becomes s (or sh), ç becomes c (or ch), giving Cetintas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çetin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çetintaş

Q1

What does the surname Çetintaş mean?

Çetin “tough, hard to overcome” with taş “stone”: a stone hard to break. Both elements reinforce the image of endurance; çetin derives from the verb çat- “to strike”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çetintaş?

Çetintaş is made up of two elements: çetin “hard, tough” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çetintaş?

Çe·tin·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃetinˈtaʃ/.