Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Cezveciyan

Cezveciyan /dʒezvedʒiˈjan/

“son of the coffee-pot maker”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
C
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 Cezveciyan?

Cezveciyan

IPA /dʒezvedʒiˈjan/

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

What does the surname Cezveciyan mean?

Cezveciyan is an Armenian surname of Türkiye formed from cezveci, “maker or seller of coffee pots”, with the Armenian patronymic suffix -yan: “son of the cezve maker”. A cezve is the small long-handled pot for Turkish coffee; the word comes from Arabic jaḏwa, “ember”.1

Grammar cezve + -ci + Armenian -yan

What is Cezveciyan made of?

Cezveciyan is Arabic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: cezve (cezve: long-handled coffee pot) + -ci (occupational suffix) + -yan (Armenian patronymic suffix “son of”).

Cezveciyan ++ root cezve cezve: long-handledcoffee pot ARABIC jaḏwa “ember” suffix -ci occupational suffix suffix -yan Armenian patronymicsuffix “son of” Cezveciyan cezve root cezve: long-handled coffee pot jaḏwa ARABIC “ember” -ci suffix occupational suffix -yan suffix Armenian patronymic suffix “son of”
Cezveciyan: parts and root words
  • jaḏwa Arabic — ember1

How was the name Cezveciyan formed?

Cezveciyan was formed by adding -ci, “son of”, to cezve (“cezve: long-handled coffee pot”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Cezveciyan?

  1. Bedros Cezveciyan typographer 1839–1882
  2. Kerope Cezveciyan physician 1883–1942

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

How is Cezveciyan written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Cezveciyan abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: cezve accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: -yan 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

Common questions about Cezveciyan

Q1

What does the surname Cezveciyan mean?

Cezveciyan is an Armenian surname of Türkiye formed from cezveci, “maker or seller of coffee pots”, with the Armenian patronymic suffix -yan: “son of the cezve maker”. A cezve is the small long-handled pot for Turkish coffee; the word comes from Arabic jaḏwa, “ember”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cezveciyan?

The root word of Cezveciyan is jaḏwa (Arabic): “ember”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cezveciyan?

Cez·ve·ci·yan, 4 syllables; IPA: /dʒezvedʒiˈjan/.