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Çimen

Çimen /tʃiˈmen/ ASCII Cimen

“meadow grass”1

Probable origin Çimen: root entries for çimen · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çimen?

Çimen

IPA /tʃiˈmen/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çimen mean?

Çimen is naturally grown grass, a green meadow. Carrying an image of freshness and spring, the word is also used as a girl’s name, and several Anatolian villages bear it.1

That Çimen goes back to çimen is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Çimen is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çimen made of?

Çimen is a single Turkic root: çimen (çimen: meadow grass, lawn).

Çimen root çimen çimen: meadow grass, lawn TURKIC çimen “naturally grown grass,meadow (Ottoman çemen,…” Çimen çimen root çimen: meadow grass, lawn çimen TURKIC “naturally grown grass, meadow(Ottoman çemen, Proto-Turkic…”
Çimen: parts and root words
  • çimen Turkic — naturally grown grass, meadow (Ottoman çemen, Proto-Turkic *čïm)1

How was the name Çimen formed?

Çimen is the word çimen (“çimen: meadow grass, lawn”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Çimen?

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01 Özçimen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çimen?

  1. Nesimi Çimen singer 1931–1993
  2. Sabiha Çimen photojournalist 1986–
  3. Mazlum Çimen actor 1958–
  4. Derya Çimen model
  5. Ali Çimen writer 1971–
  6. Aşkın Öykü Çimen botanist
  7. Celal Çimen film director 1969–
  8. Uğur Çimen association football player 1975–

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

Is Çimen also a first name?

Yes. Çimen is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “meadow grass”.

Çimen as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Çimen written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Cimen in English and German records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çimen?

Alan, Çayır and Çayırlı share gloss keywords with Çimen within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çimen?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çimen alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çimen accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çimen accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çimen accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Çimen

Q1

What does the surname Çimen mean?

Çimen is naturally grown grass, a green meadow. Carrying an image of freshness and spring, the word is also used as a girl’s name, and several Anatolian villages bear it.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çimen?

The root word of Çimen is çimen (Turkic): “naturally grown grass, meadow (Ottoman çemen, Proto-Turkic *čïm)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çimen?

Çi·men, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃiˈmen/.