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Çirkin

Çirkin /tʃiɾˈcin/ ASCII Cirkin

“ugly; name against the evil eye”1

Established origin Çirkin: root entries for çirkīn · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çirkin?

Çirkin

IPA /tʃiɾˈcin/

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

What does the surname Çirkin mean?

Çirkin means ‘ugly’, the opposite of güzel. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Persian çirkīn ‘dirty, filthy’ and shifted in Turkish to ‘unpleasant to look at’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that as a name it was used as a precaution against the evil eye, in fact meaning ‘beautiful’.1

Çirkin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çirkin made of?

Çirkin is a single Persian root: çirkin (çirkin: ugly).

Çirkin root çirkin çirkin: ugly PERSIAN çirkīn “dirty, filthy” Çirkin çirkin root çirkin: ugly çirkīn PERSIAN “dirty, filthy”
Çirkin: parts and root words

How was the name Çirkin formed?

Çirkin is the adjective çirkin (“çirkin: ugly”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Çirkin?

  1. Adnan Şefik Çirkin statesperson 1962–
  2. Süleyman Turan Çirkin politician 1949–
  3. Emre Çirkin association football player 2004–

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

How is Çirkin written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Cirkin.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çirkin?

Bağrıaçık, Boydak and Cansız share gloss keywords with Çirkin within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çirkin?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çirkin 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çirkin
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Çirkin
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Çirkin

Q1

What does the surname Çirkin mean?

Çirkin means ‘ugly’, the opposite of güzel. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Persian çirkīn ‘dirty, filthy’ and shifted in Turkish to ‘unpleasant to look at’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that as a name it was used as a precaution against the evil eye, in fact meaning ‘beautiful’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çirkin?

The root word of Çirkin is çirkīn (Persian): “dirty, filthy”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çirkin?

Çir·kin, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃiɾˈcin/.