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Çolpan

Çolpan /tʃoɫˈpan/ ASCII Colpan

“Venus, the Shepherd’s Star”1

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How do you pronounce Çolpan?

Çolpan

IPA /tʃoɫˈpan/

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

What does the surname Çolpan mean?

Çolpan is the Old Turkic name of the planet Venus, known in popular speech as Çoban Yıldızı, “the Shepherd’s Star”. As the brightest light in the morning and evening sky, it holds an important place in Turkic folk belief and epics. Today Çolpan is also used as a girl’s name.1

What is Çolpan made of?

Çolpan is a single Turkic root: çolpan (the Shepherd’s Star, Venus).

Çolpan root çolpan the Shepherd’s Star,Venus TURKIC Çolpan “the Shepherd’s Star(Venus); female name;…” Çolpan çolpan root the Shepherd’s Star, Venus Çolpan TURKIC “the Shepherd’s Star (Venus);female name; Old Turkic”
Çolpan: parts and root words
  • Çolpan Turkic — the Shepherd’s Star (Venus); female name; Old Turkic1

How was the name Çolpan formed?

Çolpan is the word çolpan (“the Shepherd’s Star, Venus”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Çolpan?

  1. Nusret Çolpan painter 1952–2008
  2. Aslı Çolpan economist
  3. Derya Çolpan writer 1967–
  4. Hasan Çolpan artist
  5. Volkan Çolpan actor 1976–
  6. Didem Çolpan Öksüz researcher
  7. Merve Çolpan researcher
  8. Metin Çolpan entrepreneur 1955–

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

Is Çolpan also a first name?

Yes. Çolpan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: Venus, the Shepherd’s Star.

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çolpan?

Acun, Gün and Tanyıldız share gloss keywords with Çolpan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çolpan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çolpan 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: çolpan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çolpan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çolpan 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 Çolpan

Q1

What does the surname Çolpan mean?

Çolpan is the Old Turkic name of the planet Venus, known in popular speech as Çoban Yıldızı, “the Shepherd’s Star”. As the brightest light in the morning and evening sky, it holds an important place in Turkic folk belief and epics. Today Çolpan is also used as a girl’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çolpan?

The root word of Çolpan is Çolpan (Turkic): “the Shepherd’s Star (Venus); female name; Old Turkic”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çolpan?

Çol·pan, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃoɫˈpan/.