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Coşar

Coşar /dʒoˈʃaɾ/ ASCII Cosar

“elated, exuberant”1

Probable origin Coşar: root entries for coşmak · How do we know?

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5 / 2
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From a verb
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How do you pronounce Coşar?

Coşar

IPA /dʒoˈʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Coşar mean?

Coşar is the aorist of coşmak: ‘he surges, he is carried away with joy’. Coşmak reaches from a stream swelling over to a person overflowing with enthusiasm; it shares its root with the name Coşkun.1

Grammar coş- + -ar: aorist.

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

What is Coşar made of?

Coşar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: coş- (coşmak: to be elated, to surge) + -ar (aorist).

Coşar + root coş- coşmak: to be elated, tosurge TURKIC coşmak “coşar: aorist of coşmak‘to be elated, to surge’” suffix -ar aorist Coşar coş- root coşmak: to be elated, to surge coşmak TURKIC “coşar: aorist of coşmak ‘to beelated, to surge’” -ar suffix aorist
Coşar: parts and root words
  • coşmak Turkic — coşar: aorist of coşmak ‘to be elated, to surge’1

How was the name Coşar formed?

Coşar was formed by adding the suffix -ar (“aorist”) to the verb stem coş- (“coşmak: to be elated, to surge”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Coşar?

Coşar Coşkun Coşan Coşkan Coşkunsu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Coşkun same root – –
02 Coşan same root – –
03 Coşkan same root – –
04 Coşkunsu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Coşar?

  1. Efekan Coşar basketball player 1994–
  2. Ömer Samih Coşar politician 1919–1984
  3. Özcan Coşar stage actor 1981–
  4. Salih Coşar civil servant 1938–2026
  5. Simten Coşar political scientist
  6. A. Kerem Coşar mathematician
  7. Cemile Banu Coşar researcher
  8. Fatma Mansur Coşar university teacher 1922–2018

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

Is Coşar also a first name?

Yes. Coşar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “elated, exuberant”.

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

How is Coşar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Cosar.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Coşar?

Taşar, Coşkan and Coşan share gloss keywords with Coşar within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Coşar?

Read the root, formation and register information for Coşar alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Coşar

Q1

What does the surname Coşar mean?

Coşar is the aorist of coşmak: ‘he surges, he is carried away with joy’. Coşmak reaches from a stream swelling over to a person overflowing with enthusiasm; it shares its root with the name Coşkun.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Coşar?

The root word of Coşar is coşmak (Turkic): “coşar: aorist of coşmak ‘to be elated, to surge’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Coşar?

Co·şar, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒoˈʃaɾ/.