Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dağtekin

Dağtekin /daːteˈkin/ ASCII Dagtekin

“a prince firm as a mountain”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Dağtekin?

Dağtekin

IPA /daːteˈkin/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Dağtekin mean?

A name built from dağ, “mountain”, and tekin: “a prince firm as a mountain”. Tekin was the Old Turkic title of the khagan’s sons; in modern Turkish it also means “auspicious, safe”. The mountain adds loftiness and steadfastness.1,2

Grammar Compound of dağ + tekin.

That Dağtekin goes back to dağ and tekin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Dağtekin made of?

Dağtekin is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dağ (mountain) + tekin (prince, son of a khagan (Old Turkic)).

Dağtekin ++ first element dağ mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” suffix tekin prince, son of a khagan(Old Turkic) TURKIC tekin “prince in Old Turkic;auspicious” Dağtekin dağ first element mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain” tekin suffix prince, son of a khagan (Old Turkic) tekin TURKIC “prince in Old Turkic; auspicious”
Dağtekin: parts and root words
  • dağ Turkic — mountain1
  • tekin Turkic — prince in Old Turkic; auspicious2

How was the name Dağtekin formed?

Dağtekin was formed by adding the suffix tekin (“prince, son of a khagan (Old Turkic)”) to dağ (“mountain”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Dağtekin?

Dağtekin Tekin Karadağ Aytekin Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Alptekin Bozdağ Ertekin Dağdelen Dağdeviren
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tekin same root – –
02 Karadağ same root – –
03 Aytekin same root – –
04 Akdağ same root – –
05 Üstündağ same root – –
06 Dağ same root – –
07 Dağlı same root – –
08 Alptekin same root – –
09 Bozdağ same root – –
10 Ertekin same root – –
11 Dağdelen same root – –
12 Dağdeviren same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dağtekin?

  1. Bora Dağtekin writer 1978–
  2. Şeyhmus Dağtekin writer 1964–
  3. Ahmet Dağtekin politician
  4. Dilşad Dağtekin researcher
  5. Gökçe Dağtekin researcher

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

Is Dağtekin also a first name?

Yes. Dağtekin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “a prince firm as a mountain”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dağ accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tekin accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Dağtekin

Q1

What does the surname Dağtekin mean?

A name built from dağ, “mountain”, and tekin: “a prince firm as a mountain”. Tekin was the Old Turkic title of the khagan’s sons; in modern Turkish it also means “auspicious, safe”. The mountain adds loftiness and steadfastness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dağtekin?

Dağtekin is made up of two elements: dağ “mountain” (Turkic) and tekin “prince in Old Turkic; auspicious” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Dağtekin?

Dağ·te·kin, 3 syllables; IPA: /daːteˈkin/.