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Daştan

Daştan /daʃˈtan/ ASCII Dastan

“made of stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Daştan?

Daştan

IPA /daʃˈtan/

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

What does the surname Daştan mean?

Daştan is Taştan pronounced with the dialect form daş “stone”, and means “of stone, made of stone”. Nişanyan Adlar lists it under Taştan; stone stands for firmness in surnames.1

Grammar daş + -tan (ablative case).

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

What is Daştan made of?

Daştan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: daş (stone (dialect)) + -tan (ablative “from, made of”).

Daştan + root daş stone (dialect) TURKIC taştan “made of stone” suffix -tan ablative “from, made of” Daştan daş root stone (dialect) taştan TURKIC “made of stone” -tan suffix ablative “from, made of”
Daştan: parts and root words
  • taştan Turkic — made of stone1

How was the name Daştan formed?

Daştan was formed by adding the suffix -tan (“ablative “from, made of””) to daş (“stone (dialect)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Daştan?

Daştan Daş Daşdemir Özdaş Akdaş Uludaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Daş same root – –
02 Daşdemir same root – –
03 Özdaş same root – –
04 Akdaş same root – –
05 Uludaş same root – –

How else is Daştan spelled?

Taştanspelling

Who are some well-known people named Daştan?

  1. Muhammed Batuhan Daştan chess player 1997–
  2. Arif Daştan researcher
  3. Sadullah Daştan businessperson 1993–
  4. Sevgi Durna Dastan researcher
  5. İlker Daştan researcher

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

How is Daştan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Dastan in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Daştan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: daş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Daştan

Q1

What does the surname Daştan mean?

Daştan is Taştan pronounced with the dialect form daş “stone”, and means “of stone, made of stone”. Nişanyan Adlar lists it under Taştan; stone stands for firmness in surnames.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Daştan?

The root word of Daştan is taştan (Turkic): “made of stone”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Daştan?

Daş·tan, 2 syllables; IPA: /daʃˈtan/.