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Değertekin
“precious prince”2
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How do you pronounce Değertekin?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Değertekin mean?
Built from değer ‘worth, value’ and tekin, the Old Turkic title of a khan’s son, which today also means ‘auspicious’. The name reads ‘precious prince’ or ‘valued and auspicious’.1,2
Grammar değer + tekin.
That Değertekin goes back to değer and tekin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Değertekin formed?
Değertekin was formed by adding the suffix tekin (“tekin: prince; auspicious”) to değer (“değer: worth, value”).
Which surnames are related to Değertekin?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tekin | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Aytekin | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Alptekin | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Değer | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Ertekin | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Öztekin | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Karatekin | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Taştekin | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aktekin | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Dağtekin | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Tekinalp | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Baytekin | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Değertekin?
- Ceyla Konca Değertekin university teacher
People surnamed Değertekin as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Değertekin written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Degertekin in English-language records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Değertekin?
Tınay, Başman and Büyüküstün share gloss keywords with Değertekin within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Değertekin?
Read the root, formation and register information for Değertekin 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 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tekin
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: değer
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Değertekin
- Q1
What does the surname Değertekin mean?
- Built from değer ‘worth, value’ and tekin, the Old Turkic title of a khan’s son, which today also means ‘auspicious’. The name reads ‘precious prince’ or ‘valued and auspicious’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Değertekin?
- Değertekin is made up of two elements: değer “worth, value” (Turkic) and tekin “Old Turkic prince; auspicious” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Değertekin?
- De·ğer·te·kin, 4 syllables; IPA: /deeɾteˈkin/.