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Elmastaşoğlu

Elmastaşoğlu /elmastaʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Elmastasoglu

“son of ‘diamond stone’”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Elmastaşoğlu?

Elmastaşoğlu

IPA /elmastaʃoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Elmastaşoğlu mean?

Elmas “diamond” and taş “stone” form “diamond stone”, and the surname adds -oğlu “son of”. According to Nişanyan, elmas is from Arabic and Persian almās, while taş goes back to Old Turkic tāş.1,2

Grammar elmas + taş + -oğlu.

That Elmastaşoğlu goes back to elmas and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Elmastaşoğlu made of?

Elmastaşoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 3 parts: elmas (elmas: diamond) + taş (taş: stone) + -oğlu (“son of”).

Elmastaşoğlu ++ root elmas elmas: diamond ARABIC elmas “diamond (Arabic/Persianalmās)” root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” suffix -oğlu “son of” Elmastaşoğlu elmas root elmas: diamond elmas ARABIC “diamond (Arabic/Persian almās)” taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” -oğlu suffix “son of”
Elmastaşoğlu: parts and root words
  • elmas Arabic — diamond (Arabic/Persian almās)1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Elmastaşoğlu formed?

Elmastaşoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to elmas + taş.

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

Which surnames are related to Elmastaşoğlu?

Elmastaşoğlu Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Elmas Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Elmas same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

How is Elmastaşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Elmastasoglu: ş is written s or sh; ğ, which is not pronounced as a consonant, is written g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: elmas accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Elmastaşoğlu accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Elmastaşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Elmastaşoğlu mean?

Elmas “diamond” and taş “stone” form “diamond stone”, and the surname adds -oğlu “son of”. According to Nişanyan, elmas is from Arabic and Persian almās, while taş goes back to Old Turkic tāş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Elmastaşoğlu?

Elmastaşoğlu is made up of two elements: elmas “diamond (Arabic/Persian almās)” (Arabic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Elmastaşoğlu?

El·mas·ta·şoğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /elmastaʃoːˈɫu/.