Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Emirtekin

Emirtekin /emiɾteˈkin/

“emir and prince”1

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

How do you pronounce Emirtekin?

Emirtekin

IPA /emiɾteˈkin/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Emirtekin mean?

Emirtekin is made of two titles: emir ‘commander, prince’ and tekin ‘prince’. Emir comes from Arabic amīr; tekin is the Old Turkic title tegin ‘son of a ruler, prince’. As a whole it can be read ‘emir and prince’.1

Grammar emir + tekin.

That Emirtekin goes back to amīr and tegin is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Emirtekin made of?

Emirtekin breaks into 2 parts: emir (emir: commander, prince) + tekin (tekin: prince).

Emirtekin + root emir emir: commander, prince ARABIC amīr “commander, prince” root tekin tekin: prince TURKIC tegin “prince, son of a ruler” Emirtekin emir root emir: commander, prince amīr ARABIC “commander, prince” tekin root tekin: prince tegin TURKIC “prince, son of a ruler”
Emirtekin: parts and root words
  • amīr Arabic — commander, prince1
  • tegin Turkic — prince, son of a ruler1

How was the name Emirtekin formed?

Emirtekin belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (emir + tekin).

Which surnames are related to Emirtekin?

Emirtekin Tekin Aytekin Alptekin Ertekin Öztekin Emiroğlu Karatekin Emir Taştekin Dağtekin Tekinalp Baytekin
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 Aytekin same root – –
03 Alptekin same root – –
04 Ertekin same root – –
05 Öztekin same root – –
06 Emiroğlu same root – –
07 Karatekin same root – –
08 Emir same root – –
09 Taştekin same root – –
10 Dağtekin same root – –
11 Tekinalp same root – –
12 Baytekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Emirtekin?

  1. Elif Emirtekin basketball player 1994–
  2. Emrah Emirtekin researcher

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

How is Emirtekin written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Emirtekin is usually kept unchanged in foreign records; every letter is pronounced.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: emir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tekin 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Emirtekin

Q1

What does the surname Emirtekin mean?

Emirtekin is made of two titles: emir ‘commander, prince’ and tekin ‘prince’. Emir comes from Arabic amīr; tekin is the Old Turkic title tegin ‘son of a ruler, prince’. As a whole it can be read ‘emir and prince’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Emirtekin?

The root word of Emirtekin is amīr (Turkic): “commander, prince”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Emirtekin?

E·mir·te·kin, 4 syllables; IPA: /emiɾteˈkin/.