Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gençpınar

Gençpınar /ɟentʃpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Gencpinar

“fresh spring”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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 Gençpınar?

Gençpınar

IPA /ɟentʃpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gençpınar mean?

Formed from genç “young, fresh” and pınar “spring”: “young spring, fresh source”. Pınar is both a village name and a common female given name in Türkiye.1,2

Grammar genç + pınar

That Gençpınar goes back to genç and pınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gençpınar made of?

Gençpınar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: genç (genç: young; fresh) + pınar (pınar: spring).

Gençpınar + first element genç genç: young; fresh TURKIC genç “young” root pınar pınar: spring TURKIC pınar “spring, fountain” Gençpınar genç first element genç: young; fresh genç TURKIC “young” pınar root pınar: spring pınar TURKIC “spring, fountain”
Gençpınar: parts and root words
  • genç Turkic — young2
  • pınar Turkic — spring, fountain1

How was the name Gençpınar formed?

Gençpınar was formed by joining genç (“genç: young; fresh”) and pınar (“pınar: spring”).

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

Which surnames are related to Gençpınar?

Gençpınar Genç Akpınar Gencer Pınar Gürpınar Ergenç Karapınar Gençoğlu Taşpınar Gençay Başpınar Gençtürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Genç same root – –
02 Akpınar same root – –
03 Gencer same root – –
04 Pınar same root – –
05 Gürpınar same root – –
06 Ergenç same root – –
07 Karapınar same root – –
08 Gençoğlu same root – –
09 Taşpınar same root – –
10 Gençay same root – –
11 Başpınar same root – –
12 Gençtürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gençpınar?

  1. Pınar Gençpınar researcher
  2. Tuğra Gençpınar researcher

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

How is Gençpınar written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Gencpinar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: genç 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 Gençpınar

Q1

What does the surname Gençpınar mean?

Formed from genç “young, fresh” and pınar “spring”: “young spring, fresh source”. Pınar is both a village name and a common female given name in Türkiye.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gençpınar?

Gençpınar is made up of two elements: genç “young” (Turkic) and pınar “spring, fountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gençpınar?

Genç·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟentʃpɯˈnaɾ/.