Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gökçınar

Gökçınar /ɡøktʃɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Gokcinar

“sky-high plane tree”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Gökçınar?

Gökçınar

IPA /ɡøktʃɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gökçınar mean?

The çınar is the oriental plane tree, known for its long life and broad shade; the word comes from Persian činār. The element gök suggests both ‘blue’ and ‘reaching to the sky’. The name reads ‘sky-high plane tree’.1,2

Grammar gök + çınar.

That Gökçınar goes back to gök and çınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gökçınar made of?

Gökçınar combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: gök (gök: blue; sky) + çınar (çınar: plane tree).

Gökçınar + first element gök gök: blue; sky TURKIC gök “sky; blue” root çınar çınar: plane tree PERSIAN çınar “oriental plane tree” Gökçınar gök first element gök: blue; sky gök TURKIC “sky; blue” çınar root çınar: plane tree çınar PERSIAN “oriental plane tree”
Gökçınar: parts and root words
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1
  • çınar Persian — oriental plane tree2

How was the name Gökçınar formed?

Gökçınar was formed by joining gök (“gök: blue; sky”) and çınar (“çınar: plane tree”).

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

Which surnames are related to Gökçınar?

Gökçınar Çınar Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Gökçek Göksel Göktürk Göker
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çınar same root – –
02 Gökçe same root – –
03 Gök same root – –
04 Göksu same root – –
05 Gökçen same root – –
06 Gökmen same root – –
07 Gökalp same root – –
08 Göktaş same root – –
09 Gökçek same root – –
10 Göksel same root – –
11 Göktürk same root – –
12 Göker same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gökçınar?

  1. Nesrin Büyüktortop Gökçınar university teacher

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

How is Gökçınar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gokcinar in English-language records. In Turkish, ı is a short unrounded vowel, close to the vowel in “roses”; ç sounds like ch in “church”; ö and ü are the front rounded vowels also found in German.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çınar accessed 9 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 Gökçınar

Q1

What does the surname Gökçınar mean?

The çınar is the oriental plane tree, known for its long life and broad shade; the word comes from Persian činār. The element gök suggests both ‘blue’ and ‘reaching to the sky’. The name reads ‘sky-high plane tree’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gökçınar?

Gökçınar is made up of two elements: gök “sky; blue” (Turkic) and çınar “oriental plane tree” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gökçınar?

Gök·çı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡøktʃɯˈnaɾ/.