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Göktaş

Göktaş /ɡøkˈtaʃ/ ASCII Goktas

“meteorite; blue stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Göktaş?

Göktaş

IPA /ɡøkˈtaʃ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Göktaş mean?

Göktaş calls to mind the ‘stone from the sky’, a meteorite (Turkish göktaşı); it joins gök ‘sky, blue’ and taş ‘stone’. It can also be read as ‘blue stone’. It is used as a male given name too.1,2

Grammar gök + taş: noun compound; the form of göktaşı without the compound marker.

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

What is Göktaş made of?

Göktaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gök (sky; blue) + taş (stone).

Göktaş ++ first element gök sky; blue TURKIC gök “sky; blue” suffix taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Göktaş gök first element sky; blue gök TURKIC “sky; blue” taş suffix stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Göktaş: parts and root words
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Göktaş formed?

Göktaş was formed by adding the suffix taş (“stone”) to gök (“sky; blue”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Göktaş?

Göktaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Gökçe Altıntaş Demirtaş Gök Taşdemir Taşçı Göksu Gökçen Gökmen
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 Gökçe same root – –
05 Altıntaş same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Gök same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Göksu same root – –
11 Gökçen same root – –
12 Gökmen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Göktaş?

  1. Emre Vefa Göktaş karateka 1998–
  2. Levent Göktaş lawyer 1959–
  3. İsmail Özgür Göktaş association football player 1989–
  4. Deniz Göktaş actor 1994–
  5. Doğan Göktaş amateur wrestler 1993–
  6. Kemalettin Göktaş politician 1950–
  7. Pınar Göktaş actor 1984–
  8. İhsan Uğur Göktaş association football player 1994–

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

Is Göktaş also a first name?

Yes. Göktaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “meteorite; blue stone”.

Göktaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Göktaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Goktas in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Göktaş accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Göktaş

Q1

What does the surname Göktaş mean?

Göktaş calls to mind the ‘stone from the sky’, a meteorite (Turkish göktaşı); it joins gök ‘sky, blue’ and taş ‘stone’. It can also be read as ‘blue stone’. It is used as a male given name too.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Göktaş?

Göktaş is made up of two elements: gök “sky; blue” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Göktaş?

Gök·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡøkˈtaʃ/.