Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Hançar

Hançar /hanˈtʃaɾ/ ASCII Hancar

“dagger”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
H
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 Hançar?

Hançar

IPA /hanˈtʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Hançar mean?

A form close to Arabic ḫanjar “short, curved, double-edged dagger”, the word that lives on in standard Turkish as hançer.1

That Hançar goes back to hançer is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Hançar made of?

Hançar is a single Arabic root: hançar (hançar: dagger (hançer)).

Hançar root hançar hançar: dagger (hançer) ARABIC hançer “Arabic ḫanjar ‘dagger’” Hançar hançar root hançar: dagger (hançer) hançer ARABIC “Arabic ḫanjar ‘dagger’”
Hançar: parts and root words
  • hançer Arabic — Arabic ḫanjar “dagger”1

How was the name Hançar formed?

Hançar is the word hançar (“hançar: dagger (hançer)”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Hançar?

Hançar Hancer Hançerli
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Hancer same root – –
02 Hançerli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Hançar?

  1. Kader Hançar association football player 1999–

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

How is Hançar written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Hancar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: hançer accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: خنجر 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 Hançar

Q1

What does the surname Hançar mean?

A form close to Arabic ḫanjar “short, curved, double-edged dagger”, the word that lives on in standard Turkish as hançer.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hançar?

The root word of Hançar is hançer (Arabic): ‘Arabic ḫanjar “dagger”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hançar?

Han·çar, 2 syllables; IPA: /hanˈtʃaɾ/.