Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,325

Hancer

Hancer /hanˈdʒeɾ/

“dagger”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Hancer?

Hancer

IPA /hanˈdʒeɾ/

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

What does the surname Hancer mean?

Hancer is a spelling of hançer without the cedilla. A hançer is a dagger with a curved, pointed blade; the word reached Ottoman Turkish from Persian χanjar (Arabic ḫanjar). The same family name is also written Hançer.1

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

What is Hancer made of?

Hancer is a single Persian root: hançer (hançer: dagger).

Hancer root hançer hançer: dagger PERSIAN χanjar “dagger” Hancer hançer root hançer: dagger χanjar PERSIAN “dagger”
Hancer: parts and root words
  • χanjar Persian — dagger1

How was the name Hancer formed?

Hancer is the word hançer (“hançer: dagger”), 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 Hancer?

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

Who are some well-known people named Hancer?

  1. Murat Hançer researcher 1970–
  2. Veysel Sabri Hançer researcher
  3. Çağla Kızılarslan Hançer researcher

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

How is Hancer written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Hancer abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: hançer accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: hançer 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 Hancer

Q1

What does the surname Hancer mean?

Hancer is a spelling of hançer without the cedilla. A hançer is a dagger with a curved, pointed blade; the word reached Ottoman Turkish from Persian χanjar (Arabic ḫanjar). The same family name is also written Hançer.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hancer?

The root word of Hancer is χanjar (Persian): “dagger”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hancer?

Han·cer, 2 syllables; IPA: /hanˈdʒeɾ/.