SURNAMEEntry 2,563
İlbasan
“Ottoman name of Elbasan”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- Place name
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- İ
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How do you pronounce İlbasan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname İlbasan mean?
İlbasan is the Ottoman-era name of Elbasan, a city in present-day Albania that was the seat of a sanjak of the same name. The name is explained from Ottoman Turkish il-basan: il ‘country, land’ and basan, the participle of basmak ‘to press, to dominate’, i.e. ‘(the fortress) that dominates the land’. The surname carries this place name.1
That İlbasan goes back to İlbasan and il is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is İlbasan made of?
İlbasan is a single Turkic root: İlbasan (İlbasan: Ottoman name of Elbasan, Albania).
How was the name İlbasan formed?
İlbasan comes from a place name: İlbasan (“İlbasan: Ottoman name of Elbasan, Albania”).
Who are some well-known people named İlbasan?
- Nazire İlbasan actor 1981–
People surnamed İlbasan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is İlbasan also a first name?
Yes. İlbasan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Ottoman name of Elbasan”.
İlbasan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is İlbasan written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ilbasan in English-language records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to İlbasan?
Acara, Balkan and Barkan share gloss keywords with İlbasan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to İlbasan?
Read the root, formation and register information for İlbasan alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Elbasan
- 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Elbasan
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about İlbasan
- Q1
What does the surname İlbasan mean?
- İlbasan is the Ottoman-era name of Elbasan, a city in present-day Albania that was the seat of a sanjak of the same name. The name is explained from Ottoman Turkish il-basan: il ‘country, land’ and basan, the participle of basmak ‘to press, to dominate’, i.e. ‘(the fortress) that dominates the land’. The surname carries this place name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname İlbasan?
- İlbasan is made up of two elements: il “country, land, province” (Turkic) and basmak “to press down; to overrun, to dominate” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce İlbasan?
- İl·ba·san, 3 syllables; IPA: /ilbaˈsan/.