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Kağıtçıbaşı

Kağıtçıbaşı /kaɯttʃɯbaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Kagitcibasi

“head of the paper-makers”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kağıtçıbaşı?

Kağıtçıbaşı

IPA /kaɯttʃɯbaˈʃɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kağıtçıbaşı mean?

A title-like form meaning ‘head of the paper-makers or paper-sellers’. Kâğıt ‘paper’ comes from Persian kāġaḏ, itself from Sogdian, according to Nişanyan; -çı is the agent suffix. Başı is the element ‘head of’ seen in titles such as aşçıbaşı and kahvecibaşı.1,2

Grammar kâğıt + -çı + baş + -ı (possessive).

That Kağıtçıbaşı goes back to kâğıt and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kağıtçıbaşı made of?

Kağıtçıbaşı breaks into 3 parts: kağıt (paper) + -çı (agent suffix) + başı (head of (baş + possessive)).

Kağıtçıbaşı ++ root kağıt paper PERSIAN kâğıt “paper” suffix -çı agent suffix root başı head of (baş +possessive) TURKIC baş “head; chief” Kağıtçıbaşı kağıt root paper kâğıt PERSIAN “paper” -çı suffix agent suffix başı root head of (baş + possessive) baş TURKIC “head; chief”
Kağıtçıbaşı: parts and root words
  • kâğıt Persian — paper1
  • baş Turkic — head; chief2

How was the name Kağıtçıbaşı formed?

Kağıtçıbaşı belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kağıt + -çı + başı).

Which surnames are related to Kağıtçıbaşı?

Kağıtçıbaşı Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

How is Kağıtçıbaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Kagitcibasi: ı/İ become i/I; ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch); ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch); ğ, which is silent and lengthens the preceding vowel, becomes g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kağıt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kağıtçıbaşı

Q1

What does the surname Kağıtçıbaşı mean?

A title-like form meaning ‘head of the paper-makers or paper-sellers’. Kâğıt ‘paper’ comes from Persian kāġaḏ, itself from Sogdian, according to Nişanyan; -çı is the agent suffix. Başı is the element ‘head of’ seen in titles such as aşçıbaşı and kahvecibaşı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kağıtçıbaşı?

The root word of Kağıtçıbaşı is kâğıt (Turkic): “paper”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kağıtçıbaşı?

Ka·ğıt·çı·ba·şı, 5 syllables; IPA: /kaɯttʃɯbaˈʃɯ/.