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Karabudak

Karabudak /kaɾabuˈdak/

“black branch; a Dede Korkut hero”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
K
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 Karabudak?

Karabudak

IPA /kaɾabuˈdak/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Karabudak mean?

Karabudak is a male given name built from kara, “black, strong”, and budak, “shoot of a branch; knot in wood”. Nişanyan Adlar points to Kara Budak, the son of Kara Güne, one of the heroes of the Dede Korkut stories. Villages of this name also exist in Bitlis, Diyarbakır and Erzurum.1,2

Grammar kara + budak: adjective + noun compound.

That Karabudak goes back to kara and budak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Karabudak made of?

Karabudak breaks into 2 parts: kara (black; strong) + budak (branch, shoot; knot in wood).

Karabudak + first element kara black; strong TURKIC kara “black; strong, great” root budak branch, shoot; knot inwood TURKIC budak “shoot; knot in timber” Karabudak kara first element black; strong kara TURKIC “black; strong, great” budak root branch, shoot; knot in wood budak TURKIC “shoot; knot in timber”
Karabudak: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black; strong, great1
  • budak Turkic — shoot; knot in timber2

How was the name Karabudak formed?

Karabudak belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + budak).

Which surnames are related to Karabudak?

Karabudak Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Budak Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Budak same root – –
08 Karakaya same root – –
09 Karakoç same root – –
10 Karaaslan same root – –
11 Karagöz same root – –
12 Baykara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karabudak?

  1. Ethem Necdet Karabudak soldier 1882–1946
  2. Fikret Karabudak politician 1893–1962
  3. Görkem Karabudak singer 1984–
  4. Seher Sarıkaya Karabudak researcher
  5. İsmail Ozan Karabudak association football player 2000–

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

Is Karabudak also a first name?

Yes. Karabudak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “black branch; a Dede Korkut hero”.

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

How is Karabudak written and pronounced abroad?

Karabudak uses only letters shared with English, so the spelling stays the same abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Karabudak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: budak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Karabudak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karabudak

Q1

What does the surname Karabudak mean?

Karabudak is a male given name built from kara, “black, strong”, and budak, “shoot of a branch; knot in wood”. Nişanyan Adlar points to Kara Budak, the son of Kara Güne, one of the heroes of the Dede Korkut stories. Villages of this name also exist in Bitlis, Diyarbakır and Erzurum.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karabudak?

The root word of Karabudak is kara (Turkic): “black; strong, great”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karabudak?

Ka·ra·bu·dak, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾabuˈdak/.