Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karaçayır

Karaçayır /kaɾatʃaˈjɯɾ/ ASCII Karacayir

“dark meadow”1

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

Karaçayır

IPA /kaɾatʃaˈjɯɾ/

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

What does the surname Karaçayır mean?

The compound kara “dark” + çayır “meadow”, a dark green meadow, names many villages in Anatolia. Karaçayır is also the name of a grass grown for lawns (Lolium, ryegrass).1,2

Grammar Compound kara + çayır.

Karaçayır is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Karaçayır made of?

Karaçayır is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kara (kara: black, dark) + çayır (çayır: meadow).

Karaçayır + root kara kara: black, dark TURKIC kara “black, dark” root çayır çayır: meadow TURKIC çayır “meadow, pasture” Karaçayır kara root kara: black, dark kara TURKIC “black, dark” çayır root çayır: meadow çayır TURKIC “meadow, pasture”
Karaçayır: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black, dark1
  • çayır Turkic — meadow, pasture2

How was the name Karaçayır formed?

Karaçayır was formed by joining kara (“kara: black, dark”) and çayır (“çayır: meadow”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Karaçayır?

Karaçayır Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara Karabulut
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 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Baykara same root – –
12 Karabulut same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karaçayır?

  1. Ceren Karaçayır photographer 1983–

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

How is Karaçayır written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Karacayir.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çayır accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: karaçayır accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: karaçayır accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karaçayır

Q1

What does the surname Karaçayır mean?

The compound kara “dark” + çayır “meadow”, a dark green meadow, names many villages in Anatolia. Karaçayır is also the name of a grass grown for lawns (Lolium, ryegrass).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karaçayır?

Karaçayır is made up of two elements: kara “black, dark” (Turkic) and çayır “meadow, pasture” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karaçayır?

Ka·ra·ça·yır, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾatʃaˈjɯɾ/.