SURNAMEEntry 1,856
Karadağ
“black mountain”2
- CategoryMountains, rocks and stones
- OriginTurkic
- FormCompound
- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- Compound
- Vowel harmony
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How do you pronounce Karadağ?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Karadağ mean?
Kara, “black, dark”, joins dağ, “mountain”: “black mountain”, a forested or dark-rocked peak. Many mountains and villages in Turkey bear the name, among them the Karadağ volcano near Karaman. In Turkish the same name also denotes Montenegro in the Balkans.2,3
Grammar Adjective-plus-noun compound: kara + dağ.
That Karadağ goes back to kara and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Karadağ formed?
Karadağ belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + dağ).
Which surnames are related to Karadağ?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kara | same root | 16 | 290,024 |
| 02 | Karataş | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Karahan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Karaca | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Karakaş | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Karakaya | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Akdağ | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Karakoç | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Üstündağ | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Dağ | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Karaaslan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Karagöz | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Karadağ most common?
Karadağ is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 4 provinces; its best rank is 19th in Kars.1
- In the province top 30 4
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kars | 19 | 1,262 |
| 02 | Erzincan | 27 | 742 |
| 03 | Iğdır | 27 | 688 |
| 04 | Ardahan | 26 | 418 |
Who are some well-known people named Karadağ?
- Yaşar Karadağ politician 1976–
- Alican Karadağ association football player 1990–
- Mehmet Karadağ amateur wrestler 1956–
- Burcu Karadağ flautist 1979–
- Eren Karadağ association football player 2000–
- Fikri Karadağ soldier 1953–
- Nurhan Karadağ actor 1943–2015
- Umut Karadağ actor 1971–
People surnamed Karadağ as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Karadağ also a first name?
Yes. Karadağ is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “black mountain”.
Karadağ as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Karadağ written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Karadağ is usually written Karadag.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kara
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dağ
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Karadağ
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Karadağ
- Q1
What does the surname Karadağ mean?
- Kara, “black, dark”, joins dağ, “mountain”: “black mountain”, a forested or dark-rocked peak. Many mountains and villages in Turkey bear the name, among them the Karadağ volcano near Karaman. In Turkish the same name also denotes Montenegro in the Balkans.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Karadağ?
- The root word of Karadağ is kara (Turkic): “black; great, mighty”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Karadağ?
- Ka·ra·dağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /kaɾaˈdaː/.