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Kargın

Kargın /kaɾˈɡɯn/ ASCII Kargin

“an Oghuz tribe; meltwater stream”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kargın?

Kargın

IPA /kaɾˈɡɯn/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kargın mean?

Kargın is the Anatolian form of Karkın, one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; many villages from Afyonkarahisar to Kastamonu bear the name. In dialect kargın also means a stream of meltwater and sleet.2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Tribal reading: the Oghuz tribe Kargın/Karkın and the villages named after it (Wiktionary).
  2. Word reading: kargın ‘meltwater, sleet’ (Wiktionary).

What is Kargın made of?

Kargın is a single root: Kargın (Oghuz tribal name; or ‘meltwater stream’).

Kargın + root Kargın Oghuz tribal name; or‘meltwater stream’ TURKIC Kargın “an Oghuz tribe of theBozok wing; many…” TURKIC kargın “meltwater stream; sleet” Kargın Kargın root Oghuz tribal name; or ‘meltwaterstream’ Kargın TURKIC “an Oghuz tribe of the Bozokwing; many village names” kargın TURKIC “meltwater stream; sleet”
Kargın: parts and root words
  • Kargın Turkic — an Oghuz tribe of the Bozok wing; many village names2
  • kargın Turkic — meltwater stream; sleet2

How was the name Kargın formed?

Kargın belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Kargın?

  1. Cem Kargın association football player 1978–
  2. Haluk Kargın association football player 1956–
  3. Emre Kargın association football referee
  4. Hamit Kargın association football player 2001–
  5. Nisa Çetin Kargın researcher
  6. Süleyman Kargın researcher
  7. Ümit Beste Kargın actor 1993–
  8. Valentin Kargin university teacher 1907–1969

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

How is Kargın written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Kargin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kargın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kargın accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kargın

Q1

What does the surname Kargın mean?

Kargın is the Anatolian form of Karkın, one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes; many villages from Afyonkarahisar to Kastamonu bear the name. In dialect kargın also means a stream of meltwater and sleet.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kargın?

The root word of Kargın is Kargın (Turkic): “an Oghuz tribe of the Bozok wing; many village names”. There are 3 competing views on where Kargın comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kargın?

Kar·gın, 2 syllables; IPA: /kaɾˈɡɯn/.