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Kayışdağ

Kayışdağ /kajɯʃˈdaː/ ASCII Kayisdag

“Kayışdağı hill; strap + mountain”2

Probable origin Kayışdağ: root entries for kayış + dağ · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kayışdağ?

Kayışdağ

IPA /kajɯʃˈdaː/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kayışdağ mean?

Kayış “leather strap” joined to dağ “mountain”. The same name is borne by Kayışdağı, a hill on the Asian side of Istanbul.1,2

That Kayışdağ goes back to kayış and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kayışdağ made of?

Kayışdağ is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kayış (kayış: leather strap, belt) + dağ (dağ: mountain).

Kayışdağ + root kayış kayış: leather strap,belt TURKIC kayış “leather strap, belt” root dağ dağ: mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Kayışdağ kayış root kayış: leather strap, belt kayış TURKIC “leather strap, belt” dağ root dağ: mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Kayışdağ: parts and root words

How was the name Kayışdağ formed?

Kayışdağ was formed by joining kayış (“kayış: leather strap, belt”) and dağ (“dağ: mountain”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Kayışdağ?

Kayışdağ Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Dağlı same root – –
06 Bozdağ same root – –
07 Dağdelen same root – –
08 Dağdeviren same root – –
09 Demirdağ same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Dağcı same root – –
12 Altındağ same root – –

How is Kayışdağ written and pronounced abroad?

In records without Turkish letters the name usually appears as Kayisdag.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kayışdağ?

Akçadağ, Altındağ and Babadağ share gloss keywords with Kayışdağ within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kayışdağ?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kayışdağ alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kayışdağı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kayış accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kayışdağ

Q1

What does the surname Kayışdağ mean?

Kayış “leather strap” joined to dağ “mountain”. The same name is borne by Kayışdağı, a hill on the Asian side of Istanbul.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kayışdağ?

Kayışdağ is made up of two elements: kayış “leather strap, belt” (Turkic) and dağ “mountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kayışdağ?

Ka·yış·dağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /kajɯʃˈdaː/.