Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Keşkek

Keşkek /keʃˈkek/ ASCII Keskek

“keşkek, a wheat and meat dish”1

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 Keşkek?

Keşkek

IPA /keʃˈkek/

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

What does the surname Keşkek mean?

Keşkek is a traditional dish of pounded wheat or groats slowly cooked with meat, prepared in cauldrons at weddings and festivals. Nişanyan derives the word from Persian kašk ‘whey; barley’ with the suffix +ak. There is also a village named Keşkek near Ereğli in Zonguldak.1

Keşkek is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Keşkek made of?

Keşkek is a single root: keşkek (keşkek: a dish of pounded wheat and meat).

Keşkek root keşkek keşkek: a dish of poundedwheat and meat PERSIAN kašk “curds, whey; barleywater, barley” Keşkek keşkek root keşkek: a dish of pounded wheat andmeat kašk PERSIAN “curds, whey; barley water,barley”
Keşkek: parts and root words
  • kašk Persian — curds, whey; barley water, barley1

How was the name Keşkek formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Keşkek?

  1. Emre Keşkek association football player
  2. Nedime Şahinoğlu Keşkek researcher
  3. Şakir Özgür Keşkek researcher

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

How is Keşkek written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Keskek.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: keşkek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: keşkek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Keşkek 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

Common questions about Keşkek

Q1

What does the surname Keşkek mean?

Keşkek is a traditional dish of pounded wheat or groats slowly cooked with meat, prepared in cauldrons at weddings and festivals. Nişanyan derives the word from Persian kašk ‘whey; barley’ with the suffix +ak. There is also a village named Keşkek near Ereğli in Zonguldak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Keşkek?

The root word of Keşkek is kašk (Persian): “curds, whey; barley water, barley”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Keşkek?

Keş·kek, 2 syllables; IPA: /keʃˈkek/.