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Kocadağ

Kocadağ /kodʒaˈdaː/ ASCII Kocadag

“great mountain”1

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

How do you pronounce Kocadağ?

Kocadağ

IPA /kodʒaˈdaː/

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

What does the surname Kocadağ mean?

Koca “big, huge” joins dağ “mountain”: “the great mountain”. Many hills, mountains and villages in Anatolia bear the name. Dağ continues Old Turkic tāġ; koca, according to Nişanyan, is Middle Turkic koca “venerable, elderly person”.1,2

Grammar Compound: koca + dağ

What is Kocadağ made of?

Kocadağ is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: koca (koca: big, huge; old, venerable) + dağ (dağ: mountain).

Kocadağ + root koca koca: big, huge; old,venerable TURKIC koca “big; venerable, old” root dağ dağ: mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain; Old Turkic tāġ” Kocadağ koca root koca: big, huge; old, venerable koca TURKIC “big; venerable, old” dağ root dağ: mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain; Old Turkic tāġ”
Kocadağ: parts and root words
  • koca Turkic — big; venerable, old1
  • dağ Turkic — mountain; Old Turkic tāġ2

How was the name Kocadağ formed?

Kocadağ was formed by joining koca (“koca: big, huge; old, venerable”) and dağ (“dağ: mountain”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kocadağ?

Kocadağ Karadağ Koca Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Kocabaş Bozdağ Kocatürk Dağdelen Dağdeviren Kocaoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Koca same root – –
03 Akdağ same root – –
04 Üstündağ same root – –
05 Dağ same root – –
06 Dağlı same root – –
07 Kocabaş same root – –
08 Bozdağ same root – –
09 Kocatürk same root – –
10 Dağdelen same root – –
11 Dağdeviren same root – –
12 Kocaoğlu same root – –

How is Kocadağ written and pronounced abroad?

In Kocadağ, ğ is silent and lengthens the vowel before it; abroad it is written g, giving forms such as Kocadag.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koca accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kocadağ (anlam ayrımı) accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kocadağ

Q1

What does the surname Kocadağ mean?

Koca “big, huge” joins dağ “mountain”: “the great mountain”. Many hills, mountains and villages in Anatolia bear the name. Dağ continues Old Turkic tāġ; koca, according to Nişanyan, is Middle Turkic koca “venerable, elderly person”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kocadağ?

Kocadağ is made up of two elements: koca “big; venerable, old” (Turkic) and dağ “mountain; Old Turkic tāġ” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kocadağ?

Ko·ca·dağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /kodʒaˈdaː/.