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Koraltan

Koraltan /koɾaɫˈtan/

“ember and gold; ember and dawn”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
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. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Koraltan?

Koraltan

IPA /koɾaɫˈtan/

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

What does the surname Koraltan mean?

Koraltan joins kor ‘glowing ember’ with the name Altan. Altan is mostly traced to Mongolian altan ‘gold’; a widespread alternative reads it as Turkish al ‘crimson’ + tan ‘dawn’, ‘red dawn’. The name joins the glow of embers with the gleam of gold or of daybreak.1,2

Grammar kor + Altan (Mongolian altan, or al + tan).

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Altan is Mongolian altan ‘gold’, from the same root as Turkish altın.
  2. Altan joins Turkish al ‘crimson’ and tan ‘dawn’: ‘red dawn’.

What is Koraltan made of?

Koraltan breaks into 2 parts: kor (ember) + altan (red dawn; or Mongolian ‘gold’).

Koraltan + first element kor ember TURKIC kor “glowing ember; red” root altan red dawn; or Mongolian‘gold’ MONGOLIC Altan “male and female givenname” Koraltan kor first element ember kor TURKIC “glowing ember; red” altan root red dawn; or Mongolian ‘gold’ Altan MONGOLIC “male and female given name”
Koraltan: parts and root words
  • kor Turkic — glowing ember; red1
  • Altan Mongolic — male and female given name2

How was the name Koraltan formed?

Koraltan belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (kor + altan).

Which surnames are related to Koraltan?

Koraltan Altan Koray Akkor Korel Alkor
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altan same root – –
02 Koray same root – –
03 Akkor same root – –
04 Korel same root – –
05 Alkor same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Koraltan?

  1. Refik Koraltan politician 1889–1974
  2. Sıtkı Koraltan politician 1909–1958
  3. Tevfik Koraltan politician 1930–1995

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kor accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Altan 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 Koraltan

Q1

What does the surname Koraltan mean?

Koraltan joins kor ‘glowing ember’ with the name Altan. Altan is mostly traced to Mongolian altan ‘gold’; a widespread alternative reads it as Turkish al ‘crimson’ + tan ‘dawn’, ‘red dawn’. The name joins the glow of embers with the gleam of gold or of daybreak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koraltan?

The root word of Koraltan is kor (Mongolic): “glowing ember; red”. There are 3 competing views on where Koraltan comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Koraltan?

Ko·ral·tan, 3 syllables; IPA: /koɾaɫˈtan/.