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Özşahin

Özşahin /øzʃaˈhin/ ASCII Ozsahin

“true falcon”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Özşahin?

Özşahin

IPA /øzʃaˈhin/

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

What does the surname Özşahin mean?

Özşahin combines Turkish öz ‘pure, genuine’ with şahin ‘hawk, falcon’, a word of Persian origin: ‘a true falcon’. The şahin is a bird of prey known for keen sight and speed, and a symbol of valour in Turkish naming.1,3

Grammar öz + şahin: qualifier + noun.

That Özşahin goes back to öz and şahin is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özşahin made of?

Özşahin breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure, genuine) + şahin (hawk, falcon).

Özşahin + first element öz own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “genuine; own” root şahin hawk, falcon PERSIAN şahin “hawk, falcon” Özşahin öz first element own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “genuine; own” şahin root hawk, falcon şahin PERSIAN “hawk, falcon”
Özşahin: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — genuine; own1
  • şahin Persian — hawk, falcon3

How was the name Özşahin formed?

Özşahin belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (öz + şahin).

Which surnames are related to Özşahin?

Özşahin Şahin Şahiner Şahinkaya Şahinoğlu Şahinbaş Küçükşahin Şahinler Erşahin Karaşahin Şahintürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şahin same root 6 688,214
02 Şahiner same root – –
03 Şahinkaya same root – –
04 Şahinoğlu same root – –
05 Şahinbaş same root – –
06 Küçükşahin same root – –
07 Şahinler same root – –
08 Erşahin same root – –
09 Karaşahin same root – –
10 Şahintürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özşahin?

  1. Mustafa Özşahin association football player 1973–
  2. Sümeyye Özşahin association football player 1994–
  3. Alperen Özşahin association football player 2000–
  4. Bayram Ali Özşahin writer 1956–
  5. Dilber Uzun Özşahin researcher 1984–
  6. Ersin Özşahin political scientist 1976–
  7. Mahmut Kürşat Özşahin researcher
  8. Zeliha Özşahin researcher

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

Is Özşahin also a first name?

Yes. Özşahin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true falcon”.

Özşahin as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Özşahin written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Ozsahin, in German ones as Özsahin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şahin accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: şahin 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
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özşahin

Q1

What does the surname Özşahin mean?

Özşahin combines Turkish öz ‘pure, genuine’ with şahin ‘hawk, falcon’, a word of Persian origin: ‘a true falcon’. The şahin is a bird of prey known for keen sight and speed, and a symbol of valour in Turkish naming.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özşahin?

The root word of Özşahin is öz (Persian): “genuine; own”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özşahin?

Öz·şa·hin, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzʃaˈhin/.