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Pazar

Pazar /paˈzaɾ/

“market, bazaar”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
P
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 Pazar?

Pazar

IPA /paˈzaɾ/

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

What does the surname Pazar mean?

Pazar is a market, a place of buying and selling; the name of Sunday derives from it. Nişanyan traces it to Persian bāzār ‘market’, from Middle Persian vāzār and Old Persian vahā-čarāna- ‘place of trade’. Pazar is also the name of districts in Rize and other provinces.1

Pazar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Pazar made of?

Pazar is a single Persian root: pazar (pazar: market; Sunday).

Pazar root pazar pazar: market; Sunday PERSIAN pazar “market, bazaar” Pazar pazar root pazar: market; Sunday pazar PERSIAN “market, bazaar”
Pazar: parts and root words
  • pazar Persian — market, bazaar1

How was the name Pazar formed?

Pazar is the word pazar (“pazar: market; Sunday”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Pazar?

Pazar Pazarbaşıoğlu Pazarkaya Pazarcı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Pazarbaşıoğlu same root – –
02 Pazarkaya same root – –
03 Pazarcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pazar?

  1. Alper Efe Pazar association football player 2005–
  2. Eray Pazar association football player 1998–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pazar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 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 Pazar

Q1

What does the surname Pazar mean?

Pazar is a market, a place of buying and selling; the name of Sunday derives from it. Nişanyan traces it to Persian bāzār ‘market’, from Middle Persian vāzār and Old Persian vahā-čarāna- ‘place of trade’. Pazar is also the name of districts in Rize and other provinces.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pazar?

The root word of Pazar is pazar (Persian): “market, bazaar”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pazar?

Pa·zar, 2 syllables; IPA: /paˈzaɾ/.