Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Perçin

Perçin /peɾˈtʃin/ ASCII Percin

“rivet; firm bond”1

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

How do you pronounce Perçin?

Perçin

IPA /peɾˈtʃin/

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

What does the surname Perçin mean?

A perçin is a rivet, a pin passed through two or more plates and hammered flat at the end to hold them together. In Persian the word means “joined, fastened”. In Turkish perçinlemek figuratively means to make something firm, and the name carries this sense of solidity.1

Perçin is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Perçin made of?

Perçin is a single root: perçin (perçin: rivet (Persian)).

Perçin root perçin perçin: rivet (Persian) PERSIAN parčin “Persian ‘joined,fastened’; Turkish rivet” Perçin perçin root perçin: rivet (Persian) parčin PERSIAN “Persian ‘joined, fastened’;Turkish rivet”
Perçin: parts and root words
  • parčin Persian — Persian “joined, fastened”; Turkish rivet1

How was the name Perçin formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Perçin?

  1. Vahide Perçin actor 1965–
  2. Nadir Uğrun Perçin amateur wrestler 1977–
  3. Mehmet Perçin politician 1945–
  4. Burcu Perçin visual artist 1979–
  5. Korcan Perçin researcher
  6. Mehmet Perçin basketball player
  7. Mustafa Perçin researcher

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

Is Perçin also a first name?

Yes. Perçin is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rivet; firm bond”.

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

How is Perçin written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Percin.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: perçin accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: perçin 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Perçin

Q1

What does the surname Perçin mean?

A perçin is a rivet, a pin passed through two or more plates and hammered flat at the end to hold them together. In Persian the word means “joined, fastened”. In Turkish perçinlemek figuratively means to make something firm, and the name carries this sense of solidity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Perçin?

The root word of Perçin is parčin (Persian): ‘Persian “joined, fastened”; Turkish rivet’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Perçin?

Per·çin, 2 syllables; IPA: /peɾˈtʃin/.