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Sançar

Sançar /sanˈtʃaɾ/ ASCII Sancar

“piercer; short dagger; Sultan Sanjar”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
S
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 Sançar?

Sançar

IPA /sanˈtʃaɾ/

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

What does the surname Sançar mean?

Sançar goes back to Old Turkic sançmak ‘to pierce, to thrust through’; the Turkish Wiktionary explains the word as the name of a kind of short dagger from the same root. It is the same name as that of the Great Seljuk sultan Sanjar (Turkish Sencer, Sancar); the usual modern spelling is Sancar.1

Grammar sanç- + aorist participle -ar: ‘the one that pierces’.

That Sançar goes back to sançar is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Sançar made of?

Sançar breaks into 2 parts: sanç- (Old Turkic sançmak: to pierce, to stab) + -ar (aorist participle).

Sançar + root sanç- Old Turkic sançmak: topierce, to stab TURKIC sançar “a kind of short dagger(Old Turkic), from…” suffix -ar aorist participle Sançar sanç- root Old Turkic sançmak: to pierce, to stab sançar TURKIC “a kind of short dagger (OldTurkic), from sançmak ‘to stab’” -ar suffix aorist participle
Sançar: parts and root words
  • sançar Turkic — a kind of short dagger (Old Turkic), from sançmak ‘to stab’1

How was the name Sançar formed?

Sançar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (sanç- + -ar).

Which surnames are related to Sançar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sancak same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sançar?

  1. Aziz Sancar university teacher 1946–
  2. Mithat Sancar politician 1963–
  3. İlhami Sancar politician 1909–1986
  4. Nejdet Sançar writer 1910–1975
  5. Semih Sancar military officer 1911–1984
  6. Bora Sancar basketball player 1976–
  7. Serpil Sancar writer 1954–
  8. Ahmet Hamdi Sancar politician 1916–1980

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

Is Sançar also a first name?

Yes. Sançar is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “piercer; short dagger; Sultan Sanjar”.

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

How is Sançar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Sancar in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Sancar 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sançar

Q1

What does the surname Sançar mean?

Sançar goes back to Old Turkic sançmak ‘to pierce, to thrust through’; the Turkish Wiktionary explains the word as the name of a kind of short dagger from the same root. It is the same name as that of the Great Seljuk sultan Sanjar (Turkish Sencer, Sancar); the usual modern spelling is Sancar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sançar?

The root word of Sançar is sançar (Turkic): “a kind of short dagger (Old Turkic), from sançmak ‘to stab’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sançar?

San·çar, 2 syllables; IPA: /sanˈtʃaɾ/.