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Sarıbaş

Sarıbaş /saɾɯˈbaʃ/ ASCII Saribas

“fair-headed, blond”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
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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 Sarıbaş?

Sarıbaş

IPA /saɾɯˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Sarıbaş mean?

The name means “yellow-headed”, a fair-haired person. Besides the colour, sarı in the dictionary also means “blond”; baş is the head. The surname may preserve a nickname for someone with light-coloured hair.1,2

Grammar Compound of sarı + baş.

That Sarıbaş goes back to sarı and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Sarıbaş made of?

Sarıbaş breaks into 2 parts: sarı (yellow; blond) + baş (head).

Sarıbaş ++ first element sarı yellow; blond TURKIC sarı “yellow; fair-haired” suffix baş head TURKIC baş “head; leader” Sarıbaş sarı first element yellow; blond sarı TURKIC “yellow; fair-haired” baş suffix head baş TURKIC “head; leader”
Sarıbaş: parts and root words
  • sarı Turkic — yellow; fair-haired1
  • baş Turkic — head; leader2

How was the name Sarıbaş formed?

Sarıbaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (sarı + baş).

Which surnames are related to Sarıbaş?

Sarıbaş Sarı Akbaş Baş Sarıkaya Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Sarıoğlu Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sarı same root – –
02 Akbaş same root – –
03 Baş same root – –
04 Sarıkaya same root – –
05 Subaşı same root – –
06 Başer same root – –
07 Kocabaş same root – –
08 Erbaş same root – –
09 Sarıoğlu same root – –
10 Baştürk same root – –
11 Demirbaş same root – –
12 Başkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sarıbaş?

  1. Ali Sarıbaş statesperson 1955–
  2. Seda Sarıbaş politician 1984–
  3. Süleyman Sarıbaş politician 1959–
  4. Barış Sarıbaş visual artist 1979–
  5. Deniz Sarıbaş researcher
  6. Ebru Sarıbaş researcher
  7. Enes Talha Sarıbaş association football player
  8. Gülistan Sanem Sarıbaş researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sarı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: baş 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 Sarıbaş

Q1

What does the surname Sarıbaş mean?

The name means “yellow-headed”, a fair-haired person. Besides the colour, sarı in the dictionary also means “blond”; baş is the head. The surname may preserve a nickname for someone with light-coloured hair.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sarıbaş?

The root word of Sarıbaş is sarı (Turkic): “yellow; fair-haired”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sarıbaş?

Sa·rı·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /saɾɯˈbaʃ/.