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Savranbaşı

Savranbaşı /savɾanbaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Savranbasi

“head of Savran”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Place name
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Savranbaşı?

Savranbaşı

IPA /savɾanbaˈʃɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Savranbaşı mean?

The place name Savran with başı, the possessive of baş “head, upper end”: “the head of Savran”. Savran names several Anatolian villages and a small town in Afyonkarahisar; the origin of the place name itself is unclear.1,2

Grammar Savran + baş + possessive -ı.

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

What is Savranbaşı made of?

Savranbaşı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Savran (Savran: name of several villages and a town in Anatolia) + başı (baş + -ı: head, upper end of).

Savranbaşı + root Savran Savran: name of severalvillages and a town in… UNKNOWN Savran “place name in Adıyaman,Denizli, Muğla and…” root başı baş + -ı: head, upper endof TURKIC baş “head; beginning, upperend” Savranbaşı Savran root Savran: name of several villages and atown in Anatolia Savran UNKNOWN “place name in Adıyaman, Denizli,Muğla and Afyonkarahisar” başı root baş + -ı: head, upper end of baş TURKIC “head; beginning, upper end”
Savranbaşı: parts and root words
  • Savran unknown — place name in Adıyaman, Denizli, Muğla and Afyonkarahisar2
  • baş Turkic — head; beginning, upper end1

How was the name Savranbaşı formed?

Savranbaşı was formed by joining Savran (“Savran: name of several villages and a town in Anatolia”) and başı (“baş + -ı: head, upper end of”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Savranbaşı?

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

Who are some well-known people named Savranbaşı?

  1. Nazlı Savranbaşı artistic gymnast 2003–

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

How is Savranbaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Savranbasi. In Turkish, ş like sh in “ship”; ı is a dull, unrounded vowel with no exact English equivalent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Savran accessed 9 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

Common questions about Savranbaşı

Q1

What does the surname Savranbaşı mean?

The place name Savran with başı, the possessive of baş “head, upper end”: “the head of Savran”. Savran names several Anatolian villages and a small town in Afyonkarahisar; the origin of the place name itself is unclear.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Savranbaşı?

Savranbaşı is made up of two elements: Savran “place name in Adıyaman, Denizli, Muğla and Afyonkarahisar” and baş “head; beginning, upper end” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Savranbaşı?

Sav·ran·ba·şı, 4 syllables; IPA: /savɾanbaˈʃɯ/.