Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Şendağ

Şendağ /ʃenˈdaː/ ASCII Sendag

“merry mountain”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ş
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Şendağ?

Şendağ

IPA /ʃenˈdaː/

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

What does the surname Şendağ mean?

A compound of şen ‘cheerful, lively’ and dağ ‘mountain’: ‘merry mountain’. Nişanyan traces dağ to Old Turkic tāġ. The head of the name is dağ.1,2

Grammar şen + dağ.

That Şendağ goes back to şen and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Şendağ made of?

Şendağ combines Armenian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: şen (cheerful; lively) + dağ (mountain).

Şendağ + first element şen cheerful; lively ARMENIAN şen “cheerful; lively,inhabited” root dağ mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Şendağ şen first element cheerful; lively şen ARMENIAN “cheerful; lively, inhabited” dağ root mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Şendağ: parts and root words
  • şen Armenian — cheerful; lively, inhabited2
  • dağ Turkic — mountain1

How was the name Şendağ formed?

Şendağ was formed by joining şen (“cheerful; lively”) and dağ (“mountain”).

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

Which surnames are related to Şendağ?

Şendağ Şen Şener Şentürk Karadağ Şenol Şengül Akdağ Şenel Üstündağ Dağ Şensoy Dağlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şen same root – –
02 Şener same root – –
03 Şentürk same root – –
04 Karadağ same root – –
05 Şenol same root – –
06 Şengül same root – –
07 Akdağ same root – –
08 Şenel same root – –
09 Üstündağ same root – –
10 Dağ same root – –
11 Şensoy same root – –
12 Dağlı same root – –

How is Şendağ written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Sendag in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: şen accessed 9 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 Şendağ

Q1

What does the surname Şendağ mean?

A compound of şen ‘cheerful, lively’ and dağ ‘mountain’: ‘merry mountain’. Nişanyan traces dağ to Old Turkic tāġ. The head of the name is dağ.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şendağ?

Şendağ is made up of two elements: şen “cheerful; lively, inhabited” (Armenian) and dağ “mountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Şendağ?

Şen·dağ, 2 syllables; IPA: /ʃenˈdaː/.