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Şit

/ʃit/ ASCII Sit

“the name Şit (Seth); Azerbaijani ‘unsalted’”3

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

How do you pronounce Şit?

Şit

IPA /ʃit/

What does the surname Şit mean?

Two separate words meet in the form Şit. One is the name of Seth, son of Adam and Eve, which reached Turkish through Arabic Šīṯ and is known as the prophet Şit. The other is the Azerbaijani adjective şit “unsalted, insipid”. Which of them the surname comes from is not documented.3

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Name reading: Şit, the name of Seth son of Adam (Arabic Šīṯ).
  2. Word reading: Azerbaijani şit “unsalted” (Turkish Wiktionary).

What is Şit made of?

Şit is a single root: Şit (the name Şit (Seth), son of Adam; in Azerbaijani “unsalted”).

Şit + root Şit the name Şit (Seth), sonof Adam; in Azerbaijani… ARABIC Şit “Turkish form of the nameof Seth, son of Adam…” TURKIC şit “in Azerbaijani:unsalted, insipid” Şit Şit root the name Şit (Seth), son of Adam; inAzerbaijani “unsalted” Şit ARABIC “Turkish form of the name ofSeth, son of Adam (Arabic Šīṯ)” şit TURKIC “in Azerbaijani: unsalted,insipid”
Şit: parts and root words
  • Şit Arabic — Turkish form of the name of Seth, son of Adam (Arabic Šīṯ)3
  • şit Turkic — in Azerbaijani: unsalted, insipid3

How was the name Şit formed?

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

Where in Türkiye is Şit most common?

Şit is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 30th in Ardahan.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan · rank 30 · 392 people Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2019
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Şit: rank by province, 2019 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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Who are some well-known people named Şit?

  1. Bayram Şit amateur wrestler 1930–2019
  2. Nuran Evren Şit Erdik screenwriter 1980–
  3. Fiona Sit actor 1981–

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

Is Şit also a first name?

Yes. Şit is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: the name Şit (Seth); Azerbaijani “unsalted”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şit accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Şit accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Şit (soyadı) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Şit

Q1

What does the surname Şit mean?

Two separate words meet in the form Şit. One is the name of Seth, son of Adam and Eve, which reached Turkish through Arabic Šīṯ and is known as the prophet Şit. The other is the Azerbaijani adjective şit “unsalted, insipid”. Which of them the surname comes from is not documented.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şit?

The root word of Şit is Şit (Arabic): “Turkish form of the name of Seth, son of Adam (Arabic Šīṯ)”. There are 3 competing views on where Şit comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Şit?

Şit, 1 syllable; IPA: /ʃit/.