Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tağ

/taː/ ASCII Tag

“mountain”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
T
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 Tağ?

Tağ

IPA /taː/

What does the surname Tağ mean?

Tağ reflects the older pronunciation of dağ “mountain”: Old Turkic had tag, and Turkish later voiced the initial t to d. The t-form survives in some Anatolian dialects and in eastern Turkic languages. The name means “mountain”.1

Grammar older t-initial form of dağ

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

What is Tağ made of?

Tağ is a single Turkic root: tağ (tağ: older and dialect form of dağ “mountain”).

Tağ root tağ tağ: older and dialectform of dağ “mountain” TURKIC dağ “mountain” Tağ tağ root tağ: older and dialect form of dağ“mountain” dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Tağ: parts and root words
  • dağ Turkic — mountain1

How was the name Tağ formed?

Tağ is the word tağ (“tağ: older and dialect form of dağ “mountain””), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Tağ?

Tağ Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ Dağdelen Dağdeviren Demirdağ Altundağ Dağcı Altındağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Dağlı same root – –
06 Bozdağ same root – –
07 Dağdelen same root – –
08 Dağdeviren same root – –
09 Demirdağ same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Dağcı same root – –
12 Altındağ same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tağ?

  1. Kezban Tağ association football player 1993–

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

How is Tağ written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Tag.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dağ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dağ 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

Common questions about Tağ

Q1

What does the surname Tağ mean?

Tağ reflects the older pronunciation of dağ “mountain”: Old Turkic had tag, and Turkish later voiced the initial t to d. The t-form survives in some Anatolian dialects and in eastern Turkic languages. The name means “mountain”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tağ?

The root word of Tağ is dağ (Turkic): “mountain”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tağ?

Tağ, 1 syllable; IPA: /taː/.