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Tamdoğan
“a true falcon”1
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How do you pronounce Tamdoğan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Tamdoğan mean?
Tamdoğan combines tam, “complete”, from Arabic tāmm, with doğan. Doğan is both the name of a falcon and the participle of doğmak, “to be born, to rise”, so the name can be read as “a true falcon” or “born at the right time”.1
That Tamdoğan goes back to tāmm and doğan is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Tamdoğan formed?
Tamdoğan was formed by joining tam (“tam: complete”) and doğan (“doğan: falcon; rising (doğmak)”).
Which surnames are related to Tamdoğan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doğan | same root | 12 | 485,906 |
| 02 | Erdoğan | same root | 26 | 233,535 |
| 03 | Aydoğan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Akdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Doğanay | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Tamer | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Özdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Karadoğan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Tandoğan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Türkdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Alpdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Doğanlar | same root | – | – |
How is Tamdoğan written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language records it often appears as Tamdogan.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Tamdoğan?
Akdoğan, Karadoğan and Taşdoğan share gloss keywords with Tamdoğan within the same primary category.
- Akdoğanwhite falcon; born pure
- Karadoğanblack falcon
- Taşdoğanstone falcon; born firm as stone
- Büyükdoğangreat falcon; born great
- Doğanlarfalcons; the Doğans
- Kızıldoğanred falcon; rising red sun
- Özdoğantrue falcon; born true
- Doğanfalcon; rising, born
Which guides add context to Tamdoğan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Tamdoğan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tam
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Tamdoğan
- Q1
What does the surname Tamdoğan mean?
- Tamdoğan combines tam, “complete”, from Arabic tāmm, with doğan. Doğan is both the name of a falcon and the participle of doğmak, “to be born, to rise”, so the name can be read as “a true falcon” or “born at the right time”.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Tamdoğan?
- Tamdoğan is made up of two elements: tāmm “complete” (Arabic) and doğan “falcon; participle of doğmak” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Tamdoğan?
- Tam·do·ğan, 3 syllables; IPA: /tamdoˈan/.