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Tansu

Tansu /tanˈsu/

“dawn water”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Tansu?

Tansu

IPA /tanˈsu/

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

What does the surname Tansu mean?

Built from tan “dawn” and su “water”; Turkish Wiktionary explains it as “water lit by the dawn”. It is used both as a girl’s and as a boy’s name.1,2

Grammar Compound tan + su.

What is Tansu made of?

Tansu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tan (tan: dawn) + su (su: water).

Tansu + root tan tan: dawn TURKIC tan “dawn, daybreak” root su su: water TURKIC su “water” Tansu tan root tan: dawn tan TURKIC “dawn, daybreak” su root su: water su TURKIC “water”
Tansu: parts and root words
  • tan Turkic — dawn, daybreak1
  • su Turkic — water2

How was the name Tansu formed?

Tansu was formed by joining tan (“tan: dawn”) and su (“su: water”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Tansu?

Tansu Tan Altan Taner Ertan Aktan Tanyeri Tansel Kızıltan Tandoğan Göktan Öztan Tanyeli
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tan same root – –
02 Altan same root – –
03 Taner same root – –
04 Ertan same root – –
05 Aktan same root – –
06 Tanyeri same root – –
07 Tansel same root – –
08 Kızıltan same root – –
09 Tandoğan same root – –
10 Göktan same root – –
11 Öztan same root – –
12 Tanyeli same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tansu?

  1. Samih Nafiz Tansu jurist 1906–1976

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

Is Tansu also a first name?

Yes. Tansu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “dawn water”.

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

How is Tansu written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Tansu abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: su accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Tansu accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tansu

Q1

What does the surname Tansu mean?

Built from tan “dawn” and su “water”; Turkish Wiktionary explains it as “water lit by the dawn”. It is used both as a girl’s and as a boy’s name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tansu?

Tansu is made up of two elements: tan “dawn, daybreak” (Turkic) and su “water” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tansu?

Tan·su, 2 syllables; IPA: /tanˈsu/.