Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tarçın

Tarçın /taɾˈtʃɯn/ ASCII Tarcin

“cinnamon”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tarçın?

Tarçın

IPA /taɾˈtʃɯn/

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

What does the surname Tarçın mean?

Tarçın is cinnamon, a tree of the laurel family from South Asia and its fragrant bark used as a spice. The word comes from Classical Persian dārčīn, analysed as “Chinese wood”.1

Tarçın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tarçın made of?

Tarçın is a single Persian root: tarçın (tarçın: cinnamon).

Tarçın root tarçın tarçın: cinnamon PERSIAN dārčīn “cinnamon (‘Chinesewood’)” Tarçın tarçın root tarçın: cinnamon dārčīn PERSIAN “cinnamon (‘Chinese wood’)”
Tarçın: parts and root words
  • dārčīn Persian — cinnamon (“Chinese wood”)1

How was the name Tarçın formed?

Tarçın is the word tarçın (“tarçın: cinnamon”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Tarçın?

  1. Onur Tarçın composer

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

How is Tarçın written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tarcin: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ç is written c or ch.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tarçın accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tarçın accessed 9 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 Tarçın

Q1

What does the surname Tarçın mean?

Tarçın is cinnamon, a tree of the laurel family from South Asia and its fragrant bark used as a spice. The word comes from Classical Persian dārčīn, analysed as “Chinese wood”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tarçın?

The root word of Tarçın is dārčīn (Persian): ‘cinnamon (“Chinese wood”)’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tarçın?

Tar·çın, 2 syllables; IPA: /taɾˈtʃɯn/.