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Taşdöğen

Taşdöğen /taʃdøˈjen/ ASCII Tasdogen

“stone-pounder”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Taşdöğen?

Taşdöğen

IPA /taʃdøˈjen/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taşdöğen mean?

Taşdöğen means ‘one who pounds stone’. Döğmek is the older and dialectal form of dövmek ‘to beat, pound’, and -en forms a participle. Döğen is also the name of the flint-studded threshing sledge.1,2

Grammar taş + döğ- + -en (participle).

That Taşdöğen goes back to taş and döğmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşdöğen made of?

Taşdöğen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: taş (taş: stone) + döğ- (döğmek: to beat, pound) + -en (present participle).

Taşdöğen ++ root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” root döğ- döğmek: to beat, pound TURKIC döğmek “old and dialectal formof dövmek ‘to beat’” suffix -en present participle Taşdöğen taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone” döğ- root döğmek: to beat, pound döğmek TURKIC “old and dialectal form of dövmek‘to beat’” -en suffix present participle
Taşdöğen: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone1
  • döğmek Turkic — old and dialectal form of dövmek ‘to beat’2

How was the name Taşdöğen formed?

Taşdöğen was formed by adding the suffix -en (“present participle”) to the verb stem taş + döğ-.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Taşdöğen?

Taşdöğen Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşdöğen?

  1. Selahattin Taşdöğen actor 1951–
  2. Naci Taşdöğen actor 1963–
  3. Aydın Taşdöğen researcher

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

How is Taşdöğen written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Tasdogen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: döğmek accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: döğen accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşdöğen

Q1

What does the surname Taşdöğen mean?

Taşdöğen means ‘one who pounds stone’. Döğmek is the older and dialectal form of dövmek ‘to beat, pound’, and -en forms a participle. Döğen is also the name of the flint-studded threshing sledge.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşdöğen?

Taşdöğen is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and döğmek “old and dialectal form of dövmek ‘to beat’” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşdöğen?

Taş·dö·ğen, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃdøˈjen/.