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Taşkıran

Taşkıran /taʃkɯˈɾan/ ASCII Taskiran

“stone-breaker; saxifrage”1

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

Taşkıran

IPA /taʃkɯˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Taşkıran mean?

Taşkıran means ‘stone-breaker’. In Turkish taşkıran is the name of the saxifrage (Saxifraga), a plant that grows in rock crevices and seems to split the stone. The same phrase can also be understood as a nickname for a man strong enough to break stones, or for one who quarried them.1,2

Grammar Object plus participle: taş + kır-an ‘breaking’.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Plant name: taşkıran, the Turkish name of the genus Saxifraga.
  2. Nickname: a man strong enough to break stones, or a stone-breaker by trade.

What is Taşkıran made of?

Taşkıran breaks into 3 parts: taş (stone) + kır- (kırmak: to break) + -an (present participle).

Taşkıran ++ first element taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” root kır- kırmak: to break TURKIC kırmak “to break” suffix -an present participle Taşkıran taş first element stone taş TURKIC “stone” kır- root kırmak: to break kırmak TURKIC “to break” -an suffix present participle
Taşkıran: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone1
  • kırmak Turkic — to break2

How was the name Taşkıran formed?

Taşkıran belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (taş + kır- + -an).

Which surnames are related to Taşkıran?

Taşkıran Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taştan Altuntaş Öztaş
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 Taştan same root – –
11 Altuntaş same root – –
12 Öztaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşkıran?

  1. Ertuğrul Taşkıran association football player 1989–
  2. Erkan Taşkıran association football player 1985–
  3. Tezer Taşkıran politician 1907–1979
  4. Celâl Taşkıran amateur wrestler 1954–
  5. Enes Taşkıran basketball player 1997–
  6. Aygün Taşkıran association football player 1974–
  7. Berkant Taşkıran association football player 1995–
  8. Ahmet Şevki Taşkıran researcher

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

How is Taşkıran written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Taskiran in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kırmak accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Taşkıran (soyadı) accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) 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 Taşkıran

Q1

What does the surname Taşkıran mean?

Taşkıran means ‘stone-breaker’. In Turkish taşkıran is the name of the saxifrage (Saxifraga), a plant that grows in rock crevices and seems to split the stone. The same phrase can also be understood as a nickname for a man strong enough to break stones, or for one who quarried them.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşkıran?

The root word of Taşkıran is taş (Turkic): “stone”. There are 3 competing views on where Taşkıran comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşkıran?

Taş·kı·ran, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃkɯˈɾan/.