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Taşpınar

Taşpınar /taʃpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Taspinar

“spring in the rock”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
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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 Taşpınar?

Taşpınar

IPA /taʃpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Taşpınar mean?

Taşpınar joins taş ‘stone’ and pınar ‘spring’: ‘a spring welling from rock, a stone fountain’. Many villages and neighbourhoods across Anatolia, from Adana to Burdur and Aksaray to Bursa, carry the name, and the surname comes from such a place or from the image itself.1,2,3

Grammar taş + pınar: noun plus noun.

What is Taşpınar made of?

Taşpınar breaks into 2 parts: taş (stone) + pınar (spring, fountain).

Taşpınar ++ root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” root pınar spring, fountain TURKIC pınar “spring, fountain” TURKIC Taşpınar “many villages andneighbourhoods; taş +…” Taşpınar taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone” pınar root spring, fountain pınar TURKIC “spring, fountain” Taşpınar TURKIC “many villages andneighbourhoods; taş + pınar”
Taşpınar: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone1
  • pınar Turkic — spring, fountain2
  • Taşpınar Turkic — many villages and neighbourhoods; taş + pınar3

How was the name Taşpınar formed?

Taşpınar belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (taş + pınar).

Which surnames are related to Taşpınar?

Taşpınar Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Akpınar Taşdemir Taşçı Pınar Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran
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 Akpınar same root – –
07 Taşdemir same root – –
08 Taşçı same root – –
09 Pınar same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Göktaş same root – –
12 Taşkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşpınar?

  1. Zerrin Taşpınar writer 1947–
  2. Doğacan Taşpınar stage actor 1980–
  3. Şekip Taşpınar actor 1969–
  4. Atıl Taşpınar basketball player 1972–
  5. Ege Taşpınar basketball player 1976–
  6. Fatih Taşpınar researcher
  7. Nigar Taşpınar researcher
  8. Tansu Taşpınar researcher

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

How is Taşpınar written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Taspinar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Taşpınar 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 Taşpınar

Q1

What does the surname Taşpınar mean?

Taşpınar joins taş ‘stone’ and pınar ‘spring’: ‘a spring welling from rock, a stone fountain’. Many villages and neighbourhoods across Anatolia, from Adana to Burdur and Aksaray to Bursa, carry the name, and the surname comes from such a place or from the image itself.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşpınar?

The root word of Taşpınar is taş (Turkic): “stone”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşpınar?

Taş·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃpɯˈnaɾ/.