SURNAMEEntry 4,500
Taşyürek
“heart of stone, undaunted”1
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How do you pronounce Taşyürek?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Taşyürek mean?
Taşyürek is made of taş ‘stone’ and yürek ‘heart’: ‘stone heart’. Since yürek also means courage in Turkish, the name is understood as ‘with a heart as firm as stone, undaunted’. In everyday speech taş yürekli can also mean ‘hard-hearted’; which sense the surname intends is not recorded.1,2
Grammar taş + yürek: noun–noun compound, the first element qualifying.
That Taşyürek goes back to taş and yürek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Taşyürek formed?
Taşyürek was formed by joining taş (“stone”) and yürek (“heart; courage”).
Which surnames are related to Taşyürek?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Akyürek | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Taşyürek?
- Ahmet Taşyürek association football player 1972–
- Hayati Vasfi Taşyürek politician 1931–1990
- İnci Taşyürek taekwondo athlete 2000–
- Nihan Taşyürek actor 1985–
People surnamed Taşyürek as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Taşyürek written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language records the name usually appears as Tasyurek, in German ones as Tasyürek.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Taşyürek?
Taşdelen, Korkmazyürek and Pek share gloss keywords with Taşyürek within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Taşyürek?
Read the root, formation and register information for Taşyürek alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yürek
- 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Taşyürek
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yürek
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 8 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Taşyürek
- Q1
What does the surname Taşyürek mean?
- Taşyürek is made of taş ‘stone’ and yürek ‘heart’: ‘stone heart’. Since yürek also means courage in Turkish, the name is understood as ‘with a heart as firm as stone, undaunted’. In everyday speech taş yürekli can also mean ‘hard-hearted’; which sense the surname intends is not recorded.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Taşyürek?
- Taşyürek is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and yürek “heart; courage” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Taşyürek?
- Taş·yü·rek, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃjyˈɾek/.