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Timurtaş
“iron stone; historical name”1
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How do you pronounce Timurtaş?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Timurtaş mean?
Timurtaş is an old Turkic personal name of temür, “iron”, and taş, “stone”: “stone hard as iron”. Bearers include the Ilkhanid emir Timurtash and Kara Timurtaş Pasha, Ottoman governor-general under Murad I and Bayezid I.1,2
That Timurtaş goes back to temür and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Timurtaş formed?
Timurtaş was formed by joining Timur (“timur: iron (Chagatai temür)”) and taş (“taş: stone”).
Which surnames are related to Timurtaş?
| # | 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 | Altuntaş | same root | – | – |
Is Timurtaş also a first name?
Yes. Timurtaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “iron stone; historical name”.
Timurtaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Timurtaş written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language records it often appears as Timurtas.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Timurtaş?
Saltık, Avar and Baydur share gloss keywords with Timurtaş within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Timurtaş?
Read the root, formation and register information for Timurtaş 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: demir
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
- 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kara Timurtaş Paşa
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Timurtaş
- Q1
What does the surname Timurtaş mean?
- Timurtaş is an old Turkic personal name of temür, “iron”, and taş, “stone”: “stone hard as iron”. Bearers include the Ilkhanid emir Timurtash and Kara Timurtaş Pasha, Ottoman governor-general under Murad I and Bayezid I.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Timurtaş?
- Timurtaş is made up of two elements: temür “iron” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Timurtaş?
- Ti·mur·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /timuɾˈtaʃ/.