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Topatan
“a melon variety”2
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How do you pronounce Topatan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Topatan mean?
Topatan is the name of a fragrant, yellow, elongated melon variety. Formally it is made of top, “ball; cannon”, and atan, the participle of atmak, “to throw, fire”, and can also be read as “one who fires the cannon”.1,2
That Topatan goes back to topatan and top is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
Topatan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Topatan formed?
Topatan was formed by joining top (“top: ball; cannon”) and atan (“participle of atmak”).
Which surnames are related to Topatan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Topçu | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Topçuoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Toptaş | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Topbaş | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Altıntop | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Toptan | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Topkaya | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Top | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Toparlak | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Altuntop | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Topaç | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Topçubaşı | same root | – | – |
How is Topatan written and pronounced abroad?
The name contains no Turkish-specific letters and is written Topatan in foreign records too.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Topatan?
Kavuncu, Aktar and Attar share gloss keywords with Topatan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Topatan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Topatan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: top
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: topatan
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Topatan
- Q1
What does the surname Topatan mean?
- Topatan is the name of a fragrant, yellow, elongated melon variety. Formally it is made of top, “ball; cannon”, and atan, the participle of atmak, “to throw, fire”, and can also be read as “one who fires the cannon”.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Topatan?
- Topatan is made up of two elements: top “ball; cannon” (Turkic) and atan “participle of atmak” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Topatan?
- To·pa·tan, 3 syllables; IPA: /topaˈtan/.