SURNAMEEntry 3,283
Yalçın
“sheer, steep, like a crag”3
- CategoryMountains, rocks and stones
- OriginTurkic
- FormAdjective
- Letters / syllables
- 6 / 2
- Formation
- Adjective
- Vowel harmony
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How do you pronounce Yalçın?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Yalçın mean?
Yalçın is an adjective for a rock or mountain that is sheer, bare and hard to climb: yalçın kayalar, “sheer cliffs”. As a name it evokes the steadfast, unassailable character of such a crag. It is also a common male given name.3
Yalçın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Yalçın made of?
Yalçın is a single root: yalçın (sheer, steep (of rock)).
- yalçın Turkic — sheer, bare and steep (of a rock or mountain)3
How was the name Yalçın formed?
Yalçın belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.
Which surnames are related to Yalçın?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yalçınkaya | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Yalçıner | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Yalçıntaş | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Yalçındağ | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Karayalçın | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Yalçın most common?
Yalçın is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 27 provinces; its best rank is 15th in Bartın.1
- In the province top 30 27
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ankara | 23 | 18,013 |
| 02 | Gaziantep | 27 | 7,598 |
| 03 | Mersin | 20 | 6,438 |
| 04 | Konya | 30 | 6,332 |
| 05 | Hatay | 27 | 4,394 |
| 06 | Muğla | 24 | 3,278 |
Who are some well-known people named Yalçın?
- Sergen Yalçın association football player 1972–
- Güven Yalçın association football player 1999–
- Robin Yalçın association football player 1994–
- Taner Yalçın association football player 1990–
- Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın politician 1875–1957
- Nihal Yalçın actor 1981–
- Soner Yalçın writer 1966–
- Serkan Yalçın association football player 1982–
People surnamed Yalçın as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Yalçın also a first name?
Yes. Yalçın is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sheer, steep, like a crag”.
Yalçın as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Yalçın written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Yalçın is usually written Yalcin. In Turkish the dotless ı is a back vowel close to the unstressed e of German bitte, not the i of English "it"; ç is pronounced like ch in "church"; y is a consonant, as in English "yes".
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yalçın
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yalçın
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Yalçın
- Q1
What does the surname Yalçın mean?
- Yalçın is an adjective for a rock or mountain that is sheer, bare and hard to climb: yalçın kayalar, “sheer cliffs”. As a name it evokes the steadfast, unassailable character of such a crag. It is also a common male given name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Yalçın?
- The root word of Yalçın is yalçın (Turkic): “sheer, bare and steep (of a rock or mountain)”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Yalçın?
- Yal·çın, 2 syllables; IPA: /jaɫˈtʃɯn/.