Surname · Persian
قیطانچی
“to return, to turn”
قیطانچی (qaytānčī) is a surname from Turkic, ultimately from Ottoman Turkish. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: ġeytânči.
Meaning & origin
What it means
قیطانچی goes back to Ottoman Turkish قایتمق, meaning “to return, to turn.”
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Where it comes from
قیطانچی comes from Turkic, and ultimately from Ottoman Turkish.
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How it developed
From Proto-Turkic *-či, from Ottoman Turkish قایتمق (“to return, to turn”), built from Persian قیطان (qaytān / ġeytân, “braid, lace”) + ـچی (-čī / -či).
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قیطانچی’s family of names
In Persian usage, قیطانچی as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as qaytānčī. In Persian usage, قیطانچی as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as ġeytânči.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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