Boy name
Taşkent name meaning
“stone city; city built of stone”
Taşkent means stone city or a city built of stone. It combines Turkish taş with kent, a word for city borrowed through historical Iranian languages and associated with Sogdian place names. In Türkiye, it is used for boys. Its direct geographical association is Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
What does Taşkent mean?
Stone city; city built of stone
In Turkish: taştan şehir; taş kent
Taşkent is best known as the Turkish name of Uzbekistan's capital and also names a district in Türkiye. As a given name, it carries this geographical association. Its components express stone and city; they do not establish an association with a particular historical ruler.
Origin of the name Taşkent
Taşkent combines Turkish taş, stone, with kent, city. Kent entered Turkic from an Iranian source associated particularly with Sogdian place-name elements.
How to pronounce Taşkent
| Syllables | 2 · 7 letters · 7-letter boy names |
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Is Taşkent a boy’s name?
Yes, Taşkent is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Taşkent does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Taskent
Names that sound like Taşkent
Names with related meanings
- Toprak♂The earth that nourishes plants
- Arden♂High place, elevated land
- Kaya♂♀A large, solid mass of rock
- Mervan♂A name associated with hard stone or flint
- Zınar♂Rock
- Ekim♂♀October
- Bektaş♂Firm stone, enduring stone
- Zübeyir♂A small, solid stone
- Bedros♂Rock, solid stone
- Oytun♂Low-lying ground
- Yorgo♂One who works the land
- Aktaş♂White stone
Famous people named Taşkent
- Taşkent Atasayan · b. 1940
FAQ about the name Taşkent
What is the meaning of Taşkent?
Taşkent means “stone city; city built of stone”. Taşkent combines Turkish taş, stone, with kent, city. Kent entered Turkic from an Iranian source associated particularly with Sogdian place-name elements.
Is Taşkent a boy’s name?
Yes, Taşkent is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Taşkent in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Taşkent nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Taşkent?
Taşkent is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Taşkent have?
Taşkent has 2 syllables and 7 letters.
How popular is the name Taşkent?
Taşkent does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What are other spellings of Taşkent?
Other spellings: Taskent.
Famous people named Taşkent?
Notable people named Taşkent include Taşkent Atasayan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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