اوركوب

Ottoman Turkish

Ürgüp District

Etymology

From Greek Προκόπιο (Prokópio), shortened form of Άγιος Προκόπιος (Ágios Prokópios, “Saint Procopius”), the saint after whom the town was originally named.

Proper noun

اوركوب • (ürgüb)

1. Ürgüp (a town and district in Nevşehir province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Ürgüp
• → Armenian: Իւրկիւպ (Iwrkiwp)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Ürgüp”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ürgüp”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 780