Saatchi (; Arabicized form: ; ) is a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

and Turkish surname and word. The word "saatchi" (''sā'ātchi''), which means "

watchmaker A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their par ...

", originates from Ottoman Turkish (

Modern Turkish Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz branch with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus. Si ...

: "saatçi"), derived from "saat" ("watch", from

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

"ساعة") with the suffix "-çi". The

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

surname Sahatçiu is also derived from the Turkish word "saatçi" as a result of the Ottoman rule in Albania.

Surnames

Notable people with the name include:

Saatchi

Charles Saatchi Charles Saatchi ( ; ; born 9 June 1943) is an Iraqi-British businessman and the co-founder, with his brother Maurice, of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. The brothers led the business – the world's largest advertising agency in the 19 ...

, founder and owner of the Saatchi Gallery in London *

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi Maurice Nathan Saatchi, Baron Saatchi (; born 21 June 1946) is a British businessman, and with his brother, Charles, co-founder of the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi. Early life Maurice Saatchi is the third of four son ...

, ex-chairman of the British Conservative Party

Sahatçiu

* Rita Sahatçiu Ora, British singer * Besim Sahatçiu, Kosovo Albanian film director

Saatçi

* Ercan Saatçi, Turkish musician and record producer

References

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