Saatchi ( Persian: ساعتچی; Arabicized form: ساعتجي; Turkish: saatçi) is a Persian and Turkish surname and word. The word "saatchi" (sā'ātchi), which means " watchmaker", originates from Ottoman Turkish ( Modern Turkish: "saatçi"), derived from "saat" ("watch", from Arabic "ساعة") with the suffix "-çi". [1] [2] [3] The Albanian surname Sahatçiu is also derived from the Turkish word "saatçi" as a result of the Ottoman rule in Albania.[ citation needed]
Notable people with the name include:
Saatchi ( Persian: ساعتچی; Arabicized form: ساعتجي; Turkish: saatçi) is a Persian and Turkish surname and word. The word "saatchi" (sā'ātchi), which means " watchmaker", originates from Ottoman Turkish ( Modern Turkish: "saatçi"), derived from "saat" ("watch", from Arabic "ساعة") with the suffix "-çi". [1] [2] [3] The Albanian surname Sahatçiu is also derived from the Turkish word "saatçi" as a result of the Ottoman rule in Albania.[ citation needed]
Notable people with the name include: