Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Abacı

Abacı /abaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Abaci

“maker of aba cloth”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Abacı?

Abacı

IPA /abaˈdʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Abacı mean?

An abacı is a craftsman who weaves or sells the coarse woollen cloth called aba, or sews garments from it. Aba comes from Arabic ʿabāʾ ‘felt cloak’; hard-wearing aba was the winter clothing of villagers and shepherds. There are also villages called Abacı in Amasya.1,3

Grammar aba plus the occupational suffix -cı.

Abacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Abacı made of?

Abacı breaks into 2 parts: aba (coarse woollen cloth, felt) + -cı (occupational suffix).

Abacı ++ root aba coarse woollen cloth,felt TURKIC abacı “maker or seller of abacloth; tailor of aba…” suffix -cı occupational suffix ARABIC aba “felt cloak; coarsewoollen cloth” Abacı aba root coarse woollen cloth, felt abacı TURKIC “maker or seller of aba cloth;tailor of aba garments” -cı suffix occupational suffix aba ARABIC “felt cloak; coarse woollen cloth”
Abacı: parts and root words
  • abacı Turkic — maker or seller of aba cloth; tailor of aba garments3
  • aba Arabic — felt cloak; coarse woollen cloth1

How was the name Abacı formed?

Abacı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (aba + -cı).

Which surnames are related to Abacı?

Abacı Abalı Abacıoğlu Abasıyanık Abalıoğlu Abaoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Abalı same root – –
02 Abacıoğlu same root – –
03 Abasıyanık same root – –
04 Abalıoğlu same root – –
05 Abaoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Abacı?

  1. Muazzez Abacı singer 1947–2025
  2. Kâzım Abacı politician 1965–
  3. Uygar Abacı translator
  4. Tahir Abacı writer 1951–
  5. Ayhan Abacı researcher
  6. Hasan Abacı researcher
  7. Neslihan Abacı researcher
  8. Serdar Abacı researcher

People surnamed Abacı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Abacı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Abaci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: abacı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: abacı accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Abacı accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Abacı

Q1

What does the surname Abacı mean?

An abacı is a craftsman who weaves or sells the coarse woollen cloth called aba, or sews garments from it. Aba comes from Arabic ʿabāʾ ‘felt cloak’; hard-wearing aba was the winter clothing of villagers and shepherds. There are also villages called Abacı in Amasya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Abacı?

The root word of Abacı is abacı (Arabic): “maker or seller of aba cloth; tailor of aba garments”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Abacı?

A·ba·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /abaˈdʒɯ/.