Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 62

Agirdag

Agirdag /aɟiɾˈdaɡ/

“massive mountain”1

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

How do you pronounce Agirdag?

Agirdag

IPA /aɟiɾˈdaɡ/

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

What does the surname Agirdag mean?

Agirdag is Ağırdağ written without Turkish letters: ağır “heavy, weighty” and dağ “mountain”, a “massive mountain”. Both words go back to Old Turkic (aġır, tāġ).1,2

That Agirdag goes back to ağır and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Agirdag made of?

Agirdag is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ağır (ağır: heavy; weighty) + dağ (dağ: mountain).

Agirdag + root ağır ağır: heavy; weighty TURKIC ağır “heavy; valuable” root dağ dağ: mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Agirdag ağır root ağır: heavy; weighty ağır TURKIC “heavy; valuable” dağ root dağ: mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Agirdag: parts and root words
  • ağır Turkic — heavy; valuable1
  • dağ Turkic — mountain2

How was the name Agirdag formed?

Agirdag was formed by joining ağır (“ağır: heavy; weighty”) and dağ (“dağ: mountain”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Agirdag?

Agirdag Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ Dağdelen Dağdeviren Demirdağ Altundağ Dağcı Ağırbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Dağlı same root – –
06 Bozdağ same root – –
07 Dağdelen same root – –
08 Dağdeviren same root – –
09 Demirdağ same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Dağcı same root – –
12 Ağırbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Agirdag?

  1. Orhan Ağırdağ university teacher 1984–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ağır accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Agirdag

Q1

What does the surname Agirdag mean?

Agirdag is Ağırdağ written without Turkish letters: ağır “heavy, weighty” and dağ “mountain”, a “massive mountain”. Both words go back to Old Turkic (aġır, tāġ).
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Agirdag?

Agirdag is made up of two elements: ağır “heavy; valuable” (Turkic) and dağ “mountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Agirdag?

A·gir·dag, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɟiɾˈdaɡ/.