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Aladoğan

Aladoğan /aɫadoˈan/ ASCII Aladogan

“speckled falcon”1

Established origin Aladoğan: root entries for ala + doğan · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Aladoğan?

Aladoğan

IPA /aɫadoˈan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Aladoğan mean?

The name describes a bird of prey with speckled plumage: ala “mottled” qualifies doğan “falcon”. Aladoğan is also a male given name.1,2

Grammar Compound ala + doğan.

What is Aladoğan made of?

Aladoğan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ala (ala: speckled, mottled) + doğan (doğan: falcon).

Aladoğan + root ala ala: speckled, mottled TURKIC ala “speckled, mottled” root doğan doğan: falcon TURKIC doğan “falcon” Aladoğan ala root ala: speckled, mottled ala TURKIC “speckled, mottled” doğan root doğan: falcon doğan TURKIC “falcon”
Aladoğan: parts and root words

How was the name Aladoğan formed?

Aladoğan was formed by joining ala (“ala: speckled, mottled”) and doğan (“doğan: falcon”).

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

Which surnames are related to Aladoğan?

Aladoğan Doğan Erdoğan Aydoğan Akdoğan Doğanay Özdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğan same root 12 485,906
02 Erdoğan same root 26 233,535
03 Aydoğan same root – –
04 Akdoğan same root – –
05 Doğanay same root – –
06 Özdoğan same root – –
07 Alagöz same root – –
08 Aladağ same root – –
09 Alataş same root – –
10 Karadoğan same root – –
11 Tandoğan same root – –
12 Türkdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aladoğan?

  1. Eylem Aladoğan photographer 1975–

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

Is Aladoğan also a first name?

Yes. Aladoğan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “speckled falcon”.

Aladoğan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Aladoğan written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Aladogan.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Aladoğan?

Sungur, Doğan and Akbaytogan share gloss keywords with Aladoğan within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Aladoğan?

Read the root, formation and register information for Aladoğan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ala accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan accessed 8 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
  5. 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Aladoğan

Q1

What does the surname Aladoğan mean?

The name describes a bird of prey with speckled plumage: ala “mottled” qualifies doğan “falcon”. Aladoğan is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aladoğan?

Aladoğan is made up of two elements: ala “speckled, mottled” (Turkic) and doğan “falcon” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aladoğan?

A·la·do·ğan, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫadoˈan/.