Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 227

Alimoğlu

Alimoğlu /alimoːˈɫu/ ASCII Alimoglu

“son of Alim”1

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

How do you pronounce Alimoğlu?

Alimoğlu

IPA /alimoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Alimoğlu mean?

‘Son of Alim’. Alim is a male given name of Arabic origin, interpreted as ‘possessor of knowledge, learned’. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names notes that in many cases it also stands for the name Ali.1,2

Grammar Alim + -oğlu.

What is Alimoğlu made of?

Alimoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Alim (given name; learned) + -oğlu (son of).

Alimoğlu ++ root Alim given name; learned ARABIC Alim “possessor of knowledge,learned” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Alimoğlu Alim root given name; learned Alim ARABIC “possessor of knowledge, learned” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Alimoğlu: parts and root words
  • Alim Arabic — possessor of knowledge, learned1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Alimoğlu formed?

Alimoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Alim + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Alimoğlu?

  1. Abdullah Ömer Alimoğlu athlete 1991–
  2. Orhan Alimoğlu statesperson 1956–
  3. Mustafa Kemal Alimoğlu researcher
  4. Orhan Alimoğlu researcher

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

How is Alimoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Alimoglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Alim accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alimoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Alimoğlu mean?

‘Son of Alim’. Alim is a male given name of Arabic origin, interpreted as ‘possessor of knowledge, learned’. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names notes that in many cases it also stands for the name Ali.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alimoğlu?

The root word of Alimoğlu is Alim (Arabic): “possessor of knowledge, learned”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alimoğlu?

A·lim·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /alimoːˈɫu/.