Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 462

Arcagök

Arcagök /aɾdʒaˈɡøk/ ASCII Arcagok

“clear sky”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Arcagök?

Arcagök

IPA /aɾdʒaˈɡøk/

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

What does the surname Arcagök mean?

Arca is a Turkish adjective meaning ‘clean, pure’, also used as a given name. Joined with gök ‘sky’, the name reads ‘clear, clean sky’.1,2

Grammar arca + gök.

That Arcagök goes back to arca and gök is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arcagök made of?

Arcagök is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: arca (arca: clean) + gök (gök: sky; blue).

Arcagök + root arca arca: clean TURKIC arca “clean, pure” root gök gök: sky; blue TURKIC gök “sky; blue” Arcagök arca root arca: clean arca TURKIC “clean, pure” gök root gök: sky; blue gök TURKIC “sky; blue”
Arcagök: parts and root words
  • arca Turkic — clean, pure2
  • gök Turkic — sky; blue1

How was the name Arcagök formed?

Arcagök was formed by joining arca (“arca: clean”) and gök (“gök: sky; blue”).

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

Which surnames are related to Arcagök?

Arcagök Gökçe Gök Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Gökçek Göksel Göktürk Göker Göktepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gökçe same root – –
02 Gök same root – –
03 Göksu same root – –
04 Gökçen same root – –
05 Gökmen same root – –
06 Gökalp same root – –
07 Göktaş same root – –
08 Gökçek same root – –
09 Göksel same root – –
10 Göktürk same root – –
11 Göker same root – –
12 Göktepe same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arcagök?

  1. Baran Cengiz Arcagök researcher

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

How is Arcagök written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gök accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: arca 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 Arcagök

Q1

What does the surname Arcagök mean?

Arca is a Turkish adjective meaning ‘clean, pure’, also used as a given name. Joined with gök ‘sky’, the name reads ‘clear, clean sky’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arcagök?

Arcagök is made up of two elements: arca “clean, pure” (Turkic) and gök “sky; blue” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arcagök?

Ar·ca·gök, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾdʒaˈɡøk/.