Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 466

Ardahanlı

Ardahanlı /aɾdahanˈɫɯ/ ASCII Ardahanli

“from Ardahan”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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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 Ardahanlı?

Ardahanlı

IPA /aɾdahanˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Ardahanlı mean?

Ardahanlı means ‘from Ardahan’. Ardahan is a province and city in north-eastern Anatolia, recorded as Artaani in Georgian sources. The suffix -lı is Turkish.1

Grammar Ardahan + -lı.

What is Ardahanlı made of?

Ardahanlı breaks into 2 parts: Ardahan (Ardahan: province in north-eastern Türkiye) + -lı (suffix of origin).

Ardahanlı + root Ardahan Ardahan: province innorth-eastern Türkiye OTHER Ardahan “province and city innorth-eastern Anatolia” suffix -lı suffix of origin Ardahanlı Ardahan root Ardahan: province in north-easternTürkiye Ardahan OTHER “province and city innorth-eastern Anatolia” -lı suffix suffix of origin
Ardahanlı: parts and root words
  • Ardahan Other — province and city in north-eastern Anatolia1

How was the name Ardahanlı formed?

Ardahanlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix of origin”) to Ardahan (“Ardahan: province in north-eastern Türkiye”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Ardahanlı?

  1. Mehtap Ardahanlı association football player

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

How is Ardahanlı written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Ardahanlı

Q1

What does the surname Ardahanlı mean?

Ardahanlı means ‘from Ardahan’. Ardahan is a province and city in north-eastern Anatolia, recorded as Artaani in Georgian sources. The suffix -lı is Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ardahanlı?

The root word of Ardahanlı is Ardahan (another language): “province and city in north-eastern Anatolia”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ardahanlı?

Ar·da·han·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɾdahanˈɫɯ/.