Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 475

Arıbal

Arıbal /aɾɯˈbaɫ/ ASCII Aribal

“bees’ honey, pure honey”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Arıbal?

Arıbal

IPA /aɾɯˈbaɫ/

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

What does the surname Arıbal mean?

Built from arı and bal “honey”. Since arı means both “bee” and “pure”, the name can be read as “bees’ honey” or “pure honey”.1,2

Grammar Compound arı + bal.

That Arıbal goes back to arı and bal is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arıbal made of?

Arıbal is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: arı (arı: bee; pure, clean) + bal (bal: honey).

Arıbal + root arı arı: bee; pure, clean TURKIC arı “bee; pure, unmixed” root bal bal: honey TURKIC bal “honey” Arıbal arı root arı: bee; pure, clean arı TURKIC “bee; pure, unmixed” bal root bal: honey bal TURKIC “honey”
Arıbal: parts and root words
  • arı Turkic — bee; pure, unmixed1
  • bal Turkic — honey2

How was the name Arıbal formed?

Arıbal was formed by joining arı (“arı: bee; pure, clean”) and bal (“bal: honey”).

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

Which surnames are related to Arıbal?

Arıbal Balcı Arıkan Bal Arıcı Arı Arıcan Akbal Baloğlu Arın Balcıoğlu Ballı Arısoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Balcı same root – –
02 Arıkan same root – –
03 Bal same root – –
04 Arıcı same root – –
05 Arı same root – –
06 Arıcan same root – –
07 Akbal same root – –
08 Baloğlu same root – –
09 Arın same root – –
10 Balcıoğlu same root – –
11 Ballı same root – –
12 Arısoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arıbal?

  1. Erkin Arıbal university teacher

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

Is Arıbal also a first name?

Yes. Arıbal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: bees’ honey, pure honey.

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

How is Arıbal written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Aribal: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: arı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bal 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Arıbal

Q1

What does the surname Arıbal mean?

Built from arı and bal “honey”. Since arı means both “bee” and “pure”, the name can be read as “bees’ honey” or “pure honey”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arıbal?

Arıbal is made up of two elements: arı “bee; pure, unmixed” (Turkic) and bal “honey” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arıbal?

A·rı·bal, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾɯˈbaɫ/.