Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 451

Avcu

Avcu /avˈdʒu/

“hunter”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Avcu?

Avcu

IPA /avˈdʒu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Avcu mean?

Avcu is a dialect pronunciation of avcı ‘hunter’ that does not follow vowel harmony. An avcı is someone who hunts, from av ‘hunt, game’ with the occupational suffix -cı. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names refers the name to the entry Avcı.2

Grammar av + -cı; a dialect form of avcı.

That Avcu goes back to avcı is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Avcu made of?

Avcu breaks into 2 parts: av (hunt, game) + -cu (occupational suffix).

Avcu + root av hunt, game TURKIC avcı “hunter” suffix -cu occupational suffix Avcu av root hunt, game avcı TURKIC “hunter” -cu suffix occupational suffix
Avcu: parts and root words
  • avcı Turkic — hunter2

How was the name Avcu formed?

Avcu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (av + -cu).

Which surnames are related to Avcu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Avcıoğlu same root – –

How else is Avcu spelled?

Avcıspelling

Who are some well-known people named Avcu?

  1. Emine Avcu swimmer
  2. Egemen Avcu researcher
  3. Hüseyin Cihan Avcu association football player
  4. Mustafa Avcu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Avcu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: avcı 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 Avcu

Q1

What does the surname Avcu mean?

Avcu is a dialect pronunciation of avcı ‘hunter’ that does not follow vowel harmony. An avcı is someone who hunts, from av ‘hunt, game’ with the occupational suffix -cı. Nişanyan’s dictionary of names refers the name to the entry Avcı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Avcu?

The root word of Avcu is avcı (Turkic): “hunter”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Avcu?

Av·cu, 2 syllables; IPA: /avˈdʒu/.