Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 755

Bağışlayıcı

Bağışlayıcı /baɯʃɫajɯˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Bagislayici

“forgiving, generous”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Bağışlayıcı?

Bağışlayıcı

IPA /baɯʃɫajɯˈdʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bağışlayıcı mean?

Derived from bağışlamak “to forgive; to give freely” with the agentive -(y)ıcı: “one who forgives, a generous person”.1

Grammar bağışla- + agentive -yıcı.

Bağışlayıcı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bağışlayıcı made of?

Bağışlayıcı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bağışla- (bağışlamak: to forgive; to donate) + -yıcı (agentive suffix).

Bağışlayıcı + root bağışla- bağışlamak: to forgive;to donate TURKIC bağışlamak “to forgive; to givefreely” suffix -yıcı agentive suffix Bağışlayıcı bağışla- root bağışlamak: to forgive; to donate bağışlamak TURKIC “to forgive; to give freely” -yıcı suffix agentive suffix
Bağışlayıcı: parts and root words
  • bağışlamak Turkic — to forgive; to give freely1

How was the name Bağışlayıcı formed?

Bağışlayıcı was formed by adding the suffix -yıcı (“agentive suffix”) to bağışla- (“bağışlamak: to forgive; to donate”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.2

How is Bağışlayıcı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Bagislayici: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş is written s or sh; ğ, which is not pronounced as a consonant, is written g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bağışlayıcı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bağışlayıcı

Q1

What does the surname Bağışlayıcı mean?

Derived from bağışlamak “to forgive; to give freely” with the agentive -(y)ıcı: “one who forgives, a generous person”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bağışlayıcı?

The root word of Bağışlayıcı is bağışlamak (Turkic): “to forgive; to give freely”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bağışlayıcı?

Ba·ğış·la·yı·cı, 5 syllables; IPA: /baɯʃɫajɯˈdʒɯ/.