Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 782

Bakkal

Bakkal /bakˈkaɫ/

“grocer”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Bakkal?

Bakkal

IPA /bakˈkaɫ/

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

What does the surname Bakkal mean?

A bakkal is a grocer, the person or the corner shop selling food, drink and everyday goods. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic baqqāl ‘greengrocer’, an occupational noun from baql ‘vegetables’. In Turkish the sense shifted from ‘greengrocer’ to ‘neighbourhood grocer’.1

Bakkal is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bakkal made of?

Bakkal is a single Arabic root: bakkal (grocer; grocery shop).

Bakkal root bakkal grocer; grocery shop ARABIC bakkal “grocer; grocery shop” Bakkal bakkal root grocer; grocery shop bakkal ARABIC “grocer; grocery shop”
Bakkal: parts and root words
  • bakkal Arabic — grocer; grocery shop1

How was the name Bakkal formed?

Bakkal is the word bakkal (“grocer; grocery shop”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Bakkal?

  1. Mesut Bakkal association football player 1964–
  2. Meltem Bakkal researcher
  3. Yakup Emre Bakkal association football player 2004–
  4. İsmail Bakkal association football player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bakkal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bakkal 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

Common questions about Bakkal

Q1

What does the surname Bakkal mean?

A bakkal is a grocer, the person or the corner shop selling food, drink and everyday goods. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Arabic baqqāl ‘greengrocer’, an occupational noun from baql ‘vegetables’. In Turkish the sense shifted from ‘greengrocer’ to ‘neighbourhood grocer’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakkal?

The root word of Bakkal is bakkal (Arabic): “grocer; grocery shop”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakkal?

Bak·kal, 2 syllables; IPA: /bakˈkaɫ/.