Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 917

Bayramlı

Bayramlı /bajɾamˈɫɯ/ ASCII Bayramli

“festive; a village name”1

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

How do you pronounce Bayramlı?

Bayramlı

IPA /bajɾamˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Bayramlı mean?

Bayram “festival” takes the suffix -lı: “festive, having a feast”. Villages and quarters of this name exist in Edirne, Gaziantep, Izmir and Kastamonu. Nişanyan traces bayram to Old Oghuz bayram “festival”, itself based on a Middle Persian or Sogdian word.1

Grammar bayram + -lı.

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

What is Bayramlı made of?

Bayramlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bayram (bayram: festival, feast) + -lı (suffix “from; having”).

Bayramlı + root bayram bayram: festival, feast TURKIC bayram “festival, feast day” suffix -lı suffix “from; having” Bayramlı bayram root bayram: festival, feast bayram TURKIC “festival, feast day” -lı suffix suffix “from; having”
Bayramlı: parts and root words
  • bayram Turkic — festival, feast day1

How was the name Bayramlı formed?

Bayramlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix “from; having””) to bayram (“bayram: festival, feast”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bayramlı?

Bayramlı Bayram Bayramoğlu Akbayram Albayram
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bayram same root – –
02 Bayramoğlu same root – –
03 Akbayram same root – –
04 Albayram same root – –

How is Bayramlı written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bayram accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bayramlı accessed 9 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 Bayramlı

Q1

What does the surname Bayramlı mean?

Bayram “festival” takes the suffix -lı: “festive, having a feast”. Villages and quarters of this name exist in Edirne, Gaziantep, Izmir and Kastamonu. Nişanyan traces bayram to Old Oghuz bayram “festival”, itself based on a Middle Persian or Sogdian word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bayramlı?

The root word of Bayramlı is bayram (Turkic): “festival, feast day”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bayramlı?

Bay·ram·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /bajɾamˈɫɯ/.