Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 725

Beşikçioğlu

Beşikçioğlu /beʃictʃioːˈɫu/ ASCII Besikcioglu

“son of the cradle-maker”1

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

How do you pronounce Beşikçioğlu?

Beşikçioğlu

IPA /beʃictʃioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Beşikçioğlu mean?

‘Son of the cradle-maker’. A beşikçi makes or sells cradles, the small rocking beds for babies. Beşik goes back to Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺčik.1,2,3

Grammar beşik + -çi + -oğlu.

What is Beşikçioğlu made of?

Beşikçioğlu breaks into 3 parts: beşik (cradle) + -çi (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Beşikçioğlu ++++ root beşik cradle TURKIC beşikçi “maker or seller ofcradles” suffix -çi occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC beşik “cradle” TURKIC oğul “son” Beşikçioğlu beşik root cradle beşikçi TURKIC “maker or seller of cradles” -çi suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of beşik TURKIC “cradle” oğul TURKIC “son”
Beşikçioğlu: parts and root words
  • beşikçi Turkic — maker or seller of cradles1
  • beşik Turkic — cradle2
  • oğul Turkic — son3

How was the name Beşikçioğlu formed?

Beşikçioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (beşik + -çi + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Beşikçioğlu?

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01 Beşikçi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beşikçioğlu?

  1. Erdal Beşikcioğlu politician 1970–
  2. Elvin Beşikcioğlu actor 1972–

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

How is Beşikçioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Besikcioglu in English-language records. In Turkish, ş sounds like English “sh”; ç sounds like “ch” in “church”; ğ is silent and lengthens the vowel before it.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: beşikçi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: beşik accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Beşikçioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Beşikçioğlu mean?

‘Son of the cradle-maker’. A beşikçi makes or sells cradles, the small rocking beds for babies. Beşik goes back to Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺčik.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beşikçioğlu?

The root word of Beşikçioğlu is beşikçi (Turkic): “maker or seller of cradles”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beşikçioğlu?

Be·şik·çi·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /beʃictʃioːˈɫu/.