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Beydilli

Beydilli /bejdilˈli/

“of the Beğdili tribe; from Beydili”1

Probable origin Beydilli: root entries for Beğdili · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Beydilli?

Beydilli

IPA /bejdilˈli/

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

What does the surname Beydilli mean?

Beğdili, one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes, survives in Anatolian village names as Beydili/Beydilli; there are Beydili villages in Ankara, Çorum and Gaziantep. The surname is this name with -li: “of Beydili”.1

Grammar Beydili + -li.

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

What is Beydilli made of?

Beydilli is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Beydili (Beğdili: name of one of the Oghuz tribes) + -li (suffix “from, belonging to”).

Beydilli + root Beydili Beğdili: name of one ofthe Oghuz tribes TURKIC Beğdili “one of the Oghuz tribeslisted by Kashgari and…” suffix -li suffix “from, belongingto” Beydilli Beydili root Beğdili: name of one of the Oghuztribes Beğdili TURKIC “one of the Oghuz tribes listedby Kashgari and Rashid al-Din” -li suffix suffix “from, belonging to”
Beydilli: parts and root words
  • Beğdili Turkic — one of the Oghuz tribes listed by Kashgari and Rashid al-Din1

How was the name Beydilli formed?

Beydilli was formed by adding the suffix -li (“suffix “from, belonging to””) to Beydili (“Beğdili: name of one of the Oghuz tribes”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Beydilli?

  1. Kemal Beydilli historian 1942–

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

How is Beydilli written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Beydilli abroad as well.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Beydilli?

Bayındır, Afşar and Avşar share gloss keywords with Beydilli within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Beydilli?

Read the root, formation and register information for Beydilli alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Beğdili accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Beydili accessed 9 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 Beydilli

Q1

What does the surname Beydilli mean?

Beğdili, one of the twenty-four Oghuz tribes, survives in Anatolian village names as Beydili/Beydilli; there are Beydili villages in Ankara, Çorum and Gaziantep. The surname is this name with -li: “of Beydili”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beydilli?

The root word of Beydilli is Beğdili (Turkic): “one of the Oghuz tribes listed by Kashgari and Rashid al-Din”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beydilli?

Bey·dil·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /bejdilˈli/.