Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 791

Boralı

Boralı /boɾaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Borali

“stormy”3

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Boralı?

Boralı

IPA /boɾaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Boralı mean?

Formed from bora ‘violent storm’ with the suffix -lı: ‘stormy’. The origin of bora is disputed. Nişanyan treats it as possibly cognate with boran ‘rainstorm’, a loan from Mongolian boruġa(n) ‘rain’, but does not consider this certain. English Wiktionary takes it as inherited from Ottoman and possibly from Proto-Turkic *bora-, or as a wanderword like Italian bora, ultimately from Latin borea; Turkish Wiktionary cites Italian, Latin and Greek forms.3

Grammar bora + -lı.

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Possibly cognate with boran, from Mongolian boruġa(n); uncertain (Nişanyan).
  2. Inherited from Ottoman, perhaps from Proto-Turkic *bora- (English Wiktionary).
  3. A wanderword linked with Italian bora, Latin borea, Greek Boreas (English and Turkish Wiktionary).

What is Boralı made of?

Boralı breaks into 2 parts: bora (bora: violent storm) + -lı (-lı: having, with).

Boralı + root bora bora: violent storm UNKNOWN bora “violent rainstorm” suffix -lı -lı: having, with Boralı bora root bora: violent storm bora UNKNOWN “violent rainstorm” -lı suffix -lı: having, with
Boralı: parts and root words
  • bora unknown — violent rainstorm3

How was the name Boralı formed?

Boralı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (bora + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Boralı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bora same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boralı?

  1. Erol Boralı association football player 1943–
  2. Turgut Boralı actor 1923–1994

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

How is Boralı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Borali.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bora accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bora accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bora 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 Boralı

Q1

What does the surname Boralı mean?

Formed from bora ‘violent storm’ with the suffix -lı: ‘stormy’. The origin of bora is disputed. Nişanyan treats it as possibly cognate with boran ‘rainstorm’, a loan from Mongolian boruġa(n) ‘rain’, but does not consider this certain. English Wiktionary takes it as inherited from Ottoman and possibly from Proto-Turkic *bora-, or as a wanderword like Italian bora, ultimately from Latin borea; Turkish Wiktionary cites Italian, Latin and Greek forms.
Q2

How do you pronounce Boralı?

Bo·ra·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /boɾaˈɫɯ/.