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Borazancı

Borazancı /boɾazanˈd͡ʒɯ/ ASCII Borazanci

“bugler”1

Established origin Borazancı: root entries for borazan · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Borazancı?

Borazancı

IPA /boɾazanˈd͡ʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Borazancı mean?

A borazancı is a bugler, the player who sounds signals on a bugle, especially in the army. Nişanyan derives borazan from Turkish boru-zen ‘pipe-player’; boru goes back to Old Turkic borġuy ‘horn-shaped wind instrument’.1

Grammar borazan + -cı (agent suffix).

Borazancı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Borazancı made of?

Borazancı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: borazan (borazan: bugle) + -cı (-cı: agent suffix).

Borazancı + root borazan borazan: bugle TURKIC borazan “bugler; bugle” suffix -cı -cı: agent suffix Borazancı borazan root borazan: bugle borazan TURKIC “bugler; bugle” -cı suffix -cı: agent suffix
Borazancı: parts and root words
  • borazan Turkic — bugler; bugle1

How was the name Borazancı formed?

Borazancı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“-cı: agent suffix”) to borazan (“borazan: bugle”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Borazancı?

  1. Zehra Borazancı association football player 1989–
  2. Erkut Borazancı researcher

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

How is Borazancı written and pronounced abroad?

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Borazancı?

Gaydalı, Cüre and Davulcu share gloss keywords with Borazancı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Borazancı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Borazancı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: borazan
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boru
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: borazancı
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Borazancı

Q1

What does the surname Borazancı mean?

A borazancı is a bugler, the player who sounds signals on a bugle, especially in the army. Nişanyan derives borazan from Turkish boru-zen ‘pipe-player’; boru goes back to Old Turkic borġuy ‘horn-shaped wind instrument’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Borazancı?

The root word of Borazancı is borazan (Turkic): “bugler; bugle”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Borazancı?

Bo·ra·zan·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /boɾazanˈd͡ʒɯ/.