Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Boydağ

Boydağ /bojˈdaː/ ASCII Boydag

“tall as a mountain”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
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 Boydağ?

Boydağ

IPA /bojˈdaː/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Boydağ mean?

Made of boy “height, stature” and dağ “mountain”, the name reads as “tall as a mountain”. Boy can also mean “clan, tribe”.1,2

Grammar Compound boy + dağ.

That Boydağ goes back to boy and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Boydağ made of?

Boydağ is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boy (boy: height, stature; clan) + dağ (dağ: mountain).

Boydağ + root boy boy: height, stature;clan TURKIC boy “height, stature; tribe” root dağ dağ: mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Boydağ boy root boy: height, stature; clan boy TURKIC “height, stature; tribe” dağ root dağ: mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Boydağ: parts and root words
  • boy Turkic — height, stature; tribe1
  • dağ Turkic — mountain2

How was the name Boydağ formed?

Boydağ was formed by joining boy (“boy: height, stature; clan”) and dağ (“dağ: mountain”).

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

Which surnames are related to Boydağ?

Boydağ Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ Dağdelen Dağdeviren Demirdağ Altundağ Boysan Dağcı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Dağlı same root – –
06 Bozdağ same root – –
07 Dağdelen same root – –
08 Dağdeviren same root – –
09 Demirdağ same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Boysan same root – –
12 Dağcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boydağ?

  1. Fatma Şenel Boydağ physicist 1947–2007

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

How is Boydağ written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Boydag.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boy accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ 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 Boydağ

Q1

What does the surname Boydağ mean?

Made of boy “height, stature” and dağ “mountain”, the name reads as “tall as a mountain”. Boy can also mean “clan, tribe”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boydağ?

Boydağ is made up of two elements: boy “height, stature; tribe” (Turkic) and dağ “mountain” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Boydağ?

Boy·dağ, 2 syllables; IPA: /bojˈdaː/.