Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Bozdoğan

Bozdoğan /bozdoˈan/ ASCII Bozdogan

“merlin (falcon); a mace”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Plain noun
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. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Bozdoğan?

Bozdoğan

IPA /bozdoˈan/

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

What does the surname Bozdoğan mean?

In the dictionary bozdoğan is the name of a small falcon, the merlin (Falco aesalon). The same word also denotes a flanged mace that Janissaries carried at the saddle. Bozdoğan is also the name of a district of Aydın.1

Grammar boz + doğan; listed in the dictionary as one word.

Bozdoğan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Bozdoğan made of?

Bozdoğan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey) + doğan (doğan: falcon).

Bozdoğan + first element boz boz: grey TURKIC bozdoğan “a falcon species, themerlin (Falco aesalon);…” suffix doğan doğan: falcon Bozdoğan boz first element boz: grey bozdoğan TURKIC “a falcon species, the merlin(Falco aesalon); a flanged mace…” doğan suffix doğan: falcon
Bozdoğan: parts and root words
  • bozdoğan Turkic — a falcon species, the merlin (Falco aesalon); a flanged mace carried at the saddle by Janissaries1

How was the name Bozdoğan formed?

Bozdoğan was formed by adding the suffix doğan (“doğan: falcon”) to boz (“boz: grey”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Bozdoğan?

  1. Can Bozdoğan association football player 2001–
  2. Döne Gül Bozdoğan handball player 1999–
  3. Mehmet Bozdoğan actor 1977–
  4. Ahmet Mazhar Bozdoğan swimmer 1953–2022
  5. Rafet Bozdoğan academic 1960–
  6. Sibel Bozdoğan architect 1950–
  7. Burhan Bozdoğan politician 1927–2016
  8. Hakan Bozdoğan entomologist

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

Is Bozdoğan also a first name?

Yes. Bozdoğan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “merlin (falcon); a mace”.

Bozdoğan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Bozdoğan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Bozdogan in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bozdoğan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bozdoğan accessed 8 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Bozdoğan

Q1

What does the surname Bozdoğan mean?

In the dictionary bozdoğan is the name of a small falcon, the merlin (Falco aesalon). The same word also denotes a flanged mace that Janissaries carried at the saddle. Bozdoğan is also the name of a district of Aydın.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozdoğan?

The root word of Bozdoğan is bozdoğan (Turkic): “a falcon species, the merlin (Falco aesalon); a flanged mace carried at the saddle by Janissaries”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozdoğan?

Boz·do·ğan, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozdoˈan/.