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Bozgeyik

Bozgeyik /bozɡeˈjik/

“grey deer”2

Probable origin Bozgeyik: root entries for boz + geyik · How do we know?

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Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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How do you pronounce Bozgeyik?

Bozgeyik

IPA /bozɡeˈjik/

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

What does the surname Bozgeyik mean?

The colour word boz joins geyik: “grey deer, dun-coloured deer”. Geyik comes from Old Turkic keyik, “wild grazing animal”, and boz from Old Turkic bōz, “grey, dull-coloured”.1,2

Grammar Compound: boz + geyik.

That Bozgeyik goes back to boz and geyik is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bozgeyik made of?

Bozgeyik is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (grey, dun) + geyik (deer).

Bozgeyik + first element boz grey, dun TURKIC boz “grey or dun-coloured” root geyik deer TURKIC geyik “deer; in Old Turkic‘wild grazing animal’” Bozgeyik boz first element grey, dun boz TURKIC “grey or dun-coloured” geyik root deer geyik TURKIC “deer; in Old Turkic ‘wildgrazing animal’”
Bozgeyik: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey or dun-coloured2
  • geyik Turkic — deer; in Old Turkic “wild grazing animal”1

How was the name Bozgeyik formed?

Bozgeyik was formed by joining boz (“grey, dun”) and geyik (“deer”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bozgeyik?

Bozgeyik Bozkurt Boz Bozdağ Boztepe Geyik Bozok
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bozkurt same root – –
02 Boz same root – –
03 Bozdağ same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Geyik same root – –
06 Bozok same root – –
07 Bozer same root – –
08 Bozbay same root – –
09 Bozbey same root – –
10 Bozkaya same root – –
11 Bozoğlu same root – –
12 Bozyel same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bozgeyik?

  1. Bünyamin Bozgeyik statesperson 1975–
  2. Özge Bozgeyik researcher
  3. İbrahim Bozgeyik researcher

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Bozgeyik?

Bozatlı, Büke and Karaca share gloss keywords with Bozgeyik within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Bozgeyik?

Read the root, formation and register information for Bozgeyik 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

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

Common questions about Bozgeyik

Q1

What does the surname Bozgeyik mean?

The colour word boz joins geyik: “grey deer, dun-coloured deer”. Geyik comes from Old Turkic keyik, “wild grazing animal”, and boz from Old Turkic bōz, “grey, dull-coloured”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozgeyik?

Bozgeyik is made up of two elements: boz “grey or dun-coloured” (Turkic) and geyik ‘deer; in Old Turkic “wild grazing animal”’ (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozgeyik?

Boz·ge·yik, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozɡeˈjik/.