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Büyükağaç

Büyükağaç /byjykaˈatʃ/ ASCII Buyukagac

“great tree”2

Probable origin Büyükağaç: root entries for büyük + ağaç · How do we know?

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9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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How do you pronounce Büyükağaç?

Büyükağaç

IPA /byjykaˈatʃ/

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

What does the surname Büyükağaç mean?

Formed from büyük “big” and ağaç “tree”: “the great tree”. Büyükağaç is the name of several villages in Türkiye.1,2

Grammar büyük + ağaç

That Büyükağaç goes back to büyük and ağaç is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Büyükağaç made of?

Büyükağaç is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: büyük (büyük: big) + ağaç (ağaç: tree).

Büyükağaç + first element büyük büyük: big TURKIC büyük “big, great” root ağaç ağaç: tree TURKIC ağaç “tree” Büyükağaç büyük first element büyük: big büyük TURKIC “big, great” ağaç root ağaç: tree ağaç TURKIC “tree”
Büyükağaç: parts and root words

How was the name Büyükağaç formed?

Büyükağaç was formed by joining büyük (“büyük: big”) and ağaç (“ağaç: tree”).

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

Which surnames are related to Büyükağaç?

Büyükağaç Büyük Büyükburç Elmaağaçlı Gözübüyük Büyükaşık Büyükbayrak
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Büyük same root – –
02 Büyükburç same root – –
03 Elmaağaçlı same root – –
04 Gözübüyük same root – –
05 Büyükaşık same root – –
06 Büyükbayrak same root – –
07 Büyükbayraktar same root – –
08 Büyükkaya same root – –
09 Başıbüyük same root – –
10 Büyükatalay same root – –
11 Büyükberber same root – –
12 Büyükdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büyükağaç?

  1. Nihan Büyükağaç actor 1981–

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

How is Büyükağaç written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Buyukagac.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Büyükağaç?

Kabaağaçlı, Ağaç and Fidan share gloss keywords with Büyükağaç within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Büyükağaç?

Read the root, formation and register information for Büyükağaç 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?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ağaç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: büyük 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

Common questions about Büyükağaç

Q1

What does the surname Büyükağaç mean?

Formed from büyük “big” and ağaç “tree”: “the great tree”. Büyükağaç is the name of several villages in Türkiye.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyükağaç?

Büyükağaç is made up of two elements: büyük “big, great” (Turkic) and ağaç “tree” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyükağaç?

Bü·yü·ka·ğaç, 4 syllables; IPA: /byjykaˈatʃ/.