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Büyükdoğan
“great falcon; born great”1
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How do you pronounce Büyükdoğan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Büyükdoğan mean?
Built from büyük “great” and doğan, which means both “falcon” and “rising, being born” (from doğmak); the name reads as “great falcon” or “born great”. A village called Büyükdoğan lies in the Halkapınar district of Konya.1,2
Grammar Compound büyük + doğan.
That Büyükdoğan goes back to büyük and doğan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Büyükdoğan formed?
Büyükdoğan was formed by joining büyük (“büyük: big, great”) and doğan (“doğan: falcon; rising, being born”).
Which surnames are related to Büyükdoğan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doğan | same root | 12 | 485,906 |
| 02 | Erdoğan | same root | 26 | 233,535 |
| 03 | Aydoğan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Akdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Doğanay | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Özdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Büyük | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Karadoğan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Tandoğan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Türkdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Alpdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Doğanlar | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Büyükdoğan?
- Kadir Büyükdoğan researcher
- Murat Büyükdoğan researcher
People surnamed Büyükdoğan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Büyükdoğan written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Buyukdogan: ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel; ü may appear as u or ue.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Büyükdoğan?
Özdoğan, Kızıldoğan and Doğanlar share gloss keywords with Büyükdoğan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Büyükdoğan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Büyükdoğan 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 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: büyük
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Büyükdoğan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Büyükdoğan
- Q1
What does the surname Büyükdoğan mean?
- Built from büyük “great” and doğan, which means both “falcon” and “rising, being born” (from doğmak); the name reads as “great falcon” or “born great”. A village called Büyükdoğan lies in the Halkapınar district of Konya.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Büyükdoğan?
- Büyükdoğan is made up of two elements: büyük “big, great” (Turkic) and doğan “falcon; participle of doğmak” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Büyükdoğan?
- Bü·yük·do·ğan, 4 syllables; IPA: /byjycdoˈan/.