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Çayırlı

Çayırlı /tʃajɯɾˈɫɯ/ ASCII Cayirli

“with meadows”1

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Formation
Suffixed
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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 Çayırlı?

Çayırlı

IPA /tʃajɯɾˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Çayırlı mean?

The name is çayır ‘meadow’ with -lı ‘having’: ‘with meadows’. Nişanyan traces çayır to Middle Turkic çayir. Çayırlı is also the name of a district of Erzincan.1

Grammar çayır + -lı.

That Çayırlı goes back to çayır is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çayırlı made of?

Çayırlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çayır (meadow) + -lı (suffix ‘having; from’).

Çayırlı + root çayır meadow TURKIC çayır “meadow, pasture” suffix -lı suffix ‘having; from’ Çayırlı çayır root meadow çayır TURKIC “meadow, pasture” -lı suffix suffix ‘having; from’
Çayırlı: parts and root words
  • çayır Turkic — meadow, pasture1

How was the name Çayırlı formed?

Çayırlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix ‘having; from’”) to çayır (“meadow”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çayırlı?

Çayırlı Çayır Karaçayır
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çayır same root – –
02 Karaçayır same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çayırlı?

  1. İnci Çayırlı singer 1935–2021
  2. Atalay Çayırlı association football player
  3. Tuğba Çayırlı researcher

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

How is Çayırlı written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Cayirli: ı/İ become i/I; ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çayır accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Çayırlı 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 Çayırlı

Q1

What does the surname Çayırlı mean?

The name is çayır ‘meadow’ with -lı ‘having’: ‘with meadows’. Nişanyan traces çayır to Middle Turkic çayir. Çayırlı is also the name of a district of Erzincan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çayırlı?

The root word of Çayırlı is çayır (Turkic): “meadow, pasture”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çayırlı?

Ça·yır·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃajɯɾˈɫɯ/.