SURNAMEEntry 889
Cebecioğlu
“son of the armourer”1
- CategoryMilitary ranks and roles
- OriginMongolic
- FormPatronymic
- Letters / syllables
- 10 / 5
- Formation
- Patronymic
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- C
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How do you pronounce Cebecioğlu?
The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Cebecioğlu mean?
Cebecioğlu is made of cebeci and -oğlu: ‘son of the armourer’. The cebeci corps was one of the Ottoman household troops; its soldiers made, repaired and carried the army’s weapons and ammunition. According to Nişanyan, cebeci is formed from Mongolian cebe ‘equipment, weapons, armour’ with the suffix +çI.1
Grammar cebe + -ci + -oğlu.
What is Cebecioğlu made of?
Cebecioğlu breaks into 3 parts: cebe (cebe: weapons, armour) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).
- cebe Mongolic — equipment, weapons, armour1
How was the name Cebecioğlu formed?
Cebecioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (cebe + -cı + -oğlu).
Who are some well-known people named Cebecioğlu?
- Derya Cebecioğlu volleyball player 2000–
People surnamed Cebecioğlu as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Cebecioğlu written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Cebecioglu.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cebeci
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: cebeci
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Cebecioğlu
- Q1
What does the surname Cebecioğlu mean?
- Cebecioğlu is made of cebeci and -oğlu: ‘son of the armourer’. The cebeci corps was one of the Ottoman household troops; its soldiers made, repaired and carried the army’s weapons and ammunition. According to Nişanyan, cebeci is formed from Mongolian cebe ‘equipment, weapons, armour’ with the suffix +çI.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Cebecioğlu?
- The root word of Cebecioğlu is cebe (Mongolic): “equipment, weapons, armour”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Cebecioğlu?
- Ce·be·ci·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /d͡ʒebed͡ʒioːˈɫu/.