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Çelikel
“steel hand; steel-firm realm”2
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How do you pronounce Çelikel?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çelikel mean?
Çelikel is a boy’s name built from çelik ‘steel’ and el; it can be read as ‘steel hand’ or, with the el ‘land, people’ of names like Gürel and Yücel, as ‘a realm as firm as steel’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the formerly rare name was included among the New Turkish names proposed in April 1933.2,3
Grammar çelik + el: noun–noun compound.
That Çelikel goes back to çelik and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Çelikel formed?
Çelikel was formed by adding the suffix el (“hand; realm, people”) to çelik (“steel”).
Which surnames are related to Çelikel?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Çelik | same root | 4 | 717,655 |
| 02 | Özçelik | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Çeliker | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Çelikkol | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Çelikbilek | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Sertçelik | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Akçelik | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Çelikkan | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Çelikyurt | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Hasçelik | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Alçelik | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Çelikay | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Çelikel?
- Aysel Çelikel politician 1933–
- Serhat Çelikel poet 1984–
- Asuman Deniz Gümrü Çelikel researcher
- Celil Çelikel association football player 2001–
- Fisun G Çelikel researcher
- Murtaza Çelikel politician 1931–2020
- Özgül Özgan Çelikel researcher
People surnamed Çelikel as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Çelikel also a first name?
Yes. Çelikel is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “steel hand; steel-firm realm”.
Çelikel as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Çelikel written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Turkey the name is often written Celikel.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çelikel?
Demirel, Korel and Tuncel share gloss keywords with Çelikel within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Çelikel?
Read the root, formation and register information for Çelikel 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 Adlar: Çelikel
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çelik
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: el
- 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)
- 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Çelikel
- Q1
What does the surname Çelikel mean?
- Çelikel is a boy’s name built from çelik ‘steel’ and el; it can be read as ‘steel hand’ or, with the el ‘land, people’ of names like Gürel and Yücel, as ‘a realm as firm as steel’. Nişanyan Adlar notes that the formerly rare name was included among the New Turkish names proposed in April 1933.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Çelikel?
- Çelikel is made up of two elements: çelik “steel; slight but strong” (Turkic) and el “hand; land, people” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Çelikel?
- Çe·li·kel, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃeliˈkel/.