Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 892

Cemgil

Cemgil /dʒemˈɟil/

“the Cem family”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Cemgil?

Cemgil

IPA /dʒemˈɟil/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Cemgil mean?

Nişanyan Adlar interprets Cemgil as ‘the Cem family’, formed from the name Cem with the kinship suffix -gil. Cem is another name of Jamshid, the legendary Iranian king of the Shahnameh, going back to Old Iranian Yima.2

Grammar Cem + -gil.

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

What is Cemgil made of?

Cemgil breaks into 2 parts: Cem (Cem: legendary Iranian king Jamshid) + -gil (-gil: family, kin).

Cemgil + root Cem Cem: legendary Iranianking Jamshid PERSIAN Cem “name of the legendaryIranian king Jamshid” suffix -gil -gil: family, kin Cemgil Cem root Cem: legendary Iranian king Jamshid Cem PERSIAN “name of the legendary Iranianking Jamshid” -gil suffix -gil: family, kin
Cemgil: parts and root words
  • Cem Persian — name of the legendary Iranian king Jamshid2

How was the name Cemgil formed?

Cemgil belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (Cem + -gil).

Who are some well-known people named Cemgil?

  1. Sinan Cemgil revolutionary 1944–1971
  2. Şirin Cemgil lawyer 1945–2009
  3. Ali Taylan Cemgil researcher 1970–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Cemgil accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Cem 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cemgil

Q1

What does the surname Cemgil mean?

Nişanyan Adlar interprets Cemgil as ‘the Cem family’, formed from the name Cem with the kinship suffix -gil. Cem is another name of Jamshid, the legendary Iranian king of the Shahnameh, going back to Old Iranian Yima.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cemgil?

The root word of Cemgil is Cem (Persian): “name of the legendary Iranian king Jamshid”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cemgil?

Cem·gil, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒemˈɟil/.