Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,014

Çengel

Çengel /tʃeŋˈɟel/ ASCII Cengel

“hook”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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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 Çengel?

Çengel

IPA /tʃeŋˈɟel/

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

What does the surname Çengel mean?

A çengel is a hook, a bent, pointed piece of iron for hanging or catching things; the butcher’s hook is the best-known example. The word came through Ottoman Turkish from Persian čangāl, “fork, hook, claw”. The dictionary also uses it for a bird of prey’s talon and for a hook shot in basketball.1,2

Grammar A simple noun.

Çengel is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Çengel made of?

Çengel is a single root: çengel (hook).

Çengel + root çengel hook PERSIAN çengel “hook, a bent pointediron” PERSIAN čangāl “Persian čangāl, ‘fork,hook, claw’” Çengel çengel root hook çengel PERSIAN “hook, a bent pointed iron” čangāl PERSIAN “Persian čangāl, ‘fork, hook,claw’”
Çengel: parts and root words
  • çengel Persian — hook, a bent pointed iron2
  • čangāl Persian — Persian čangāl, “fork, hook, claw”1

How was the name Çengel formed?

Çengel belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Çengel?

  1. Önder Çengel association football player 1982–
  2. Yunus Çengel university teacher 1955–
  3. Yüksel Çengel politician 1938–2024
  4. Özgür Çengel academic

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çengel accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çengel 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 Çengel

Q1

What does the surname Çengel mean?

A çengel is a hook, a bent, pointed piece of iron for hanging or catching things; the butcher’s hook is the best-known example. The word came through Ottoman Turkish from Persian čangāl, “fork, hook, claw”. The dictionary also uses it for a bird of prey’s talon and for a hook shot in basketball.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çengel?

The root word of Çengel is çengel (Persian): “hook, a bent pointed iron”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çengel?

Çen·gel, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃeŋˈɟel/.