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Çeşmelioğlu

Çeşmelioğlu /tʃeʃmelioːˈɫu/ ASCII Cesmelioglu

“son of the Çeşmeli”2

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ç
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Çeşmelioğlu?

Çeşmelioğlu

IPA /tʃeʃmelioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çeşmelioğlu mean?

Çeşmeli means either “having a fountain” or “from Çeşme”, the town in Izmir province; çeşme comes from Persian čašma “spring”. With -oğlu it becomes “son of the Çeşmeli”.1,2

Grammar çeşme + -li + -oğlu.

That Çeşmelioğlu goes back to çeşme and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çeşmelioğlu made of?

Çeşmelioğlu combines Persian and Turkic elements in 3 parts: çeşme (çeşme: fountain; the town of Çeşme) + -lı (from (a place); having) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Çeşmelioğlu +++ root çeşme çeşme: fountain; the townof Çeşme PERSIAN çeşme “fountain” suffix -lı from (a place); having suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Çeşmelioğlu çeşme root çeşme: fountain; the town of Çeşme çeşme PERSIAN “fountain” -lı suffix from (a place); having -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Çeşmelioğlu: parts and root words
  • çeşme Persian — fountain2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Çeşmelioğlu formed?

Çeşmelioğlu was formed by adding -lı, “son of”, to çeşme (“çeşme: fountain; the town of Çeşme”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

How is Çeşmelioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Cesmelioglu: ş becomes s or sh; ç becomes c or ch; ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çeşme accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Çeşmelioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çeşmelioğlu mean?

Çeşmeli means either “having a fountain” or “from Çeşme”, the town in Izmir province; çeşme comes from Persian čašma “spring”. With -oğlu it becomes “son of the Çeşmeli”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çeşmelioğlu?

Çeşmelioğlu is made up of two elements: çeşme “fountain” (Persian) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çeşmelioğlu?

Çeş·me·li·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tʃeʃmelioːˈɫu/.