Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çevikelli

Çevikelli /tʃevikelˈli/ ASCII Cevikelli

“nimble-handed”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Çevikelli?

Çevikelli

IPA /tʃevikelˈli/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çevikelli mean?

‘Nimble-handed’: someone quick and skilful with their hands. The origin of çevik ‘agile’ is debated (Persian or Turkic); the head element el ‘hand’ and the suffix -li are Turkish.1,2

Grammar çevik + el + -li.

That Çevikelli goes back to çevik and el is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çevikelli made of?

Çevikelli combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: çevik (çevik: agile, nimble) + elli (el + -li: handed).

Çevikelli + root çevik çevik: agile, nimble PERSIAN çevik “agile, nimble” root elli el + -li: handed TURKIC el “hand” Çevikelli çevik root çevik: agile, nimble çevik PERSIAN “agile, nimble” elli root el + -li: handed el TURKIC “hand”
Çevikelli: parts and root words
  • çevik Persian — agile, nimble1
  • el Turkic — hand2

How was the name Çevikelli formed?

Çevikelli was formed by joining çevik (“çevik: agile, nimble”) and elli (“el + -li: handed”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Çevikelli?

Çevikelli Çevik Çevikel Çeviker Çeviköz Çeviksoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çevik same root – –
02 Çevikel same root – –
03 Çeviker same root – –
04 Çeviköz same root – –
05 Çeviksoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çevikelli?

  1. Zatiye Ayça Çevikelli-Yakut university teacher

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

How is Çevikelli written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Cevikelli in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çevik accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: el 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

Common questions about Çevikelli

Q1

What does the surname Çevikelli mean?

‘Nimble-handed’: someone quick and skilful with their hands. The origin of çevik ‘agile’ is debated (Persian or Turkic); the head element el ‘hand’ and the suffix -li are Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çevikelli?

Çevikelli is made up of two elements: çevik “agile, nimble” (Persian) and el “hand” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çevikelli?

Çe·vi·kel·li, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃevikelˈli/.