Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çeviköz

Çeviköz /tʃeviˈcøz/ ASCII Cevikoz

“nimble at heart”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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 Çeviköz?

Çeviköz

IPA /tʃeviˈcøz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Çeviköz mean?

Çevik “agile, nimble” joined to öz “self, essence”: “nimble at heart”. The compound ends in Turkish öz; çevik is linked in the dictionaries with Persian čābuk.1,2

Grammar Compound çevik + öz.

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

What is Çeviköz made of?

Çeviköz combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: çevik (çevik: agile, nimble) + öz (öz: self, essence).

Çeviköz + root çevik çevik: agile, nimble PERSIAN çevik “agile, nimble” root öz öz: self, essence TURKIC öz “self; essence” Çeviköz çevik root çevik: agile, nimble çevik PERSIAN “agile, nimble” öz root öz: self, essence öz TURKIC “self; essence”
Çeviköz: parts and root words
  • çevik Persian — agile, nimble1
  • öz Turkic — self; essence2

How was the name Çeviköz formed?

Çeviköz was formed by joining çevik (“çevik: agile, nimble”) and öz (“öz: self, essence”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çeviköz?

Çeviköz Çevik Çevikel Çevikelli Çeviker 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 Çevikelli same root – –
04 Çeviker same root – –
05 Çeviksoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çeviköz?

  1. Ahmet Ünal Çeviköz politician 1952–

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

How is Çeviköz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Cevikoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çevik accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz 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 Çeviköz

Q1

What does the surname Çeviköz mean?

Çevik “agile, nimble” joined to öz “self, essence”: “nimble at heart”. The compound ends in Turkish öz; çevik is linked in the dictionaries with Persian čābuk.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çeviköz?

Çeviköz is made up of two elements: çevik “agile, nimble” (Persian) and öz “self; essence” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çeviköz?

Çe·vi·köz, 3 syllables; IPA: /tʃeviˈcøz/.