Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,255

Ceviz

Ceviz /dʒeˈviz/

“walnut”1

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

How do you pronounce Ceviz?

Ceviz

IPA /dʒeˈviz/

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

What does the surname Ceviz mean?

Ceviz is the walnut, a long-lived tree with valuable timber, and its hard-shelled, oily nut; it also names a dark brown colour. Nişanyan takes the word from Arabic jawz, which in turn comes from Middle Persian gawz or gōz.1

Ceviz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ceviz made of?

Ceviz is a single Arabic root: ceviz (walnut).

Ceviz root ceviz walnut ARABIC ceviz “walnut tree and nut” Ceviz ceviz root walnut ceviz ARABIC “walnut tree and nut”
Ceviz: parts and root words
  • ceviz Arabic — walnut tree and nut1

How was the name Ceviz formed?

Ceviz is the word ceviz (“walnut”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Ceviz?

Ceviz Cevizci Cevizoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Cevizci same root – –
02 Cevizoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ceviz?

  1. Mustafa Ceviz association football player 1966–
  2. Mustafa Ceviz photographer 1961–
  3. Mustafa Saltuk Ceviz association football player 2001–
  4. Naci Ceviz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ceviz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ceviz 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 Ceviz

Q1

What does the surname Ceviz mean?

Ceviz is the walnut, a long-lived tree with valuable timber, and its hard-shelled, oily nut; it also names a dark brown colour. Nişanyan takes the word from Arabic jawz, which in turn comes from Middle Persian gawz or gōz.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ceviz?

The root word of Ceviz is ceviz (Arabic): “walnut tree and nut”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ceviz?

Ce·viz, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒeˈviz/.