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Ciğerci

Ciğerci /dʒijeɾˈdʒi/ ASCII Cigerci

“offal seller, liver vendor”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
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 Ciğerci?

Ciğerci

IPA /dʒijeɾˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Ciğerci mean?

A ciğerci is someone who sells offal such as liver, heads, trotters and tripe, or who grills and sells liver. The word joins ciğer, from Persian cigar ‘liver’, with the occupational suffix -ci.1,3

Grammar ciğer + -ci: noun plus the occupational suffix.

Ciğerci is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ciğerci made of?

Ciğerci combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: ciğer (liver, lungs; offal) + -ci (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Ciğerci ++ root ciğer liver, lungs; offal PERSIAN ciğer “liver; lungs” suffix -ci occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC ciğerci “offal seller; liver cook” Ciğerci ciğer root liver, lungs; offal ciğer PERSIAN “liver; lungs” -ci suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker ciğerci TURKIC “offal seller; liver cook”
Ciğerci: parts and root words
  • ciğer Persian — liver; lungs1
  • ciğerci Turkic — offal seller; liver cook3

How was the name Ciğerci formed?

Ciğerci was formed by adding the suffix -ci (“occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker”) to ciğer (“liver, lungs; offal”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Ciğerci?

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01 Büyükciğer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ciğerci?

  1. Tolga Ciğerci association football player 1992–
  2. Selin Ciğerci musician 1984–
  3. Tolcay Ciğerci association football player 1995–
  4. Yeliz Ciğerci researcher
  5. İbrahim Hakkı Ciğerci researcher

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

How is Ciğerci written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Cigerci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ciğer accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ciğer accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ciğerci accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ciğerci

Q1

What does the surname Ciğerci mean?

A ciğerci is someone who sells offal such as liver, heads, trotters and tripe, or who grills and sells liver. The word joins ciğer, from Persian cigar ‘liver’, with the occupational suffix -ci.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ciğerci?

The root word of Ciğerci is ciğer (Persian): “liver; lungs”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ciğerci?

Ci·ğer·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒijeɾˈdʒi/.