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Cumalı

Cumalı /d͡ʒumaˈɫɯ/ ASCII Cumali

“Friday-born; or very beautiful”2

Disputed origin Cumalı: root entries for cuma + cummāl · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Cumalı?

Cumalı

IPA /d͡ʒumaˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Cumalı mean?

Cumalı is a personal name. According to Nişanyan Adlar, most sources explain it as ‘born on a Friday, connected with Friday’, and it is sometimes taken as short for Cuma Ali; Nişanyan Adlar itself derives it from Arabic cummāl ‘very beautiful, flawless’, an intensive of Cemal. The word cuma comes from Arabic jumʿa ‘gathering; Friday’.1,2

The origin is disputed. The views put forward are:

  1. Cuma + -lı ‘born on a Friday’ (most sources, as reported by Nişanyan Adlar).
  2. Arabic cummāl ‘very beautiful, flawless’, intensive of Cemal (Nişanyan Adlar).

What is Cumalı made of?

Cumalı is a single Arabic root: Cumalı (Cumalı: personal name).

Cumalı + root Cumalı Cumalı: personal name ARABIC cuma “gathering; Friday” ARABIC cummāl “very beautiful, flawless” Cumalı Cumalı root Cumalı: personal name cuma ARABIC “gathering; Friday” cummāl ARABIC “very beautiful, flawless”
Cumalı: parts and root words
  • cuma Arabic — gathering; Friday2
  • cummāl Arabic — very beautiful, flawless1

How was the name Cumalı formed?

Cumalı is the word Cumalı (“Cumalı: personal name”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Cumalı?

  1. Necati Cumalı writer 1921–2001

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

Is Cumalı also a first name?

Yes. Cumalı is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Friday-born; or very beautiful”.

Cumalı as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Cumalı?

Abbasoğlu, Ahmed and Ahmet share gloss keywords with Cumalı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Cumalı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Cumalı alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Cumalı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cuma 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Cumalı

Q1

What does the surname Cumalı mean?

Cumalı is a personal name. According to Nişanyan Adlar, most sources explain it as ‘born on a Friday, connected with Friday’, and it is sometimes taken as short for Cuma Ali; Nişanyan Adlar itself derives it from Arabic cummāl ‘very beautiful, flawless’, an intensive of Cemal. The word cuma comes from Arabic jumʿa ‘gathering; Friday’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cumalı?

The root word of Cumalı is cuma (Arabic): “gathering; Friday”. There are 3 competing views on where Cumalı comes from, all set out on this page.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cumalı?

Cu·ma·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /d͡ʒumaˈɫɯ/.