Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 924

Cumbul

Cumbul /dʒumˈbuɫ/

“splash”1

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

How do you pronounce Cumbul?

Cumbul

IPA /dʒumˈbuɫ/

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

What does the surname Cumbul mean?

Cumbul is listed by Nişanyan as an imitative word for the sound of something falling into water, a splash, like Turkish cumbul cumbul and cumburlop. The sources do not say how the surname came to rest on this word.1

That Cumbul goes back to cumbul is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Cumbul is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Cumbul made of?

Cumbul is a single root: cumbul (splash).

Cumbul root cumbul splash TURKIC cumbul “sound of falling intowater (imitative)” Cumbul cumbul root splash cumbul TURKIC “sound of falling into water(imitative)”
Cumbul: parts and root words
  • cumbul Turkic — sound of falling into water (imitative)1

How was the name Cumbul formed?

Cumbul belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Cumbul?

  1. Meltem Cumbul actor 1969–

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

How is Cumbul written and pronounced abroad?

The spelling Cumbul is kept abroad; c stands for the sound of English j.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cumbul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cumbul

Q1

What does the surname Cumbul mean?

Cumbul is listed by Nişanyan as an imitative word for the sound of something falling into water, a splash, like Turkish cumbul cumbul and cumburlop. The sources do not say how the surname came to rest on this word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cumbul?

The root word of Cumbul is cumbul (Turkic): “sound of falling into water (imitative)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cumbul?

Cum·bul, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒumˈbuɫ/.