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Dağlı

Dağlı /daːˈɫɯ/ ASCII Dagli

“mountain-dweller, highlander”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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 Dağlı?

Dağlı

IPA /daːˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Dağlı mean?

Dağlı means a mountain-dweller, someone who lives in the mountains or in hill country, as opposed to the people of the plain and the town. It is formed from dağ ‘mountain’ with the suffix -lı ‘belonging to’.2,3

Grammar dağ + the suffix -lı ‘of, from’.

Dağlı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dağlı made of?

Dağlı breaks into 2 parts: dağ (mountain) + -lı (from, belonging to).

Dağlı ++ root dağ mountain TURKIC dağlı “mountain-dweller; of themountains” suffix -lı from, belonging to TURKIC dağ “mountain” Dağlı dağ root mountain dağlı TURKIC “mountain-dweller; of themountains” -lı suffix from, belonging to dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Dağlı: parts and root words
  • dağlı Turkic — mountain-dweller; of the mountains3
  • dağ Turkic — mountain2

How was the name Dağlı formed?

Dağlı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (dağ + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Dağlı?

Dağlı Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Bozdağ Dağdelen Dağdeviren Demirdağ Altundağ Dağcı Altındağ Dağtekin
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Bozdağ same root – –
06 Dağdelen same root – –
07 Dağdeviren same root – –
08 Demirdağ same root – –
09 Altundağ same root – –
10 Dağcı same root – –
11 Altındağ same root – –
12 Dağtekin same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dağlı?

  1. Kübra Dağlı taekwondo athlete 1996–
  2. Abay Dağlı writer 1906–1975
  3. Tamer Dağlı politician 1970–
  4. Halil Dağlı basketball player 1942–2024
  5. Ertan Dağlı researcher
  6. Halit Dağlı politician 1945–
  7. Mahir Dağlı drummer 1909–1964
  8. Mustafa Hazım Dağlı politician 1906–1990

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

How is Dağlı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Dagli in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dağlı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dağ accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Dağlı 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Dağlı

Q1

What does the surname Dağlı mean?

Dağlı means a mountain-dweller, someone who lives in the mountains or in hill country, as opposed to the people of the plain and the town. It is formed from dağ ‘mountain’ with the suffix -lı ‘belonging to’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dağlı?

The root word of Dağlı is dağlı (Turkic): “mountain-dweller; of the mountains”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dağlı?

Dağ·lı, 2 syllables; IPA: /daːˈɫɯ/.