Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Dalaklı

Dalaklı /daɫakˈɫɯ/ ASCII Dalakli

“with dalak (spleen; honeycomb)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
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 Dalaklı?

Dalaklı

IPA /daɫakˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Dalaklı mean?

Dalak with the suffix -lı. Dalak is the spleen but also a honeycomb and a wheel of kaşar cheese; the name may rest on a nickname or on a place called Dalaklı.1

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

What is Dalaklı made of?

Dalaklı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dalak (dalak: spleen; honeycomb) + -lı (possessive or origin suffix).

Dalaklı + root dalak dalak: spleen; honeycomb TURKIC dalak “spleen; honeycomb” suffix -lı possessive or originsuffix Dalaklı dalak root dalak: spleen; honeycomb dalak TURKIC “spleen; honeycomb” -lı suffix possessive or origin suffix
Dalaklı: parts and root words
  • dalak Turkic — spleen; honeycomb1

How was the name Dalaklı formed?

Dalaklı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“possessive or origin suffix”) to dalak (“dalak: spleen; honeycomb”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Dalaklı?

  1. Hüseyin Dalaklı association football player 1888–1951

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

How is Dalaklı written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ı is usually written i, giving Dalakli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dalak accessed 9 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

Common questions about Dalaklı

Q1

What does the surname Dalaklı mean?

Dalak with the suffix -lı. Dalak is the spleen but also a honeycomb and a wheel of kaşar cheese; the name may rest on a nickname or on a place called Dalaklı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dalaklı?

The root word of Dalaklı is dalak (Turkic): “spleen; honeycomb”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dalaklı?

Da·lak·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /daɫakˈɫɯ/.