Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Değirmenci

Değirmenci /dejiɾmenˈdʒi/ ASCII Degirmenci

“miller”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
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 Değirmenci?

Değirmenci

IPA /dejiɾmenˈdʒi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Değirmenci mean?

A değirmenci is a miller, the man who runs the mill where water- or wind-driven stones grind wheat into flour. Değirmen comes from Old Turkic tegirmen and is linked to a root meaning ‘to turn’. Since every village’s bread passed through his hands, the miller was one of the basic trades of old Anatolia.1,2

Grammar değirmen + occupational suffix -ci.

Değirmenci is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Değirmenci made of?

Değirmenci breaks into 2 parts: değirmen (mill) + -ci (occupational suffix).

Değirmenci ++ root değirmen mill TURKIC değirmenci “miller” suffix -ci occupational suffix TURKIC değirmen “mill; Old Turkictegirmen” Değirmenci değirmen root mill değirmenci TURKIC “miller” -ci suffix occupational suffix değirmen TURKIC “mill; Old Turkic tegirmen”
Değirmenci: parts and root words
  • değirmenci Turkic — miller1
  • değirmen Turkic — mill; Old Turkic tegirmen2

How was the name Değirmenci formed?

Değirmenci belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (değirmen + -ci).

Which surnames are related to Değirmenci?

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01 Değirmencioğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Değirmenci?

  1. İrfan Değirmenci politician 1977–
  2. Gökhan Değirmenci association football player 1989–
  3. Harika Değirmenci actor 1953–
  4. Selami Değirmenci statesperson 1954–
  5. İsmet Değirmenci painter 1964–
  6. Alperen Değirmenci researcher
  7. Aysu Değirmenci Döşkaya researcher
  8. Cumali Değirmenci researcher

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

How is Değirmenci written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: değirmenci accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: değirmen accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Değirmenci (anlam ayrımı) 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 Değirmenci

Q1

What does the surname Değirmenci mean?

A değirmenci is a miller, the man who runs the mill where water- or wind-driven stones grind wheat into flour. Değirmen comes from Old Turkic tegirmen and is linked to a root meaning ‘to turn’. Since every village’s bread passed through his hands, the miller was one of the basic trades of old Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Değirmenci?

The root word of Değirmenci is değirmenci (Turkic): “miller”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Değirmenci?

De·ğir·men·ci, 4 syllables; IPA: /dejiɾmenˈdʒi/.