Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Deli

Deli /deˈli/

“wild, daring; mad”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Deli?

Deli

IPA /deˈli/

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

What does the surname Deli mean?

Deli means ‘mad’, but it is also used of a wild, exuberant or fearless person. In the Ottoman period deli was the name for soldiers of light cavalry units used as shock troops. The word comes from Old Anatolian Turkish delü.2

Deli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Deli made of?

Deli is a single root: deli (mad; wild, daring).

Deli root deli mad; wild, daring TURKIC deli “mad; wild, reckless,daring” Deli deli root mad; wild, daring deli TURKIC “mad; wild, reckless, daring”
Deli: parts and root words
  • deli Turkic — mad; wild, reckless, daring2

How was the name Deli formed?

Deli belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Deli?

Deli Delibaş Delibalta Deligöz Deliorman
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Delibaş same root – –
02 Delibalta same root – –
03 Deligöz same root – –
04 Deliorman same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Deli?

  1. Dilara Soley Deli association football player 2002–
  2. Musa Deli sociologist 1982–
  3. Rita Deli handball player 1972–
  4. Andor Deli politician 1977–
  5. Xenia Deli model 1989–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: deli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: deli 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Deli

Q1

What does the surname Deli mean?

Deli means ‘mad’, but it is also used of a wild, exuberant or fearless person. In the Ottoman period deli was the name for soldiers of light cavalry units used as shock troops. The word comes from Old Anatolian Turkish delü.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Deli?

The root word of Deli is deli (Turkic): “mad; wild, reckless, daring”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Deli?

De·li, 2 syllables; IPA: /deˈli/.