Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,543

Deligöz

Deligöz /deliˈɟøz/ ASCII Deligoz

“wild-eyed”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
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 Deligöz?

Deligöz

IPA /deliˈɟøz/

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

What does the surname Deligöz mean?

Deligöz is an epithet from deli ‘wild, unruly’ and göz ‘eye’, roughly ‘fiery-eyed, with a wild look’. In Turkish deli also carries the sense ‘restless, daring’; in the Ottoman army deli was the name of a light cavalry corps.1,2

Grammar deli + göz.

That Deligöz goes back to deli and göz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Deligöz made of?

Deligöz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: deli (deli: mad; wild, unruly) + göz (göz: eye).

Deligöz + root deli deli: mad; wild, unruly TURKIC deli “wild, unruly; crazy” root göz göz: eye TURKIC göz “eye; gaze” Deligöz deli root deli: mad; wild, unruly deli TURKIC “wild, unruly; crazy” göz root göz: eye göz TURKIC “eye; gaze”
Deligöz: parts and root words
  • deli Turkic — wild, unruly; crazy1
  • göz Turkic — eye; gaze2

How was the name Deligöz formed?

Deligöz was formed by joining deli (“deli: mad; wild, unruly”) and göz (“göz: eye”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Deligöz?

Deligöz Açıkgöz Karagöz Tokgöz Alagöz Delibaş Gökgöz Akgöz Delibalta Göztepe Gözüaçık Gözübüyük Şengöz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Açıkgöz same root – –
02 Karagöz same root – –
03 Tokgöz same root – –
04 Alagöz same root – –
05 Delibaş same root – –
06 Gökgöz same root – –
07 Akgöz same root – –
08 Delibalta same root – –
09 Göztepe same root – –
10 Gözüaçık same root – –
11 Gözübüyük same root – –
12 Şengöz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Deligöz?

  1. Ekin Deligöz politician 1971–
  2. Orhan Deligöz statesperson 1965–
  3. Bigutay Deligöz businessperson 1993–
  4. Hasalettin Deligöz researcher

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

How is Deligöz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Deligoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: deli accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: deli accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: göz accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Deligöz

Q1

What does the surname Deligöz mean?

Deligöz is an epithet from deli ‘wild, unruly’ and göz ‘eye’, roughly ‘fiery-eyed, with a wild look’. In Turkish deli also carries the sense ‘restless, daring’; in the Ottoman army deli was the name of a light cavalry corps.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Deligöz?

Deligöz is made up of two elements: deli “wild, unruly; crazy” (Turkic) and göz “eye; gaze” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Deligöz?

De·li·göz, 3 syllables; IPA: /deliˈɟøz/.