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Dereli

Dereli /deɾeˈli/

“by the stream; from Dereli”2

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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Dereli?

Dereli

IPA /deɾeˈli/

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

What does the surname Dereli mean?

In the dictionary dereli means “having a stream”: dere “brook, valley” plus -li. Dereli is also the name of a district of Giresun and of many villages, so the surname may equally mean “from Dereli” or “from the place by the stream”.2

Grammar Adjective formed from the noun dere with the derivational suffix -li.

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

Dereli is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Dereli made of?

Dereli is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dere (dere: brook, stream) + -li (suffix “having, with”).

Dereli + root dere dere: brook, stream PERSIAN dere “stream smaller than ariver; valley between…” suffix -li suffix “having, with” Dereli dere root dere: brook, stream dere PERSIAN “stream smaller than a river;valley between hills” -li suffix suffix “having, with”
Dereli: parts and root words
  • dere Persian — stream smaller than a river; valley between hills2

How was the name Dereli formed?

Dereli was formed by adding the suffix -li (“suffix “having, with””) to dere (“dere: brook, stream”).

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

Which surnames are related to Dereli?

Dereli Dere Yağmurdereli Altındere Gümüşdere Akardere Derelioğlu Eğridere Karadere Derebaşı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Dere same root – –
02 Yağmurdereli same root – –
03 Altındere same root – –
04 Gümüşdere same root – –
05 Akardere same root – –
06 Derelioğlu same root – –
07 Eğridere same root – –
08 Karadere same root – –
09 Derebaşı same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Dereli most common?

Dereli is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 27th in Karabük.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük · rank 27 · 867 people Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Dereli: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
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01Karabük27867

Who are some well-known people named Dereli?

  1. Emel Dereli athletics competitor 1996–
  2. Abdurrahman Dereli association football player 1981–
  3. Ahmet Dereli association football player 1992–
  4. Selçuk Dereli association football referee 1969–
  5. Tekin Dereli researcher 1949–
  6. Cevat Dereli painter 1900–1989
  7. Semra Dereli writer 1976–2022
  8. Türkay Dereli engineer 1968–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dere accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Dereli (soyadı) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dereli 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
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Dereli

Q1

What does the surname Dereli mean?

In the dictionary dereli means “having a stream”: dere “brook, valley” plus -li. Dereli is also the name of a district of Giresun and of many villages, so the surname may equally mean “from Dereli” or “from the place by the stream”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dereli?

The root word of Dereli is dere (Persian): “stream smaller than a river; valley between hills”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dereli?

De·re·li, 3 syllables; IPA: /deɾeˈli/.