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Dicle

Dicle /didʒˈle/

“the Tigris river”2

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How do you pronounce Dicle?

Dicle

IPA /didʒˈle/

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

What does the surname Dicle mean?

Dicle is what Turkish calls the Tigris, the great river that rises in eastern Anatolia, joins the Euphrates in Iraq and flows into the Persian Gulf. The name entered Ottoman Turkish from Persian dijla. A district of Diyarbakır bears the same name, and Dicle is also a female given name.2

What is Dicle made of?

Dicle is a single Persian root: Dicle (the Tigris river).

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Dicle: parts and root words
  • Dicle Persian — the Tigris; Ottoman dicle, Classical Persian dijla2

How was the name Dicle formed?

Dicle comes from a place name: Dicle (“the Tigris river”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Who are some well-known people named Dicle?

  1. Hatip Dicle politician 1954–
  2. Bora Dicle musician 1969–
  3. Amed Dicle journalist 1980–
  4. Hacer Dicle politician 1902–1966
  5. Mehmet Dicle writer
  6. İlhan Atilla Dicle statesperson 1941–
  7. Kübra Dicle basketball player 1992–
  8. Oğuz Dicle researcher

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

Is Dicle also a first name?

Yes. Dicle is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the Tigris river”.

Dicle as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Dicle?

Araz, Tuna and Alpsakarya share gloss keywords with Dicle within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Dicle?

Read the root, formation and register information for Dicle alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Dicle (anlam ayrımı) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Dicle accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Dicle 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Dicle

Q1

What does the surname Dicle mean?

Dicle is what Turkish calls the Tigris, the great river that rises in eastern Anatolia, joins the Euphrates in Iraq and flows into the Persian Gulf. The name entered Ottoman Turkish from Persian dijla. A district of Diyarbakır bears the same name, and Dicle is also a female given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dicle?

The root word of Dicle is Dicle (Persian): “the Tigris; Ottoman dicle, Classical Persian dijla”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dicle?

Dic·le, 2 syllables; IPA: /didʒˈle/.