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Doğramacı

Doğramacı /doːɾamaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Dogramaci

“joiner”2

Established origin Doğramacı: root entries for doğramacı + doğrama · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Doğramacı?

Doğramacı

IPA /doːɾamaˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Doğramacı mean?

A doğramacı is a joiner who makes wooden doors, window frames, cupboards and shelving. Doğrama comes from the verb doğramak, which Nişanyan Sözlük traces to Old Turkic toġra- ‘to cut into pieces’.2,3

Grammar doğra- + -ma + -cı: verbal noun, then occupational noun.

Doğramacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Doğramacı made of?

Doğramacı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: doğrama (joinery: wooden doors, window frames) + -cı (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Doğramacı ++ root doğrama joinery: wooden doors,window frames TURKIC doğramacı “joiner, maker of woodendoors and window frames” suffix -cı occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC doğrama “a building’s woodendoors, windows and…” Doğramacı doğrama root joinery: wooden doors, window frames doğramacı TURKIC “joiner, maker of wooden doorsand window frames” -cı suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker doğrama TURKIC “a building’s wooden doors,windows and fittings”
Doğramacı: parts and root words
  • doğramacı Turkic — joiner, maker of wooden doors and window frames2
  • doğrama Turkic — a building’s wooden doors, windows and fittings3

How was the name Doğramacı formed?

Doğramacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker”) to doğrama (“joinery: wooden doors, window frames”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Doğramacı?

  1. İhsan Doğramacı academic 1915–2010
  2. Ali Doğramacı scientist 1945–
  3. Burcu Doğramacı author 1971–
  4. Esma Doğramacı researcher
  5. Kanat Doğramacı film producer 1987–
  6. Seniz Doğramacı researcher
  7. Serhat Doğramacı cook 1997–

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

How is Doğramacı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Dogramaci.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Doğramacı?

Bakırcı, Bakırcıoğlu and Baltacı share gloss keywords with Doğramacı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Doğramacı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Doğramacı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğra-
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: doğramacı
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: doğrama
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Doğramacı

Q1

What does the surname Doğramacı mean?

A doğramacı is a joiner who makes wooden doors, window frames, cupboards and shelving. Doğrama comes from the verb doğramak, which Nişanyan Sözlük traces to Old Turkic toġra- ‘to cut into pieces’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Doğramacı?

The root word of Doğramacı is doğrama (Turkic): “a building’s wooden doors, windows and fittings”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Doğramacı?

Doğ·ra·ma·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /doːɾamaˈdʒɯ/.