SURNAMEEntry 1,733
Doğru
“honest, upright”2
Leading provinces Hatay
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How do you pronounce Doğru?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Doğru mean?
Doğru means straight, not crooked; from this come the senses “true, correct” and, of a person, “honest, as good as his word”. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *togru and is related to dik, “upright”, and direk, “pole”. The surname praises honesty.2
Doğru is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Doğru formed?
Doğru is the adjective doğru (“straight; true; honest”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Which surnames are related to Doğru?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doğruer | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Doğrusöz | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Özüdoğru | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Doğruyol | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Doğruöz | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Doğru most common?
Doğru is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 17th in Hatay.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hatay | 17 | 5,801 |
Who are some well-known people named Doğru?
- Abdullah Doğru politician 1965–
- Arif Doğru boxer 1951–
- Hakan Doğru association football player 1991–
- Hasan Doğru opera singer 1987–
- Selim Doğru composer 1971–
- Abdülkerim Doğru politician 1927–
- Abdülmecit Doğru physician 1929–1991
- Ahmet Doğru politician 1925–1994
People surnamed Doğru as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Doğru also a first name?
Yes. Doğru is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “honest, upright”.
Doğru as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Doğru written and pronounced abroad?
In passports and records outside Turkey Doğru is usually written Dogru.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Doğru?
Doğruöz, Açıkalın and Açıkel share gloss keywords with Doğru within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Doğru?
Read the root, formation and register information for Doğru alongside these guides: Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğru
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: doğru
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
- 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Doğru
- Q1
What does the surname Doğru mean?
- Doğru means straight, not crooked; from this come the senses “true, correct” and, of a person, “honest, as good as his word”. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *togru and is related to dik, “upright”, and direk, “pole”. The surname praises honesty.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Doğru?
- The root word of Doğru is doğru (Turkic): “straight; true, correct; honest”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Doğru?
- Doğ·ru, 2 syllables; IPA: /doːˈɾu/.