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Doğrusöz

Doğrusöz /doːɾuˈsøz/ ASCII Dogrusoz

“truthful”1

Probable origin Doğrusöz: root entries for doğru + söz · How do we know?

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Compound
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Initial
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How do you pronounce Doğrusöz?

Doğrusöz

IPA /doːɾuˈsøz/

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

What does the surname Doğrusöz mean?

Doğrusöz is built from doğru, “true, right”, and söz, “word”: “whose word is true, truthful”. Doğru goes back to Old Turkic toğru and söz to Proto-Turkic *söŕ. In Turkish the phrase doğru sözlü describes an honest person who does not lie.1,2

Grammar doğru + söz: adjective + noun compound.

That Doğrusöz goes back to doğru and söz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Doğrusöz made of?

Doğrusöz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: doğru (true, right) + söz (word, speech).

Doğrusöz + root doğru true, right TURKIC doğru “true, not false” root söz word, speech TURKIC söz “word; promise” Doğrusöz doğru root true, right doğru TURKIC “true, not false” söz root word, speech söz TURKIC “word; promise”
Doğrusöz: parts and root words

How was the name Doğrusöz formed?

Doğrusöz was formed by joining doğru (“true, right”) and söz (“word, speech”).

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

Which surnames are related to Doğrusöz?

Doğrusöz Doğru Sözen Sözer Ersöz Sözeri Doğruer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğru same root – –
02 Sözen same root – –
03 Sözer same root – –
04 Ersöz same root – –
05 Sözeri same root – –
06 Doğruer same root – –
07 Toksöz same root – –
08 Açıksöz same root – –
09 Aksöz same root – –
10 Özüdoğru same root – –
11 Doğruyol same root – –
12 Doğruöz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Doğrusöz?

  1. Gökçe Güneş Doğrusöz film actor 2004–
  2. Halim Doğrusöz academic 1922–2019
  3. Mehmet Doğrusöz researcher
  4. Recep Doğrusöz basketball player 1986–
  5. Uğur Doğrusöz researcher
  6. Yeşim Serinağaoğlu Doğrusöz researcher

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

How is Doğrusöz written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Dogrusoz. In Turkish, ğ is not pronounced as a consonant but lengthens the vowel before it; ö is like the vowel in French “peu”.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Doğrusöz?

Gerçeker, Açıkalın and Açıksöz share gloss keywords with Doğrusöz within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Doğrusöz?

Read the root, formation and register information for Doğrusöz 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: doğru
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: söz
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: doğru
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: söz
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Doğrusöz

Q1

What does the surname Doğrusöz mean?

Doğrusöz is built from doğru, “true, right”, and söz, “word”: “whose word is true, truthful”. Doğru goes back to Old Turkic toğru and söz to Proto-Turkic *söŕ. In Turkish the phrase doğru sözlü describes an honest person who does not lie.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Doğrusöz?

Doğrusöz is made up of two elements: doğru “true, not false” (Turkic) and söz “word; promise” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Doğrusöz?

Doğ·ru·söz, 3 syllables; IPA: /doːɾuˈsøz/.