Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Duygulu

Duygulu /dujɡuˈɫu/

“sensitive, full of feeling”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
D
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Duygulu?

Duygulu

IPA /dujɡuˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Duygulu mean?

Duygulu means ‘sensitive, full of feeling, easily moved’. It is duygu ‘feeling’, itself from duymak ‘to sense’, with the suffix -lu ‘having’. Several villages have the same name.1

Grammar duygu + -lu.

Duygulu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Duygulu made of?

Duygulu breaks into 2 parts: duygu (feeling) + -lı (from; having).

Duygulu + root duygu feeling TURKIC duygulu “sensitive, full offeeling” suffix -lı from; having Duygulu duygu root feeling duygulu TURKIC “sensitive, full of feeling” -lı suffix from; having
Duygulu: parts and root words
  • duygulu Turkic — sensitive, full of feeling1

How was the name Duygulu formed?

Duygulu belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (duygu + -lı).

Who are some well-known people named Duygulu?

  1. Alev Duygulu sprinter 1956–
  2. Melih Duygulu writer 1967–
  3. Mustafa Duygulu actor 1986–
  4. Tayfun Duygulu singer 1969–
  5. Zeki Duygulu composer 1907–1974
  6. Pınar Duygulu Şahin researcher

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

Is Duygulu also a first name?

Yes. Duygulu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sensitive, full of feeling”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: duygulu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Duygulu

Q1

What does the surname Duygulu mean?

Duygulu means ‘sensitive, full of feeling, easily moved’. It is duygu ‘feeling’, itself from duymak ‘to sense’, with the suffix -lu ‘having’. Several villages have the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Duygulu?

The root word of Duygulu is duygulu (Turkic): “sensitive, full of feeling”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Duygulu?

Duy·gu·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /dujɡuˈɫu/.