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Elmaağaçlı

Elmaağaçlı /elmaaːatʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Elmaagacli

“with apple trees”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 5
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Elmaağaçlı?

Elmaağaçlı

IPA /elmaaːatʃˈɫɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Elmaağaçlı mean?

Elmaağaçlı means “with an apple tree, where apple trees grow”. Elma, “apple”, and ağaç, “tree”, are inherited Turkic words, followed by the suffix -lı, “having”. Forms of this kind with -lı are also common as place names in Turkey.1,2

Grammar elma ağacı + -lı (“having”).

That Elmaağaçlı goes back to elma and ağaç is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Elmaağaçlı made of?

Elmaağaçlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: elma (apple) + ağaç (tree) + -lı (having, with).

Elmaağaçlı ++ root elma apple TURKIC elma “apple tree, apple” root ağaç tree TURKIC ağaç “tree” suffix -lı having, with Elmaağaçlı elma root apple elma TURKIC “apple tree, apple” ağaç root tree ağaç TURKIC “tree” -lı suffix having, with
Elmaağaçlı: parts and root words
  • elma Turkic — apple tree, apple1
  • ağaç Turkic — tree2

How was the name Elmaağaçlı formed?

Elmaağaçlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“having, with”) to elma + ağaç.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Elmaağaçlı?

Elmaağaçlı Elmacı Elma Elmalı Kabaağaçlı Ağaç Büyükağaç Karaağaçlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elmacı same root – –
02 Elma same root – –
03 Elmalı same root – –
04 Kabaağaçlı same root – –
05 Ağaç same root – –
06 Büyükağaç same root – –
07 Karaağaçlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Elmaağaçlı?

  1. Ahmet Elmaağaçlı physician
  2. Esra Elmaağaçlı badminton player 1977–

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

How is Elmaağaçlı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Elmaagacli. In Turkish, the dotless ı is a short unrounded vowel, close to the vowel in the second syllable of “cousin”; ç sounds like English ch in “church”; ğ is not pronounced as a consonant but lengthens the vowel before it.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: elma accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ağaç accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Elmaağaçlı

Q1

What does the surname Elmaağaçlı mean?

Elmaağaçlı means “with an apple tree, where apple trees grow”. Elma, “apple”, and ağaç, “tree”, are inherited Turkic words, followed by the suffix -lı, “having”. Forms of this kind with -lı are also common as place names in Turkey.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Elmaağaçlı?

Elmaağaçlı is made up of two elements: elma “apple tree, apple” (Turkic) and ağaç “tree” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Elmaağaçlı?

El·ma·a·ğaç·lı, 5 syllables; IPA: /elmaaːatʃˈɫɯ/.