Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Elmacı

Elmacı /elmaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Elmaci

“apple grower or seller”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
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 Elmacı?

Elmacı

IPA /elmaˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Elmacı mean?

An elmacı grows or sells apples. Elma goes back to Old Turkic alma and is a fruit name shared across the Turkic languages. There are also villages named Elmacı in Çankırı and Zonguldak.1,2

Grammar elma + -cı: occupational noun.

Elmacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Elmacı made of?

Elmacı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: elma (apple) + -cı (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Elmacı ++ root elma apple TURKIC elmacı “apple grower or seller” suffix -cı occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC elma “apple tree, apple” Elmacı elma root apple elmacı TURKIC “apple grower or seller” -cı suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker elma TURKIC “apple tree, apple”
Elmacı: parts and root words
  • elmacı Turkic — apple grower or seller2
  • elma Turkic — apple tree, apple1

How was the name Elmacı formed?

Elmacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker”) to elma (“apple”).

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

Which surnames are related to Elmacı?

Elmacı Elma Elmalı Elmaağaçlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Elma same root – –
02 Elmalı same root – –
03 Elmaağaçlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Elmacı?

  1. Yasir Elmacı association football player 1981–
  2. Ahmet Elmacı researcher
  3. Ahmet Midhat Elmacı researcher
  4. Gökhan Elmacı researcher
  5. Murat Elmacı association football player 2005–
  6. İlhan Elmacı researcher

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

How is Elmacı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Elmaci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: elma accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: elmacı accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: elma accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Elmacı

Q1

What does the surname Elmacı mean?

An elmacı grows or sells apples. Elma goes back to Old Turkic alma and is a fruit name shared across the Turkic languages. There are also villages named Elmacı in Çankırı and Zonguldak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Elmacı?

The root word of Elmacı is elma (Turkic): “apple tree, apple”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Elmacı?

El·ma·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /elmaˈdʒɯ/.