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Ertuğrul

Ertuğrul /eɾtuːˈɾuɫ/ ASCII Ertugrul

“hero-falcon; name of Ertuğrul Gazi”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Ertuğrul?

Ertuğrul

IPA /eɾtuːˈɾuɫ/

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

What does the surname Ertuğrul mean?

Ertuğrul joins er ‘hero’ with toğrıl, tuğrul, the Old Turkic name of a hunting bird of prey, giving roughly ‘hero-falcon’. The name is best known from Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman state, and it remains a well-loved male name in Türkiye.1

Grammar er + tuğrul (Old Turkic toğrıl): a personal name of two name elements.

What is Ertuğrul made of?

Ertuğrul breaks into 2 parts: er (man, hero) + tuğrul (Old Turkic toğrıl: a hunting bird of prey).

Ertuğrul + first element er man, hero TURKIC er “man; hero” root tuğrul Old Turkic toğrıl: ahunting bird of prey TURKIC toğrıl “a falcon-like bird ofprey, also in the name…” Ertuğrul er first element man, hero er TURKIC “man; hero” tuğrul root Old Turkic toğrıl: a hunting bird ofprey toğrıl TURKIC “a falcon-like bird of prey, alsoin the name Tuğrul Bey”
Ertuğrul: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man; hero1
  • toğrıl Turkic — a falcon-like bird of prey, also in the name Tuğrul Bey1

How was the name Ertuğrul formed?

Ertuğrul belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (er + tuğrul).

Which surnames are related to Ertuğrul?

Ertuğrul Tuğrul Ertuğruloğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tuğrul same root – –
02 Ertuğruloğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ertuğrul?

  1. Çağlar Ertuğrul actor 1987–
  2. Muhsin Ertuğrul actor 1892–1979
  3. Muhsin Ertuğrul association football player 1959–
  4. İsmail Fenni Ertuğrul writer 1855–1946
  5. Ahmet Cevdet Ertuğrul statesperson 1879–1938
  6. Erol Ertuğrul lawyer 1943–
  7. Eylem Ertuğ Ertuğrul statesperson 1976–
  8. Hurşit Ertuğrul academic 1932–

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

Is Ertuğrul also a first name?

Yes. Ertuğrul is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “hero-falcon; name of Ertuğrul Gazi”.

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

How is Ertuğrul written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Ertugrul in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Ertuğrul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ertuğrul Gazi 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ertuğrul

Q1

What does the surname Ertuğrul mean?

Ertuğrul joins er ‘hero’ with toğrıl, tuğrul, the Old Turkic name of a hunting bird of prey, giving roughly ‘hero-falcon’. The name is best known from Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman state, and it remains a well-loved male name in Türkiye.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ertuğrul?

The root word of Ertuğrul is er (Turkic): “man; hero”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ertuğrul?

Er·tuğ·rul, 3 syllables; IPA: /eɾtuːˈɾuɫ/.