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Fındık

Fındık /fɯnˈdɯk/ ASCII Findik

“hazel, hazelnut”1

Established origin Fındık: root entries for fındık · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Fındık?

Fındık

IPA /fɯnˈdɯk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Fındık mean?

Fındık is the hazel, a shrubby tree six to seven metres tall that grows mostly in the eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye, and its hard-shelled nut. The word reached Ottoman Turkish from Arabic funduq, which came via Middle Persian pondik from Greek Pontikon káryon “nut of Pontus”, so the name itself points to the Black Sea coast. Dictionaries also use it for a loaded die.1

Fındık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Fındık made of?

Fındık is a single Arabic root: fındık (hazel and hazelnut).

Fındık root fındık hazel and hazelnut ARABIC fındık “hazel and its nut;Arabic funduq, Middle…” Fındık fındık root hazel and hazelnut fındık ARABIC “hazel and its nut; Arabicfunduq, Middle Persian pondik,…”
Fındık: parts and root words
  • fındık Arabic — hazel and its nut; Arabic funduq, Middle Persian pondik, Greek Pontikon1

How was the name Fındık formed?

Fındık is the word fındık (“hazel and hazelnut”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Fındık?

Fındık Fındıklı Fındıkoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Fındıklı same root – –
02 Fındıkoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Fındık?

  1. Tunç Fındık mountaineer 1972–
  2. Hasan Fındık association football player 1963–
  3. Yeliz Fındık taekwondo athlete 1976–
  4. Batuhan Berkay Fındık association football player 2001–
  5. Emirhan Fındık association football player
  6. Fethi Fındık association football player 2001–
  7. Hüseyin Fındık researcher
  8. Mehmet Fatih Fındık researcher

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Fındık?

Anar, Badem and Ceviz share gloss keywords with Fındık within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Fındık?

Read the root, formation and register information for Fındık alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

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

Common questions about Fındık

Q1

What does the surname Fındık mean?

Fındık is the hazel, a shrubby tree six to seven metres tall that grows mostly in the eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye, and its hard-shelled nut. The word reached Ottoman Turkish from Arabic funduq, which came via Middle Persian pondik from Greek Pontikon káryon “nut of Pontus”, so the name itself points to the Black Sea coast. Dictionaries also use it for a loaded die.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Fındık?

The root word of Fındık is fındık (Arabic): “hazel and its nut; Arabic funduq, Middle Persian pondik, Greek Pontikon”.
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How do you pronounce Fındık?

Fın·dık, 2 syllables; IPA: /fɯnˈdɯk/.