Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gezici

Gezici /ɟeziˈdʒi/

“itinerant, travelling”1

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

How do you pronounce Gezici?

Gezici

IPA /ɟeziˈdʒi/

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

What does the surname Gezici mean?

Gezici means “itinerant, travelling, working on the move”, said of a pedlar or craftsman who goes from village to village. It is formed from gezmek “to travel about” with the suffix -ici; gez- continues Old Turkic kez- “to roam, to go back and forth”.1

Grammar gez- + -ici (agentive suffix).

Gezici is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gezici made of?

Gezici breaks into 2 parts: gez- (gezmek: to travel about) + -ici (agentive suffix).

Gezici ++ root gez- gezmek: to travel about TURKIC gezici “itinerant, travelling” suffix -ici agentive suffix TURKIC gezmek “to wander, to travelabout” Gezici gez- root gezmek: to travel about gezici TURKIC “itinerant, travelling” -ici suffix agentive suffix gezmek TURKIC “to wander, to travel about”
Gezici: parts and root words
  • gezici Turkic — itinerant, travelling1
  • gezmek Turkic — to wander, to travel about1

How was the name Gezici formed?

Gezici belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (gez- + -ici).

Which surnames are related to Gezici?

Gezici Gezer Gezgin Gezmiş Ergezen Gezen İlgezdi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gezer same root – –
02 Gezgin same root – –
03 Gezmiş same root – –
04 Ergezen same root – –
05 Gezen same root – –
06 İlgezdi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gezici?

  1. Adem Gezici association football player 1983–
  2. Aytekin Gezici journalist 1974–
  3. Aytekin Gezici journalist 1974–
  4. Gizem Nur Gezici association football player 2002–
  5. Orhan Gezici researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gezici accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gez- accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gezici

Q1

What does the surname Gezici mean?

Gezici means “itinerant, travelling, working on the move”, said of a pedlar or craftsman who goes from village to village. It is formed from gezmek “to travel about” with the suffix -ici; gez- continues Old Turkic kez- “to roam, to go back and forth”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gezici?

The root word of Gezici is gezici (Turkic): “itinerant, travelling”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gezici?

Ge·zi·ci, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟeziˈdʒi/.