Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gökgöz

Gökgöz /ɟøcˈɟøz/ ASCII Gokgoz

“blue-eyed”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Gökgöz?

Gökgöz

IPA /ɟøcˈɟøz/

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

What does the surname Gökgöz mean?

Gök, “blue”, joins göz, “eye”: “blue-eyed”. In Turkish gök means both the sky and its colour; the name describes someone by the colour of their eyes. Gökgöz also occurs as a place name in Adana, Karabük and Sakarya.1

Grammar Compound: gök (adjective) + göz (noun).

That Gökgöz goes back to gök and göz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Gökgöz made of?

Gökgöz breaks into 2 parts: gök (gök: sky; blue) + göz (göz “eye”).

Gökgöz + root gök gök: sky; blue TURKIC gök “sky; sky-blue” root göz göz “eye” TURKIC göz “eye” Gökgöz gök root gök: sky; blue gök TURKIC “sky; sky-blue” göz root göz “eye” göz TURKIC “eye”
Gökgöz: parts and root words
  • gök Turkic — sky; sky-blue1
  • göz Turkic — eye1

How was the name Gökgöz formed?

Gökgöz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gök + göz).

Which surnames are related to Gökgöz?

Gökgöz Gökçe Gök Açıkgöz Karagöz Göksu Gökçen Gökmen Gökalp Göktaş Gökçek Göksel Göktürk
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gökçe same root – –
02 Gök same root – –
03 Açıkgöz same root – –
04 Karagöz same root – –
05 Göksu same root – –
06 Gökçen same root – –
07 Gökmen same root – –
08 Gökalp same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Gökçek same root – –
11 Göksel same root – –
12 Göktürk same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gökgöz?

  1. Gökhan Gökgöz volleyball player 1993–
  2. Mahmut Gökgöz actor 1951–
  3. Mehmet Uğur Gökgöz politician 1968–
  4. Burak Gökgöz researcher
  5. Güven Gökgöz researcher
  6. Mustafa Şehsuvar Gökgöz researcher
  7. Zafer Gökgöz researcher

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

How is Gökgöz written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Gokgoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gök accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gökgöz 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 Gökgöz

Q1

What does the surname Gökgöz mean?

Gök, “blue”, joins göz, “eye”: “blue-eyed”. In Turkish gök means both the sky and its colour; the name describes someone by the colour of their eyes. Gökgöz also occurs as a place name in Adana, Karabük and Sakarya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gökgöz?

The root word of Gökgöz is gök (Turkic): “sky; sky-blue”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gökgöz?

Gök·göz, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟøcˈɟøz/.