Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,526

Göncü

Göncü /ɡønˈdʒy/ ASCII Goncu

“leather dealer; cobbler”1

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

How do you pronounce Göncü?

Göncü

IPA /ɡønˈdʒy/

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

What does the surname Göncü mean?

A göncü sells raw or tanned leather; in some regions a cobbler is also called göncü. The root gön is an inherited Turkic word for ‘tanned leather’.1,3

Grammar gön + -cü: occupational noun.

Göncü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Göncü made of?

Göncü breaks into 2 parts: gön (tanned leather) + -cü (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Göncü ++ root gön tanned leather TURKIC göncü “leather dealer; cobbler” suffix -cü occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC gön “tanned leather” Göncü gön root tanned leather göncü TURKIC “leather dealer; cobbler” -cü suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker gön TURKIC “tanned leather”
Göncü: parts and root words
  • göncü Turkic — leather dealer; cobbler1
  • gön Turkic — tanned leather3

How was the name Göncü formed?

Göncü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (gön + -cü).

Who are some well-known people named Göncü?

  1. Nil Göncü actor 1950–1969
  2. Beyza Göncü researcher
  3. Ebru Göncü researcher
  4. Eyüp Sabri Göncü businessperson 1978–
  5. Mehmet Tuğrul Göncü researcher
  6. Serdar Göncü researcher
  7. Tuğba Göncü researcher
  8. Zehra Göncü association football player 2000–

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

How is Göncü written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Goncu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: göncü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gön accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gön 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

Common questions about Göncü

Q1

What does the surname Göncü mean?

A göncü sells raw or tanned leather; in some regions a cobbler is also called göncü. The root gön is an inherited Turkic word for ‘tanned leather’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Göncü?

The root word of Göncü is göncü (Turkic): “leather dealer; cobbler”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Göncü?

Gön·cü, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡønˈdʒy/.