Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gözütok

Gözütok /ɟøzyˈtok/ ASCII Gozutok

“content, free of greed”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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 Gözütok?

Gözütok

IPA /ɟøzyˈtok/

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

What does the surname Gözütok mean?

The idiom gözü tok, literally ‘whose eye is full’, describes someone free of greed, content with what they have; the name is the idiom written as one word. Tok goes back to Old Turkic tok ‘full, sated’. Villages in Bingöl and Van also bear the name Gözütok.1

Grammar göz + -ü (possessive) + tok.

What is Gözütok made of?

Gözütok is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: göz (göz: eye) + -ü (-ü: possessive suffix) + tok (tok: sated, full).

Gözütok ++ root göz göz: eye TURKIC gözü tok “not greedy, content” suffix -ü -ü: possessive suffix root tok tok: sated, full TURKIC tok “full, sated” Gözütok göz root göz: eye gözü tok TURKIC “not greedy, content” -ü suffix -ü: possessive suffix tok root tok: sated, full tok TURKIC “full, sated”
Gözütok: parts and root words
  • gözü tok Turkic — not greedy, content1
  • tok Turkic — full, sated1

How was the name Gözütok formed?

Gözütok was formed by adding the suffix -ü (“-ü: possessive suffix”) to göz + tok.

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

Which surnames are related to Gözütok?

Gözütok Açıkgöz Toker Karagöz Tok Tokgöz Toktaş Alagöz Gökgöz Toksoy Toksöz Baytok Tokdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Açıkgöz same root – –
02 Toker same root – –
03 Karagöz same root – –
04 Tok same root – –
05 Tokgöz same root – –
06 Toktaş same root – –
07 Alagöz same root – –
08 Gökgöz same root – –
09 Toksoy same root – –
10 Toksöz same root – –
11 Baytok same root – –
12 Tokdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gözütok?

  1. Gülbahar Gözütok karateka 2002–
  2. Barbaros Gözütok rower 1983–

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

How is Gözütok written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Gozutok.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tok accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gözü tok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gözütok 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

Common questions about Gözütok

Q1

What does the surname Gözütok mean?

The idiom gözü tok, literally ‘whose eye is full’, describes someone free of greed, content with what they have; the name is the idiom written as one word. Tok goes back to Old Turkic tok ‘full, sated’. Villages in Bingöl and Van also bear the name Gözütok.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gözütok?

Gözütok is made up of two elements: göz “eye” (Turkic) and tok “full, sated” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gözütok?

Gö·zü·tok, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟøzyˈtok/.