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Gümülcinelioğlu

Gümülcinelioğlu /ɡymyld͡ʒinelioːˈɫu/ ASCII Gumulcinelioglu

“son of the man from Komotini”1

Letters / syllables
15 / 7
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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 Gümülcinelioğlu?

Gümülcinelioğlu

IPA /ɡymyld͡ʒinelioːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 7 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Gümülcinelioğlu mean?

Gümülcinelioğlu is made of Gümülcineli ‘from Gümülcine’ and -oğlu: ‘son of the man from Gümülcine’. Gümülcine is the Turkish name of Komotini, a city in the Western Thrace region of Greece, known by this name in the Ottoman period.1

Grammar Gümülcine + -li + -oğlu.

What is Gümülcinelioğlu made of?

Gümülcinelioğlu breaks into 3 parts: Gümülcine (Gümülcine: the city of Komotini in Greece) + -li (-li: from) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Gümülcinelioğlu ++ root Gümülcine Gümülcine: the city ofKomotini in Greece GREEK Komotini “city in Western Thrace;Turkish name Gümülcine” suffix -li -li: from suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Gümülcinelioğlu Gümülcine root Gümülcine: the city of Komotini inGreece Komotini GREEK “city in Western Thrace; Turkishname Gümülcine” -li suffix -li: from -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Gümülcinelioğlu: parts and root words
  • Komotini Greek — city in Western Thrace; Turkish name Gümülcine1

How was the name Gümülcinelioğlu formed?

Gümülcinelioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Gümülcine + -li + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Gümülcinelioğlu?

  1. Başak Gümülcinelioğlu actor 1991–

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

How is Gümülcinelioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Gumulcinelioglu. In Turkish it has ğ (silent, it lengthens the preceding vowel), c (j as in “jam”), ü (as in German “über”).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Komotini accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gümülcinelioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Gümülcinelioğlu mean?

Gümülcinelioğlu is made of Gümülcineli ‘from Gümülcine’ and -oğlu: ‘son of the man from Gümülcine’. Gümülcine is the Turkish name of Komotini, a city in the Western Thrace region of Greece, known by this name in the Ottoman period.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gümülcinelioğlu?

The root word of Gümülcinelioğlu is Komotini (Greek): “city in Western Thrace; Turkish name Gümülcine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gümülcinelioğlu?

Gü·mül·ci·ne·li·oğ·lu, 7 syllables; IPA: /ɡymyld͡ʒinelioːˈɫu/.