Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 1,691

Hızarcı

Hızarcı /hɯzaɾˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Hizarci

“sawyer”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
H
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 Hızarcı?

Hızarcı

IPA /hɯzaɾˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Hızarcı mean?

A hızarcı is a sawyer, someone who runs a large saw and cuts logs into timber and planks. Nişanyan’s dictionary, citing Dankoff and Eren, traces hızar to Armenian χzarar, “chisel, large saw”. The Turkish occupational suffix -cı has been added to it.1,2

Grammar hızar + -cı (agent suffix).

Hızarcı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Hızarcı made of?

Hızarcı breaks into 2 parts: hızar (large saw for cutting timber) + -cı (agent/occupation suffix).

Hızarcı ++ root hızar large saw for cuttingtimber ARMENIAN hızar “large saw for cuttingplanks and timber” suffix -cı agent/occupation suffix TURKIC hızarcı “sawyer, one who runs atimber saw” Hızarcı hızar root large saw for cutting timber hızar ARMENIAN “large saw for cutting planks andtimber” -cı suffix agent/occupation suffix hızarcı TURKIC “sawyer, one who runs a timbersaw”
Hızarcı: parts and root words
  • hızar Armenian — large saw for cutting planks and timber2
  • hızarcı Turkic — sawyer, one who runs a timber saw1

How was the name Hızarcı formed?

Hızarcı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (hızar + -cı).

Who are some well-known people named Hızarcı?

  1. Derviş Hızarcı teacher 1983–
  2. Emre Hızarcı association football player 1985–
  3. Erol Hızarcı screenwriter 1972–
  4. Zafer Hızarcı association football player 1974–
  5. Efe Yağız Hızarcı association football player 2006–

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

How is Hızarcı written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Hizarci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: hızarcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: hızar 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 Hızarcı

Q1

What does the surname Hızarcı mean?

A hızarcı is a sawyer, someone who runs a large saw and cuts logs into timber and planks. Nişanyan’s dictionary, citing Dankoff and Eren, traces hızar to Armenian χzarar, “chisel, large saw”. The Turkish occupational suffix -cı has been added to it.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Hızarcı?

The root word of Hızarcı is hızar (Armenian): “large saw for cutting planks and timber”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Hızarcı?

Hı·zar·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /hɯzaɾˈdʒɯ/.