Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İncedayı

İncedayı /indʒedaˈjɯ/ ASCII Incedayi

“the slender uncle”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
İ
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 İncedayı?

İncedayı

IPA /indʒedaˈjɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İncedayı mean?

A compound of ince “slender” and dayı. Besides “maternal uncle”, dayı is a folk term of address for older men and can mean “bold, respected man”; ince + dayı is a nickname of this kind, “the slender dayı”. Dayı goes back to Old Turkic taġay.1,2

Grammar ince + dayı

That İncedayı goes back to ince and dayı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is İncedayı made of?

İncedayı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ince (ince: slender; refined) + dayı (dayı: maternal uncle; tough, brave man).

İncedayı + first element ince ince: slender; refined TURKIC ince “slender, thin; refined” root dayı dayı: maternal uncle;tough, brave man TURKIC dayı “maternal uncle; form ofaddress for older men” İncedayı ince first element ince: slender; refined ince TURKIC “slender, thin; refined” dayı root dayı: maternal uncle; tough, brave man dayı TURKIC “maternal uncle; form of addressfor older men”
İncedayı: parts and root words
  • ince Turkic — slender, thin; refined2
  • dayı Turkic — maternal uncle; form of address for older men1

How was the name İncedayı formed?

İncedayı was formed by joining ince (“ince: slender; refined”) and dayı (“dayı: maternal uncle; tough, brave man”).

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

Which surnames are related to İncedayı?

İncedayı İnce Dayıoğlu Karadayı İncesu İnceoğlu Özince Dayi İnceköse İnceman İnceöz İncekara
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İnce same root – –
02 Dayıoğlu same root – –
03 Karadayı same root – –
04 İncesu same root – –
05 İnceoğlu same root – –
06 Özince same root – –
07 Dayi same root – –
08 İnceköse same root – –
09 İnceman same root – –
10 İnceöz same root – –
11 İncekara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İncedayı?

  1. Cevdet Kerim İncedayı politician 1893–1951

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

How is İncedayı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Incedayi.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dayı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ince accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dayı 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 İncedayı

Q1

What does the surname İncedayı mean?

A compound of ince “slender” and dayı. Besides “maternal uncle”, dayı is a folk term of address for older men and can mean “bold, respected man”; ince + dayı is a nickname of this kind, “the slender dayı”. Dayı goes back to Old Turkic taġay.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İncedayı?

İncedayı is made up of two elements: ince “slender, thin; refined” (Turkic) and dayı “maternal uncle; form of address for older men” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce İncedayı?

İn·ce·da·yı, 4 syllables; IPA: /indʒedaˈjɯ/.