Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İşigüzel

İşigüzel /iʃiɟyˈzel/ ASCII Isiguzel

“whose work is fine”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 İşigüzel?

İşigüzel

IPA /iʃiɟyˈzel/

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

What does the surname İşigüzel mean?

“Whose work is fine”: one who does a job well. The name joins iş “work” (with the possessive, işi) and güzel “beautiful, good” in the shape of a praising epithet. Güzel continues Middle Turkic gözel.1

Grammar iş + possessive -i + güzel

That İşigüzel goes back to īş and gözel is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is İşigüzel made of?

İşigüzel is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: işi (iş: work (with possessive)) + güzel (güzel: beautiful, fine).

İşigüzel + root işi iş: work (withpossessive) TURKIC īş “work, deed” root güzel güzel: beautiful, fine TURKIC gözel “beautiful” İşigüzel işi root iş: work (with possessive) īş TURKIC “work, deed” güzel root güzel: beautiful, fine gözel TURKIC “beautiful”
İşigüzel: parts and root words
  • īş Turkic — work, deed1
  • gözel Turkic — beautiful1

How was the name İşigüzel formed?

İşigüzel was formed by joining işi (“iş: work (with possessive)”) and güzel (“güzel: beautiful, fine”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to İşigüzel?

İşigüzel Güzel Adıgüzel Sesigüzel Güzelses Güzeller Güzelmansur Güzelpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güzel same root – –
02 Adıgüzel same root – –
03 Sesigüzel same root – –
04 Güzelses same root – –
05 Güzeller same root – –
06 Güzelmansur same root – –
07 Güzelpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İşigüzel?

  1. Şebnem İşigüzel writer 1973–

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

How is İşigüzel written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Isiguzel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: iş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: güzel 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

Common questions about İşigüzel

Q1

What does the surname İşigüzel mean?

“Whose work is fine”: one who does a job well. The name joins iş “work” (with the possessive, işi) and güzel “beautiful, good” in the shape of a praising epithet. Güzel continues Middle Turkic gözel.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İşigüzel?

İşigüzel is made up of two elements: īş “work, deed” (Turkic) and gözel “beautiful” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce İşigüzel?

İ·şi·gü·zel, 4 syllables; IPA: /iʃiɟyˈzel/.