Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kadiroğlu

Kadiroğlu /kadiɾoˈɫu/ ASCII Kadiroglu

“son of Kadir”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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 Kadiroğlu?

Kadiroğlu

IPA /kadiɾoˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kadiroğlu mean?

Kadiroğlu means “son of Kadir”. Kadir is a male name from Arabic qādir, “capable, mighty”. According to Nişanyan Adlar, it is one of the 99 attributes of God and as a name generally stands for Abdülkadir.2

Grammar Kadir + -oğlu.

What is Kadiroğlu made of?

Kadiroğlu breaks into 2 parts: Kadir (male name: capable, mighty) + -oğlu (son of).

Kadiroğlu + root Kadir male name: capable,mighty ARABIC Kadir “capable, mighty (Arabicqādir)” suffix -oğlu son of Kadiroğlu Kadir root male name: capable, mighty Kadir ARABIC “capable, mighty (Arabic qādir)” -oğlu suffix son of
Kadiroğlu: parts and root words
  • Kadir Arabic — capable, mighty (Arabic qādir)2

How was the name Kadiroğlu formed?

Kadiroğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Kadir + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Kadiroğlu?

  1. Mine Kadiroğlu archaeologist 1944–2022
  2. Sıtkı Kadiroğlu amateur wrestler
  3. Pınar Kadiroğlu researcher

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

How is Kadiroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Kadiroğlu is usually written Kadiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Kadir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kadir 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 Kadiroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kadiroğlu mean?

Kadiroğlu means “son of Kadir”. Kadir is a male name from Arabic qādir, “capable, mighty”. According to Nişanyan Adlar, it is one of the 99 attributes of God and as a name generally stands for Abdülkadir.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kadiroğlu?

The root word of Kadiroğlu is Kadir (Arabic): “capable, mighty (Arabic qādir)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kadiroğlu?

Ka·di·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /kadiɾoˈɫu/.