Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kamalıoğlu

Kamalıoğlu /kamaɫɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kamalioglu

“son of the dagger-bearer”2

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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 Kamalıoğlu?

Kamalıoğlu

IPA /kamaɫɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kamalıoğlu mean?

Kamalı means “having a dagger, dagger-bearing” and is also a village name in Samsun and Tokat; the surname adds -oğlu.1,2

Grammar kama + -lı + -oğlu.

That Kamalıoğlu goes back to kama and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kamalıoğlu made of?

Kamalıoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: kama (kama: dagger) + -lı (suffix “having”) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of, descendant of”).

Kamalıoğlu +++ root kama kama: dagger TURKIC kama “double-edged dagger” suffix -lı suffix “having” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of,descendant of” TURKIC oğul “son” Kamalıoğlu kama root kama: dagger kama TURKIC “double-edged dagger” -lı suffix suffix “having” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of, descendant of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Kamalıoğlu: parts and root words
  • kama Turkic — double-edged dagger2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Kamalıoğlu formed?

Kamalıoğlu was formed by adding -lı, “son of”, to kama (“kama: dagger”).

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

Who are some well-known people named Kamalıoğlu?

  1. Özlem Kamalıoğlu actor 1974–

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

How is Kamalıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Kamalioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kama accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kamalı accessed 9 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 Kamalıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kamalıoğlu mean?

Kamalı means “having a dagger, dagger-bearing” and is also a village name in Samsun and Tokat; the surname adds -oğlu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kamalıoğlu?

Kamalıoğlu is made up of two elements: kama “double-edged dagger” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kamalıoğlu?

Ka·ma·lı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kamaɫɯoːˈɫu/.