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Karaağaçlı

Karaağaçlı /kaɾaːatʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Karaagacli

“place of elms”1

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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 Karaağaçlı?

Karaağaçlı

IPA /kaɾaːatʃˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Karaağaçlı mean?

Karaağaç is the Turkish name of the elm; with -lı it means “place with elms”. There are villages and towns called Karaağaçlı in Aydın, Sivas, Trabzon and Muş.1,2

Grammar kara + ağaç + -lı.

What is Karaağaçlı made of?

Karaağaçlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: karaağaç (karaağaç: elm) + -lı (suffix “having; from”).

Karaağaçlı ++ root karaağaç karaağaç: elm TURKIC kara “black, dark” suffix -lı suffix “having; from” TURKIC ağaç “tree” Karaağaçlı karaağaç root karaağaç: elm kara TURKIC “black, dark” -lı suffix suffix “having; from” ağaç TURKIC “tree”
Karaağaçlı: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black, dark1
  • ağaç Turkic — tree2

How was the name Karaağaçlı formed?

Karaağaçlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix “having; from””) to karaağaç (“karaağaç: elm”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Karaağaçlı?

Karaağaçlı Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara Karabulut
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Baykara same root – –
12 Karabulut same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karaağaçlı?

  1. Rıza Karaağaçlı actor 1969–

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

How is Karaağaçlı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Karaagacli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ağaç accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Karaağaçlı accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: karaağaç accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karaağaçlı

Q1

What does the surname Karaağaçlı mean?

Karaağaç is the Turkish name of the elm; with -lı it means “place with elms”. There are villages and towns called Karaağaçlı in Aydın, Sivas, Trabzon and Muş.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karaağaçlı?

Karaağaçlı is made up of two elements: kara “black, dark” (Turkic) and ağaç “tree” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karaağaçlı?

Ka·ra·a·ğaç·lı, 5 syllables; IPA: /kaɾaːatʃˈɫɯ/.