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Karadağlı

Karadağlı /kaɾadaːˈɫɯ/ ASCII Karadagli

“from Karadağ”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
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 Karadağlı?

Karadağlı

IPA /kaɾadaːˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Karadağlı mean?

Karadağlı means ‘from Karadağ’. Karadağ, from kara ‘black’ and dağ ‘mountain’, is a place name: it is the Turkish name of Montenegro in the Balkans and also of many mountains and settlements in Anatolia. The sources do not say which Karadağ the surname refers to.1,2

Grammar kara + dağ + -lı.

That Karadağlı goes back to kara and dağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Karadağlı made of?

Karadağlı breaks into 2 parts: Karadağ (Karadağ: place and mountain name; Montenegro) + -lı (from; having).

Karadağlı ++ root Karadağ Karadağ: place andmountain name; Montenegro TURKIC kara “black” suffix -lı from; having TURKIC dağ “mountain” Karadağlı Karadağ root Karadağ: place and mountain name;Montenegro kara TURKIC “black” -lı suffix from; having dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Karadağlı: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black1
  • dağ Turkic — mountain2

How was the name Karadağlı formed?

Karadağlı belongs to the “place name” class of surnames (Karadağ + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Karadağlı?

Karadağlı Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Akdağ Karakoç Üstündağ Dağ Karaaslan
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 Akdağ same root – –
09 Karakoç same root – –
10 Üstündağ same root – –
11 Dağ same root – –
12 Karaaslan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karadağlı?

  1. Tamer Karadağlı actor 1967–
  2. Fatih Karadağlı researcher

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

How is Karadağlı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Karadagli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dağ 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karadağlı

Q1

What does the surname Karadağlı mean?

Karadağlı means ‘from Karadağ’. Karadağ, from kara ‘black’ and dağ ‘mountain’, is a place name: it is the Turkish name of Montenegro in the Balkans and also of many mountains and settlements in Anatolia. The sources do not say which Karadağ the surname refers to.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karadağlı?

The root word of Karadağlı is kara (Turkic): “black”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karadağlı?

Ka·ra·dağ·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾadaːˈɫɯ/.