SURNAMEEntry 1,858
Karadayı
“dark or stout uncle”1
- CategoryKinship and family
- OriginTurkic
- FormCompound
- Letters / syllables
- 8 / 4
- Formation
- Compound
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Karadayı?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Karadayı mean?
Kara joins dayı. A dayı is a maternal uncle, and in everyday speech the word also names a respected man who looks after those around him. Kara can be the colour “black, dark” or carry the sense “strong, big”; the name is understood as “dark uncle” or “stout, strong uncle”. Karadayı is also a place name in Çankırı, Kayseri and Antalya.1,2
Grammar Compound: kara (adjective) + dayı (noun).
That Karadayı goes back to kara and dayı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
What is Karadayı made of?
Karadayı breaks into 2 parts: kara (kara: black; figuratively strong, great) + dayı (dayı: maternal uncle; colloquially a protective strongman).
How was the name Karadayı formed?
Karadayı belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + dayı).
Which surnames are related to Karadayı?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Karadayı?
- İsmail Hakkı Karadayı military personnel 1932–2020
- Ahmet Karadayı association football player 1996–
- Seyfettin Karadayı film actor 1923–2017
- Emine Karadayı weaver 1940–
- Beytullah Karadayı researcher
- Hakkı Karadayı actor 1910–1996
- Şükriye Karadayı researcher
People surnamed Karadayı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Karadayı written and pronounced abroad?
Records without Turkish letters usually write Karadayi.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kara
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dayı
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Karadayı
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Karadayı
- Q1
What does the surname Karadayı mean?
- Kara joins dayı. A dayı is a maternal uncle, and in everyday speech the word also names a respected man who looks after those around him. Kara can be the colour “black, dark” or carry the sense “strong, big”; the name is understood as “dark uncle” or “stout, strong uncle”. Karadayı is also a place name in Çankırı, Kayseri and Antalya.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Karadayı?
- The root word of Karadayı is kara (Turkic): “black; figuratively strong, great”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Karadayı?
- Ka·ra·da·yı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾadaˈjɯ/.