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Karamanlı

Karamanlı /kaɾamanˈɫɯ/ ASCII Karamanli

“from Karaman”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Karamanlı?

Karamanlı

IPA /kaɾamanˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Karamanlı mean?

Karamanlı means ‘from Karaman, belonging to Karaman’. Karaman is a province and city in central Anatolia, named after the Karamanid dynasty that founded a principality there and their ancestor Karaman Bey. The personal name Karaman contains the element kara.1

Grammar Karaman + -lı ‘from’.

What is Karamanlı made of?

Karamanlı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Karaman (Karaman: province and city in central Anatolia) + -lı (-lı: from, of).

Karamanlı + root Karaman Karaman: province andcity in central Anatolia TURKIC Karaman “Karaman province andcity, named after the…” suffix -lı -lı: from, of Karamanlı Karaman root Karaman: province and city in centralAnatolia Karaman TURKIC “Karaman province and city, namedafter the Karamanid…” -lı suffix -lı: from, of
Karamanlı: parts and root words
  • Karaman Turkic — Karaman province and city, named after the Karamanid principality and Karaman Bey1

How was the name Karamanlı formed?

Karamanlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“-lı: from, of”) to Karaman (“Karaman: province and city in central Anatolia”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Karamanlı?

Karamanlı Karaman Karamanoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karaman same root – –
02 Karamanoğlu same root – –

How is Karamanlı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Karamanli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Karaman accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Karamanoğulları accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karamanlı

Q1

What does the surname Karamanlı mean?

Karamanlı means ‘from Karaman, belonging to Karaman’. Karaman is a province and city in central Anatolia, named after the Karamanid dynasty that founded a principality there and their ancestor Karaman Bey. The personal name Karaman contains the element kara.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karamanlı?

The root word of Karamanlı is Karaman (Turkic): “Karaman province and city, named after the Karamanid principality and Karaman Bey”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karamanlı?

Ka·ra·man·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾamanˈɫɯ/.