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Karaoğuz
“dark (or brave) Oghuz”1
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How do you pronounce Karaoğuz?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Karaoğuz mean?
Kara joined to Oğuz. Kara can mean the colour “black” but also, in an archaic figurative sense recorded in dictionaries, “brave”; Oğuz is the name of the historical Turkic tribes that spread from Central Asia to Anatolia.1,3
That Karaoğuz goes back to kara and Oğuz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
What is Karaoğuz made of?
Karaoğuz is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kara (kara: black, dark; brunette; archaic figurative: brave) + oğuz (Oğuz: the Oghuz; Oghuz Khagan).
How was the name Karaoğuz formed?
Karaoğuz was formed by joining kara (“kara: black, dark; brunette; archaic figurative: brave”) and oğuz (“Oğuz: the Oghuz; Oghuz Khagan”).
Which surnames are related to Karaoğuz?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kara | same root | 16 | 290,024 |
| 02 | Karataş | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Oğuz | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Karahan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Karaca | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Karakaş | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Karadağ | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Karakaya | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Karakoç | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Karaaslan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Karagöz | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Baykara | same root | – | – |
How is Karaoğuz written and pronounced abroad?
In records without Turkish letters the name usually appears as Karaoguz.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Karaoğuz?
Oğuzcan, Türkmen and Barlas share gloss keywords with Karaoğuz within the same primary category.
- OğuzcanOğuz + can, dear Oghuz
- TürkmenTurkmen, Turkoman
- Barlasbrave hero; historical tribal name
- Karakoyunluwith black sheep; a historical state
- Tatarhistorical tribal name; Ottoman courier
- Akkoyunluof the white sheep; historical name
- Çebia form of the tribal name Çepni
- Kargınan Oghuz tribe; meltwater stream
Which guides add context to Karaoğuz?
Read the root, formation and register information for Karaoğuz alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara
- 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Oghuz Turks
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Oğuz
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Karaoğuz
- Q1
What does the surname Karaoğuz mean?
- Kara joined to Oğuz. Kara can mean the colour “black” but also, in an archaic figurative sense recorded in dictionaries, “brave”; Oğuz is the name of the historical Turkic tribes that spread from Central Asia to Anatolia.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Karaoğuz?
- Karaoğuz is made up of two elements: kara “black, dark; brunette; archaic figurative: brave” (Turkic) and Oğuz “the Oghuz; Oghuz Khagan” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Karaoğuz?
- Ka·ra·o·ğuz, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾaoˈuz/.