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Kimyacıoğlu

Kimyacıoğlu /kimjad͡ʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kimyacioglu

“son of the chemist”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kimyacıoğlu?

Kimyacıoğlu

IPA /kimjad͡ʒɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kimyacıoğlu mean?

Kimyacıoğlu is made of kimyacı and -oğlu: ‘son of the chemist’. A kimyacı today is a chemist or chemistry teacher. According to Nişanyan, kimya is borrowed from Arabic kīmiyāʾ ‘the art of transmuting metals’, which comes from Ancient Greek khēmeía. In older usage the word meant alchemy.1

Grammar kimya + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Kimyacıoğlu made of?

Kimyacıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: kimya (kimya: chemistry; formerly alchemy) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Kimyacıoğlu ++ root kimya kimya: chemistry;formerly alchemy ARABIC kīmiyāʾ “the art of transmutingmetals, alchemy; from…” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Kimyacıoğlu kimya root kimya: chemistry; formerly alchemy kīmiyāʾ ARABIC “the art of transmuting metals,alchemy; from Ancient Greek…” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Kimyacıoğlu: parts and root words
  • kīmiyāʾ Arabic — the art of transmuting metals, alchemy; from Ancient Greek khēmeía1

How was the name Kimyacıoğlu formed?

Kimyacıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kimya + -cı + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Kimyacıoğlu?

  1. Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu basketball player 1983–

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

How is Kimyacıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Kimyacioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kimya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kimyacı 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

Common questions about Kimyacıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kimyacıoğlu mean?

Kimyacıoğlu is made of kimyacı and -oğlu: ‘son of the chemist’. A kimyacı today is a chemist or chemistry teacher. According to Nişanyan, kimya is borrowed from Arabic kīmiyāʾ ‘the art of transmuting metals’, which comes from Ancient Greek khēmeía. In older usage the word meant alchemy.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kimyacıoğlu?

The root word of Kimyacıoğlu is kīmiyāʾ (Arabic): “the art of transmuting metals, alchemy; from Ancient Greek khēmeía”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kimyacıoğlu?

Kim·ya·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kimjad͡ʒɯoːˈɫu/.