Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kirazoğlu

Kirazoğlu /kiɾazoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kirazoglu

“cherry + -oğlu”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Kirazoğlu?

Kirazoğlu

IPA /kiɾazoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kirazoğlu mean?

Kirazoğlu adds -oğlu to kiraz ‘cherry’. According to Nişanyan, kiraz was borrowed from Greek kerási(on); French cerise and English cherry go back to the same source. Kiraz is also a female given name; the sources do not say whether the surname rests on a nickname or on a name.1

Grammar kiraz + -oğlu.

That Kirazoğlu goes back to kiraz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kirazoğlu made of?

Kirazoğlu breaks into 2 parts: kiraz (cherry) + -oğlu (son of).

Kirazoğlu + root kiraz cherry GREEK kiraz “cherry; Greek kerási” suffix -oğlu son of Kirazoğlu kiraz root cherry kiraz GREEK “cherry; Greek kerási” -oğlu suffix son of
Kirazoğlu: parts and root words
  • kiraz Greek — cherry; Greek kerási1

How was the name Kirazoğlu formed?

Kirazoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kiraz + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Kirazoğlu?

Kirazoğlu Kiraz Akkiraz Kirazcı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kiraz same root – –
02 Akkiraz same root – –
03 Kirazcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kirazoğlu?

  1. Mehmet Sait Kirazoğlu politician 1973–
  2. İbrahim Kirazoğlu politician 1919–1988
  3. Ahmet Kirazoğlu researcher
  4. Ömer Kirazoğlu architect 1916–1988

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

How is Kirazoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kirazoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kiraz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kirazoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kirazoğlu mean?

Kirazoğlu adds -oğlu to kiraz ‘cherry’. According to Nişanyan, kiraz was borrowed from Greek kerási(on); French cerise and English cherry go back to the same source. Kiraz is also a female given name; the sources do not say whether the surname rests on a nickname or on a name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kirazoğlu?

The root word of Kirazoğlu is kiraz (Greek): “cherry; Greek kerási”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kirazoğlu?

Ki·ra·zoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /kiɾazoːˈɫu/.