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Kozluca

Kozluca /kozɫuˈdʒa/

“walnut place (village name)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
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. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kozluca?

Kozluca

IPA /kozɫuˈdʒa/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kozluca mean?

Kozluca is a place name borne by many villages in Anatolia; it is formed from koz ‘walnut’ with the suffixes -lu and -ca, ‘place with some walnut trees’. According to Nişanyan, koz is borrowed from Persian gawz/gōz ‘walnut’.1

Grammar koz + -lu + -ca.

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

What is Kozluca made of?

Kozluca is Persian in origin and breaks into 3 parts: koz (koz: walnut) + -lu (-lu: having) + -ca (-ca: diminutive).

Kozluca ++ root koz koz: walnut PERSIAN gawz “walnut” suffix -lu -lu: having suffix -ca -ca: diminutive Kozluca koz root koz: walnut gawz PERSIAN “walnut” -lu suffix -lu: having -ca suffix -ca: diminutive
Kozluca: parts and root words
  • gawz Persian — walnut1

How was the name Kozluca formed?

Kozluca was formed by adding the suffix -lu (“-lu: having”) to koz (“koz: walnut”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kozluca?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kozluca?

  1. Ceyda Kozluca basketball player 1984–
  2. Hüseyin Kozluca basketball player 1938–2025
  3. Mustafa İlhan Kozluca basketball player 1979–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kozluca 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

Common questions about Kozluca

Q1

What does the surname Kozluca mean?

Kozluca is a place name borne by many villages in Anatolia; it is formed from koz ‘walnut’ with the suffixes -lu and -ca, ‘place with some walnut trees’. According to Nişanyan, koz is borrowed from Persian gawz/gōz ‘walnut’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kozluca?

The root word of Kozluca is gawz (Persian): “walnut”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kozluca?

Koz·lu·ca, 3 syllables; IPA: /kozɫuˈdʒa/.