Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Lale

Lale /ɫaˈle/

“tulip”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
L
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Lale?

Lale

IPA /ɫaˈle/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Lale mean?

Lale is the tulip, a bulbous ornamental plant and its flower, and a common female given name. The word comes from Persian lāla. According to Nişanyan it first named the poppy or the poppy-like Manisa tulip (anemone) and has denoted the tulip proper since the 17th century.2

Lale is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Lale made of?

Lale is a single root: lale (tulip).

Lale root lale tulip PERSIAN lale “red flower, poppy oranemone; Persian lāla” Lale lale root tulip lale PERSIAN “red flower, poppy or anemone;Persian lāla”
Lale: parts and root words
  • lale Persian — red flower, poppy or anemone; Persian lāla2

How was the name Lale formed?

Lale belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Lale?

  1. Nuray Lale writer 1962–
  2. Emre Lale badminton player 1993–

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

Is Lale also a first name?

Yes. Lale is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “tulip”.

Lale as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: lale accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Lale 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Lale

Q1

What does the surname Lale mean?

Lale is the tulip, a bulbous ornamental plant and its flower, and a common female given name. The word comes from Persian lāla. According to Nişanyan it first named the poppy or the poppy-like Manisa tulip (anemone) and has denoted the tulip proper since the 17th century.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Lale?

The root word of Lale is lale (Persian): “red flower, poppy or anemone; Persian lāla”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Lale?

La·le, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɫaˈle/.