Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Maraşlı

Maraşlı /maɾaʃˈɫɯ/ ASCII Marasli

“from Maraş”3

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Place name
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Initial
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Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Abroad
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Maraşlı?

Maraşlı

IPA /maɾaʃˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Maraşlı mean?

Maraşlı means “from Maraş”. Maraş was the name of Kahramanmaraş until 1973; it goes back to the old Neo-Hittite city recorded in Assyrian sources as Marqasi. There are also villages called Maraşlı in Adana and Trabzon.3

Grammar Maraş + -lı

What is Maraşlı made of?

Maraşlı breaks into 2 parts: Maraş (Maraş: former name of Kahramanmaraş) + -lı (suffix -lı “from”).

Maraşlı + root Maraş Maraş: former name ofKahramanmaraş OTHER Maraş “former name ofKahramanmaraş; Assyrian…” suffix -lı suffix -lı “from” Maraşlı Maraş root Maraş: former name of Kahramanmaraş Maraş OTHER “former name of Kahramanmaraş;Assyrian Marqasi” -lı suffix suffix -lı “from”
Maraşlı: parts and root words
  • Maraş Other — former name of Kahramanmaraş; Assyrian Marqasi3

How was the name Maraşlı formed?

Maraşlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix -lı “from””) to Maraş (“Maraş: former name of Kahramanmaraş”).

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

How is Maraşlı written and pronounced abroad?

In Maraşlı, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ş (English “sh”) often appears as s, giving forms such as Marasli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Kahramanmaraş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Maraşlı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Maraş accessed 9 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 Maraşlı

Q1

What does the surname Maraşlı mean?

Maraşlı means “from Maraş”. Maraş was the name of Kahramanmaraş until 1973; it goes back to the old Neo-Hittite city recorded in Assyrian sources as Marqasi. There are also villages called Maraşlı in Adana and Trabzon.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Maraşlı?

The root word of Maraşlı is Maraş (another language): “former name of Kahramanmaraş; Assyrian Marqasi”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Maraşlı?

Ma·raş·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /maɾaʃˈɫɯ/.