Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Memedoğlu

Memedoğlu /memedoːˈɫu/ ASCII Memedoglu

“son of Memed”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
M
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 Memedoğlu?

Memedoğlu

IPA /memedoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Memedoğlu mean?

Memed is the colloquial pronunciation of Mehmed, itself the Turkish form of the Arabic name Muḥammad “praised”. The surname means “son of Memed”.1

Grammar Memed + -oğlu.

What is Memedoğlu made of?

Memedoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: Memed (Memed: colloquial form of Mehmed) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of, descendant of”).

Memedoğlu ++ root Memed Memed: colloquial form ofMehmed ARABIC Muḥammad “praised” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of,descendant of” TURKIC oğul “son” Memedoğlu Memed root Memed: colloquial form of Mehmed Muḥammad ARABIC “praised” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of, descendant of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Memedoğlu: parts and root words
  • Muḥammad Arabic — praised1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Memedoğlu formed?

Memedoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Memed (“Memed: colloquial form of Mehmed”).

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

Which surnames are related to Memedoğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Memedoğlu?

  1. Avni Memedoğlu painter 1924–1998

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

How is Memedoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Memedoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Mehmet 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 Memedoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Memedoğlu mean?

Memed is the colloquial pronunciation of Mehmed, itself the Turkish form of the Arabic name Muḥammad “praised”. The surname means “son of Memed”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Memedoğlu?

The root word of Memedoğlu is oğul (Turkic): “son”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Memedoğlu?

Me·me·doğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /memedoːˈɫu/.