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Memişoğlu

Memişoğlu /memiʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Memisoglu

“son of Memiş (Mehmet)”1

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

Memişoğlu

IPA /memiʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Memişoğlu mean?

Memişoğlu, “son of Memiş”, carries an ancestor’s name. Memiş is the colloquial pet form of the name Mehmet, which is the Turkish pronunciation of Arabic Muḥammad.1

Grammar Memiş + -oğlu

What is Memişoğlu made of?

Memişoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Memiş (colloquial form of the name Mehmet) + -oğlu (son of).

Memişoğlu + root Memiş colloquial form of thename Mehmet ARABIC Memiş “male name; colloquialpet form of Mehmet…” suffix -oğlu son of Memişoğlu Memiş root colloquial form of the name Mehmet Memiş ARABIC “male name; colloquial pet formof Mehmet (Muhammad)” -oğlu suffix son of
Memişoğlu: parts and root words
  • Memiş Arabic — male name; colloquial pet form of Mehmet (Muhammad)1

How was the name Memişoğlu formed?

Memişoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Memiş + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Memişoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Memiş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Memişoğlu?

  1. Kemal Memişoğlu politician 1966–
  2. Mehmet Necati Memişoğlu politician 1879–1959
  3. Yıldırım Memişoğlu actor 1964–
  4. Cüneyt Memişoğlu association football player 1952–
  5. Hasan Memişoğlu military personnel 1949–
  6. Görkem Memişoğlu researcher
  7. Hüseyin Memişoğlu author
  8. Kaan Memişoğlu basketball player 1978–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Memiş 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Memişoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Memişoğlu mean?

Memişoğlu, “son of Memiş”, carries an ancestor’s name. Memiş is the colloquial pet form of the name Mehmet, which is the Turkish pronunciation of Arabic Muḥammad.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Memişoğlu?

The root word of Memişoğlu is Memiş (Arabic): “male name; colloquial pet form of Mehmet (Muhammad)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Memişoğlu?

Me·mi·şoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /memiʃoːˈɫu/.