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Mollaoğlu

Mollaoğlu /moɫɫaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Mollaoglu

“son of the molla”1

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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Mollaoğlu?

Mollaoğlu

IPA /moɫɫaoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Mollaoğlu mean?

Made of molla and -oğlu: ‘son of the molla’. A molla is a scholar trained in a madrasa, a religious teacher; in the Ottoman Empire it was also the title of a high judicial rank. The word comes from Arabic mawlā ‘master, guardian, teacher’.1

Grammar molla + -oğlu.

What is Mollaoğlu made of?

Mollaoğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: molla (molla: religious scholar) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Mollaoğlu + root molla molla: religious scholar ARABIC mawlā “master, guardian,teacher” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Mollaoğlu molla root molla: religious scholar mawlā ARABIC “master, guardian, teacher” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Mollaoğlu: parts and root words
  • mawlā Arabic — master, guardian, teacher1

How was the name Mollaoğlu formed?

Mollaoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to molla (“molla: religious scholar”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Mollaoğlu?

  1. Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu politician 1870–1934
  2. Ergin Mollaoğlu chess player 1964–
  3. Metehan Mustafa Mollaoğlu association football player 2003–

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

How is Mollaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Mollaoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: molla accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Mollaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Mollaoğlu mean?

Made of molla and -oğlu: ‘son of the molla’. A molla is a scholar trained in a madrasa, a religious teacher; in the Ottoman Empire it was also the title of a high judicial rank. The word comes from Arabic mawlā ‘master, guardian, teacher’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Mollaoğlu?

The root word of Mollaoğlu is mawlā (Arabic): “master, guardian, teacher”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Mollaoğlu?

Mol·la·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /moɫɫaoːˈɫu/.