SURNAMEEntry 3,204
Muradlı
“of Murad’s family”1
- CategoryPatronymic -oğlu surnames
- OriginArabic
- FormSuffixed
- Letters / syllables
- 7 / 3
- Formation
- Suffixed
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- M
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How do you pronounce Muradlı?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Muradlı mean?
Murad is a male name from Arabic murād “wish, desire”, today usually spelt Murat. The suffix -lı ties it to a family: “belonging to Murad, of Murad’s family”. The same formation occurs in some village names in Türkiye.1
Grammar Murad + -lı
That Muradlı goes back to murād is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Muradlı made of?
Muradlı is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Murad (Murad: “wish, desire”; male name) + -lı (“with; from”).
- murād Arabic — wish, desire, goal1
How was the name Muradlı formed?
Muradlı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (““with; from””) to Murad (“Murad: “wish, desire”; male name”).
How is Muradlı written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign documents the name is usually written Muradli.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: murat
- 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Muradlı
- Q1
What does the surname Muradlı mean?
- Murad is a male name from Arabic murād “wish, desire”, today usually spelt Murat. The suffix -lı ties it to a family: “belonging to Murad, of Murad’s family”. The same formation occurs in some village names in Türkiye.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Muradlı?
- The root word of Muradlı is murād (Arabic): “wish, desire, goal”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Muradlı?
- Mu·rad·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /muɾadˈɫɯ/.