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Nuhoğlu

Nuhoğlu /nuhoːˈɫu/ ASCII Nuhoglu

“son of Nuh (Noah)”1

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Formation
Patronymic
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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 Nuhoğlu?

Nuhoğlu

IPA /nuhoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Nuhoğlu mean?

Nuhoğlu is a patronymic, “son of Nuh”. Nuh is the Arabic form of Noah, hero of the Flood story in Genesis; in the Quran he is a prophet and bears the epithet Naci, “the one who was saved”.1

Grammar Nuh (personal name) + -oğlu.

What is Nuhoğlu made of?

Nuhoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Nuh (the prophet Noah; male given name) + -oğlu (son of).

Nuhoğlu ++ root Nuh the prophet Noah; malegiven name ARABIC Nūḥ “prophet of the Floodstory; from Hebrew Noaḥ” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Nuhoğlu Nuh root the prophet Noah; male given name Nūḥ ARABIC “prophet of the Flood story; fromHebrew Noaḥ” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Nuhoğlu: parts and root words
  • Nūḥ Arabic — prophet of the Flood story; from Hebrew Noaḥ1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Nuhoğlu formed?

Nuhoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Nuh + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Nuhoğlu?

  1. Hayrettin Nuhoğlu politician 1953–
  2. Aykurt Nuhoğlu politician 1959–
  3. Bozkurt Nuhoğlu lawyer 1939–
  4. Mehmet Nuhoğlu politician 1875–1948
  5. Ogün Samet Nuhoğlu association football player
  6. Çağatay Nuhoğlu researcher
  7. İrfan Nuhoğlu researcher

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

How is Nuhoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Nuhoglu in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Nuh 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Nuhoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Nuhoğlu mean?

Nuhoğlu is a patronymic, “son of Nuh”. Nuh is the Arabic form of Noah, hero of the Flood story in Genesis; in the Quran he is a prophet and bears the epithet Naci, “the one who was saved”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Nuhoğlu?

The root word of Nuhoğlu is Nūḥ (Arabic): “prophet of the Flood story; from Hebrew Noaḥ”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Nuhoğlu?

Nu·hoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /nuhoːˈɫu/.