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Özalp
“true hero, noble hero”2
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How do you pronounce Özalp?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Özalp mean?
Öz ‘pure, genuine’ joins alp ‘hero, valiant’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses the name as ‘noble hero’ or ‘true hero’. Özalp is also the name of a district of Van.2,3
Grammar Compound of two name elements: öz + alp.
That Özalp goes back to öz and alp is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Özalp formed?
Özalp was formed by adding the suffix alp (“hero, valiant”) to öz (“own; pure, genuine”).
Nişanyan Adlar reports that General Kâzım Özalp (1880–1968), one of the founding figures of the Republic, is said to have received this surname from Atatürk in person.1
Which surnames are related to Özalp?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alp | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Alper | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Alptekin | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gökalp | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Alpaslan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Alpay | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Alparslan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Eralp | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Kayaalp | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Alpar | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Alpdoğan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Demiralp | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Özalp?
- Kâzım Özalp politician 1880–1968
- Hayal Kahraman Özalp television actor 1985–
- Ahmet Nafiz Özalp politician 1889–1955
- Haydar Özalp politician 1924–1996
- Mehmet Salih Özalp writer 1990–
- Teoman Özalp politician 1936–2009
- Teoman Özalp politician 1925–2017
- Deniz Özalp Kızılay researcher
People surnamed Özalp as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Özalp also a first name?
Yes. Özalp is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true hero, noble hero”.
Özalp as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Özalp written and pronounced abroad?
In English-language documents it often appears as Ozalp.
Which guides add context to Özalp?
Read the root, formation and register information for Özalp alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Özalp
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alp
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Özalp
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
- 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Özalp
- Q1
What does the surname Özalp mean?
- Öz ‘pure, genuine’ joins alp ‘hero, valiant’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses the name as ‘noble hero’ or ‘true hero’. Özalp is also the name of a district of Van.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Özalp?
- Özalp is made up of two elements: öz “pure, genuine; own” (Turkic) and alp “brave, heroic” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Özalp?
- Ö·zalp, 2 syllables; IPA: /øˈzaɫp/.