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Özarıcı

Özarıcı /øzaɾɯˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Ozarici

“true beekeeper”1

Probable origin Özarıcı: root entries for öz + arıcı · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Özarıcı?

Özarıcı

IPA /øzaɾɯˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Özarıcı mean?

Öz “true, own” joins arıcı “beekeeper”: “a true beekeeper”. Arıcı is arı “bee” with the occupational -cı.1,2

That Özarıcı goes back to öz and arıcı is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özarıcı made of?

Özarıcı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; true) + arıcı (arıcı: beekeeper).

Özarıcı + root öz öz: own; true TURKIC öz “own; true” root arıcı arıcı: beekeeper TURKIC arıcı “beekeeper” Özarıcı öz root öz: own; true öz TURKIC “own; true” arıcı root arıcı: beekeeper arıcı TURKIC “beekeeper”
Özarıcı: parts and root words

How was the name Özarıcı formed?

Özarıcı was formed by joining öz (“öz: own; true”) and arıcı (“arıcı: beekeeper”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özarıcı?

Özarıcı Arıcı Arıcıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Arıcı same root – –
02 Arıcıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özarıcı?

  1. Elif Özarıcı badminton player 1984–

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

How is Özarıcı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozarici: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Özarıcı?

Arıcı, Özçoban and Bağcı share gloss keywords with Özarıcı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Özarıcı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Özarıcı 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?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: arıcı
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Özarıcı

Q1

What does the surname Özarıcı mean?

Öz “true, own” joins arıcı “beekeeper”: “a true beekeeper”. Arıcı is arı “bee” with the occupational -cı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özarıcı?

Özarıcı is made up of two elements: öz “own; true” (Turkic) and arıcı “beekeeper” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özarıcı?

Ö·za·rı·cı, 4 syllables; IPA: /øzaɾɯˈdʒɯ/.