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Özaslan
“a true lion”1
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How do you pronounce Özaslan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Özaslan mean?
The name reads “a true lion, lion through and through”. Öz- stresses genuineness, while aslan carries its figurative dictionary sense of a sturdy, brave man. Özarslan, spelt with arslan, has the same structure.1,3
Grammar Compound of öz + aslan; not a dictionary headword.
That Özaslan goes back to öz and aslan is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Özaslan formed?
Özaslan was formed by adding the suffix aslan (“lion; brave man”) to öz (“own; pure, true”).
Which surnames are related to Özaslan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aslan | same root | 14 | 409,459 |
| 02 | Karaaslan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Eraslan | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Alpaslan | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Kılıçaslan | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Aslanoğlu | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Aslantaş | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Aslantürk | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Aslanyürek | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Küçükaslan | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Çetinaslan | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gençaslan | same root | – | – |
How else is Özaslan spelled?
- Özarslanspelling
Who are some well-known people named Özaslan?
- Duygu Özaslan Internet celebrity 1991–
- Abdi Özaslan researcher
- Ahmet Özaslan researcher
- Cihangir Özaslan researcher 2000–
- Ersin Özaslan researcher
- Mehmet Özaslan researcher
- Muhammet Serhat Özaslan researcher
- Zeynep Özaslan researcher
People surnamed Özaslan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Özaslan?
Özkurt, Koçarslan and Aslan share gloss keywords with Özaslan within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Özaslan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Özaslan 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 Sözlük: öz
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: aslan
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
Common questions about Özaslan
- Q1
What does the surname Özaslan mean?
- The name reads “a true lion, lion through and through”. Öz- stresses genuineness, while aslan carries its figurative dictionary sense of a sturdy, brave man. Özarslan, spelt with arslan, has the same structure.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Özaslan?
- Özaslan is made up of two elements: öz “pure, genuine; own” (Turkic) and aslan “lion; figuratively a brave, sturdy man” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Özaslan?
- Öz·as·lan, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzasˈɫan/.