Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özdağ

Özdağ /øzˈdaː/ ASCII Ozdag

“true mountain”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Özdağ?

Özdağ

IPA /øzˈdaː/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özdağ mean?

Özdağ is made of öz “genuine, pure, own” and dağ “mountain”, understood as “true mountain”. In surnames the element Öz- stresses genuineness and roots, while dağ is an image of height and firmness. The name is a typical surname pattern joining two familiar elements.1,2

Grammar öz + dağ, adjective + noun

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

What is Özdağ made of?

Özdağ breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure, genuine) + dağ (mountain).

Özdağ + root öz own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “self, own; pure, genuine” root dağ mountain TURKIC dağ “mountain” Özdağ öz root own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “self, own; pure, genuine” dağ root mountain dağ TURKIC “mountain”
Özdağ: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self, own; pure, genuine2
  • dağ Turkic — mountain1

How was the name Özdağ formed?

Özdağ belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + dağ).

Which surnames are related to Özdağ?

Özdağ Karadağ Akdağ Üstündağ Dağ Dağlı Bozdağ Dağdelen Dağdeviren Demirdağ Altundağ Dağcı Altındağ
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karadağ same root – –
02 Akdağ same root – –
03 Üstündağ same root – –
04 Dağ same root – –
05 Dağlı same root – –
06 Bozdağ same root – –
07 Dağdelen same root – –
08 Dağdeviren same root – –
09 Demirdağ same root – –
10 Altundağ same root – –
11 Dağcı same root – –
12 Altındağ same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özdağ?

  1. Ümit Özdağ politician 1961–
  2. Kamil Özdağ athlete 1953–
  3. Selçuk Özdağ politician 1958–
  4. Lütfiye Özdağ taekwondo athlete
  5. Muzaffer Özdağ politician 1933–2002

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dağ accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Özdağ accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özdağ

Q1

What does the surname Özdağ mean?

Özdağ is made of öz “genuine, pure, own” and dağ “mountain”, understood as “true mountain”. In surnames the element Öz- stresses genuineness and roots, while dağ is an image of height and firmness. The name is a typical surname pattern joining two familiar elements.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özdağ?

The root word of Özdağ is öz (Turkic): “self, own; pure, genuine”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özdağ?

Öz·dağ, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈdaː/.