Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özdal

Özdal /øzˈdaɫ/ ASCII Ozdal

“true branch”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Özdal?

Özdal

IPA /øzˈdaɫ/

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

What does the surname Özdal mean?

Özdal is built from öz, “genuine, true”, and dal, “branch”; Nişanyan Adlar explains it as “true branch”. Besides the limb of a tree, dal also means one line of a family; Wiktionary records this sense too.1,2

Grammar öz + dal: adjective + noun compound.

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

What is Özdal made of?

Özdal is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; genuine) + dal (branch; line of descent).

Özdal + first element öz own; genuine TURKIC öz “own; genuine” root dal branch; line of descent TURKIC dal “branch; branch of afamily line” Özdal öz first element own; genuine öz TURKIC “own; genuine” dal root branch; line of descent dal TURKIC “branch; branch of a family line”
Özdal: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; genuine1
  • dal Turkic — branch; branch of a family line2

How was the name Özdal formed?

Özdal was formed by joining öz (“own; genuine”) and dal (“branch; line of descent”).

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

Which surnames are related to Özdal?

Özdal Dal Birdal Altındal Daltaban Altundal Çamdalı Dalkıran Dallı Gümüşdal Tekdal Gürdal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dal same root – –
02 Birdal same root – –
03 Altındal same root – –
04 Daltaban same root – –
05 Altundal same root – –
06 Çamdalı same root – –
07 Dalkıran same root – –
08 Dallı same root – –
09 Gümüşdal same root – –
10 Tekdal same root – –
11 Gürdal same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özdal?

  1. Nihat Özdal writer 1984–
  2. Murat Özdal researcher
  3. Mustafa Özdal researcher
  4. Pınar Çakar Özdal researcher
  5. Süheylâ Özdal badminton player 1978–
  6. Özdem Levent Özdal researcher

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

Is Özdal also a first name?

Yes. Özdal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true branch”.

Özdal as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Özdal written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Ozdal.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Özdal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: dal accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Özdal

Q1

What does the surname Özdal mean?

Özdal is built from öz, “genuine, true”, and dal, “branch”; Nişanyan Adlar explains it as “true branch”. Besides the limb of a tree, dal also means one line of a family; Wiktionary records this sense too.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özdal?

Özdal is made up of two elements: öz “own; genuine” (Turkic) and dal “branch; branch of a family line” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özdal?

Öz·dal, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈdaɫ/.