Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özgökçe

Özgökçe /øzɟøcˈtʃe/ ASCII Ozgokce

“pure sky-blue; lovely”1

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

How do you pronounce Özgökçe?

Özgökçe

IPA /øzɟøcˈtʃe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özgökçe mean?

Built from öz ‘pure, genuine’ and gökçe. Gökçe, formed from gök ‘sky’ + -çe, is an adjective and given name meaning ‘sky-blue’ and also ‘pretty, pleasing’. The compound can be read as ‘pure blue, truly lovely’.1,2

Grammar öz + gökçe (gök + -çe).

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

What is Özgökçe made of?

Özgökçe is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure) + gökçe (sky-blue; pretty).

Özgökçe + root öz own; pure TURKIC öz “own; pure” root gökçe sky-blue; pretty TURKIC gökçe “sky-blue; pretty,pleasant” Özgökçe öz root own; pure öz TURKIC “own; pure” gökçe root sky-blue; pretty gökçe TURKIC “sky-blue; pretty, pleasant”
Özgökçe: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure1
  • gökçe Turkic — sky-blue; pretty, pleasant2

How was the name Özgökçe formed?

Özgökçe is a name newly coined from öz (“own; pure”) and gökçe (“sky-blue; pretty”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Özgökçe?

Özgökçe Gökçe Gökçen Gökçer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gökçe same root – –
02 Gökçen same root – –
03 Gökçer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özgökçe?

  1. Bedia Özgökçe Ertan politician 1975–
  2. Fevzi Özgökçe researcher
  3. Remzi Özgökçe statesperson 1965–
  4. Mesut Özgökçe researcher

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

How is Özgökçe written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ozgokce in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gökçe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gökçe accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Özgökçe

Q1

What does the surname Özgökçe mean?

Built from öz ‘pure, genuine’ and gökçe. Gökçe, formed from gök ‘sky’ + -çe, is an adjective and given name meaning ‘sky-blue’ and also ‘pretty, pleasing’. The compound can be read as ‘pure blue, truly lovely’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özgökçe?

Özgökçe is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure” (Turkic) and gökçe “sky-blue; pretty, pleasant” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özgökçe?

Öz·gök·çe, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzɟøcˈtʃe/.