Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özsu

Özsu /øzˈsu/ ASCII Ozsu

“pure water”2

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

How do you pronounce Özsu?

Özsu

IPA /øzˈsu/

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

What does the surname Özsu mean?

A compound of öz and su “water”: “pure, unmixed water”. In dialects öz can itself mean “creek, small stream”.1,2

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

What is Özsu made of?

Özsu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure) + su (su: water).

Özsu + root öz öz: pure TURKIC öz “pure; own” root su su: water TURKIC su “water” Özsu öz root öz: pure öz TURKIC “pure; own” su root su: water su TURKIC “water”
Özsu: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure; own2
  • su Turkic — water1

How was the name Özsu formed?

Özsu is a name newly coined from öz (“öz: pure”) and su (“su: water”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Is Özsu also a first name?

Yes. Özsu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure water”.

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

How is Özsu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ozsu: ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: su accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz 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 Özsu

Q1

What does the surname Özsu mean?

A compound of öz and su “water”: “pure, unmixed water”. In dialects öz can itself mean “creek, small stream”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özsu?

Özsu is made up of two elements: öz “pure; own” (Turkic) and su “water” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özsu?

Öz·su, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈsu/.