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Paksoy

Paksoy /pakˈsoj/

“pure lineage”3

Probable origin Paksoy: root entries for pak + soy · How do we know?

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6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
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How do you pronounce Paksoy?

Paksoy

IPA /pakˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Paksoy mean?

Paksoy is made of Persian pāk “clean, pure” and Turkish soy “lineage”: “pure lineage, clean stock”. Pak lives on in Turkish in the pair pak temiz, “spotlessly clean”, and in phrases such as pak yürekli, “pure-hearted”. Surnames ending in -soy form a large group praising a family’s origins.1,3

Grammar pak + soy (adjective + noun)

That Paksoy goes back to pak and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Paksoy made of?

Paksoy combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: pak (pure, clean) + soy (lineage).

Paksoy + root pak pure, clean PERSIAN pak “clean, pure; Persian pāk” root soy lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, family” Paksoy pak root pure, clean pak PERSIAN “clean, pure; Persian pāk” soy root lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, family”
Paksoy: parts and root words
  • pak Persian — clean, pure; Persian pāk3
  • soy Turkic — lineage, family1

How was the name Paksoy formed?

Paksoy is a name newly coined from pak (“pure, clean”) and soy (“lineage”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Paksoy?

Paksoy Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Atasoy same root – –
09 Şensoy same root – –
10 Soydan same root – –
11 Soyer same root – –
12 Yücesoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Paksoy?

  1. A. Kadir Paksoy poet 1954–
  2. Mehmet Akif Paksoy statesperson 1956–
  3. Nadir Paksoy author 1952–
  4. Ahmet Emre Paksoy researcher
  5. Evrensel Paksoy basketball player 1985–
  6. Meltem Paksoy researcher
  7. Onur Paksoy association football player 1998–

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Paksoy?

Arcasoy, Arsoy and Aksoy share gloss keywords with Paksoy within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Paksoy?

Read the root, formation and register information for Paksoy alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soy
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Paksoy
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pak
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Paksoy

Q1

What does the surname Paksoy mean?

Paksoy is made of Persian pāk “clean, pure” and Turkish soy “lineage”: “pure lineage, clean stock”. Pak lives on in Turkish in the pair pak temiz, “spotlessly clean”, and in phrases such as pak yürekli, “pure-hearted”. Surnames ending in -soy form a large group praising a family’s origins.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Paksoy?

Paksoy is made up of two elements: pak “clean, pure; Persian pāk” (Persian) and soy “lineage, family” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Paksoy?

Pak·soy, 2 syllables; IPA: /pakˈsoj/.