SURNAMEEntry 2,617
Pirinççioğlu
“son of the rice seller or brass worker”1
- CategoryFood, market and trade
- OriginPersian
- FormPatronymic
- Letters / syllables
- 12 / 5
- Formation
- Patronymic
- Vowel harmony
- mixed
- Initial
- P
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How do you pronounce Pirinççioğlu?
The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Pirinççioğlu mean?
Pirinççioğlu means ‘son of the pirinççi’. Pirinç has two senses in Turkish, rice and brass, both from Persian birinj. Hence pirinççi can mean either a rice seller or a brass worker.1
Grammar pirinç + -çi + -oğlu.
That Pirinççioğlu goes back to pirinç is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
What is Pirinççioğlu made of?
Pirinççioğlu breaks into 3 parts: pirinç (pirinç: rice; brass) + -çi (-çi: agent suffix) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).
- pirinç Persian — rice; also brass1
How was the name Pirinççioğlu formed?
Pirinççioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (pirinç + -çi + -oğlu).
Which surnames are related to Pirinççioğlu?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pirinççi | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Pirinççioğlu?
- Feyzi Pirinççioğlu politician 1878–1933
- Vefik Pirinççioğlu politician 1909–1984
- İnci Pirinççioğlu entrepreneur 1923–2001
People surnamed Pirinççioğlu as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Pirinççioğlu written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Pirinccioglu.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pirinç
- 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Pirinççioğlu
- 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759)
Common questions about Pirinççioğlu
- Q1
What does the surname Pirinççioğlu mean?
- Pirinççioğlu means ‘son of the pirinççi’. Pirinç has two senses in Turkish, rice and brass, both from Persian birinj. Hence pirinççi can mean either a rice seller or a brass worker.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Pirinççioğlu?
- The root word of Pirinççioğlu is pirinç (Persian): “rice; also brass”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Pirinççioğlu?
- Pi·rinç·çi·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /piɾintʃtʃioːˈɫu/.