SURNAMEEntry 4,184
Sılaoğlu
“son of Sıla (homecoming)”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 8 / 4
- Formation
- Patronymic
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- S
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How do you pronounce Sılaoğlu?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Sılaoğlu mean?
Sıla means returning to one’s home and family after a long absence, or the dearly missed hometown itself, as in sılaya gitmek ‘to go home’. The word is from Arabic ṣila ‘link, reunion’ and is also a female name. The surname reads ‘son of Sıla’.1,3
Grammar sıla + -oğlu.
That Sılaoğlu goes back to sıla and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Sılaoğlu formed?
Sılaoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to sıla (“sıla: reunion with home and family; hometown”).
How is Sılaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Silaoglu in English-language records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Sılaoğlu?
Tellioğlu, Uzunalioğlu and Ağcaoğlu share gloss keywords with Sılaoğlu within the same primary category.
- Tellioğluson of Telli (“adorned”)
- Uzunalioğluson of Tall Ali
- Ağcaoğluson of Ağca (“whitish, fair”)
- Bakırlıoğluson of the Bakırlı
- Boralıoğluson of Boralı; bora: storm
- Cıngıllıoğluson of Cıngıllı (‘with grape clusters’)
- Delimustafaoğluson of Deli Mustafa
- Ensarioğluson of Ensari
Which guides add context to Sılaoğlu?
Read the root, formation and register information for Sılaoğlu alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: sıla
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sıla
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Sılaoğlu
- Q1
What does the surname Sılaoğlu mean?
- Sıla means returning to one’s home and family after a long absence, or the dearly missed hometown itself, as in sılaya gitmek ‘to go home’. The word is from Arabic ṣila ‘link, reunion’ and is also a female name. The surname reads ‘son of Sıla’.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Sılaoğlu?
- Sılaoğlu is made up of two elements: sıla “reunion with loved ones; one’s dearly missed hometown” (Arabic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Sılaoğlu?
- Sı·la·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /sɯɫaoːˈɫu/.