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Soğancı

Soğancı /soanˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Soganci

“onion grower or seller”1

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

How do you pronounce Soğancı?

Soğancı

IPA /soanˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Soğancı mean?

A soğancı grows or sells onions. Soğan is an old Turkic word going back to Proto-Turkic *sōgun; -cı is the occupational suffix.1

Grammar soğan + -cı.

What is Soğancı made of?

Soğancı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: soğan (soğan: onion) + -cı (occupational suffix).

Soğancı + root soğan soğan: onion TURKIC soğan “onion” suffix -cı occupational suffix Soğancı soğan root soğan: onion soğan TURKIC “onion” -cı suffix occupational suffix
Soğancı: parts and root words
  • soğan Turkic — onion1

How was the name Soğancı formed?

Soğancı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix”) to soğan (“soğan: onion”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.2

Which surnames are related to Soğancı?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Soğancıoğlu same root – –

How is Soğancı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Soganci in English-language records. In Turkish, ğ is silent and lengthens the vowel before it; ı is a short unrounded vowel, close to the vowel in “roses”; c sounds like j in “jam”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soğan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Soğancı

Q1

What does the surname Soğancı mean?

A soğancı grows or sells onions. Soğan is an old Turkic word going back to Proto-Turkic *sōgun; -cı is the occupational suffix.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soğancı?

The root word of Soğancı is soğan (Turkic): “onion”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soğancı?

So·ğan·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /soanˈdʒɯ/.