Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,786

Soğukoğlu

Soğukoğlu /soːukoːˈɫu/ ASCII Sogukoglu

“son of Soğuk (‘cold’)”1

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

How do you pronounce Soğukoğlu?

Soğukoğlu

IPA /soːukoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Soğukoğlu mean?

Formed from soğuk ‘cold’ with -oğlu: ‘son of Soğuk’. Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic soġık ‘cold’, from soġı- ‘to cool’.1

Grammar soğuk + -oğlu.

That Soğukoğlu goes back to soğuk is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Soğukoğlu made of?

Soğukoğlu breaks into 2 parts: soğuk (soğuk: cold) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Soğukoğlu + root soğuk soğuk: cold TURKIC soğuk “cold” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Soğukoğlu soğuk root soğuk: cold soğuk TURKIC “cold” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Soğukoğlu: parts and root words
  • soğuk Turkic — cold1

How was the name Soğukoğlu formed?

Soğukoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (soğuk + -oğlu).

Who are some well-known people named Soğukoğlu?

  1. İbrahim Halil Soğukoğlu soldier 1898–1952

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

How is Soğukoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Sogukoglu, with ğ silent.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soğuk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Soğukoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Soğukoğlu mean?

Formed from soğuk ‘cold’ with -oğlu: ‘son of Soğuk’. Nişanyan traces the word to Old Turkic soġık ‘cold’, from soġı- ‘to cool’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Soğukoğlu?

The root word of Soğukoğlu is soğuk (Turkic): “cold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Soğukoğlu?

So·ğu·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /soːukoːˈɫu/.