Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Söğüt

Söğüt /søˈjyt/ ASCII Sogut

“willow”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Söğüt?

Söğüt

IPA /søˈjyt/

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

What does the surname Söğüt mean?

The söğüt is the willow, a large tree of wet ground, often with drooping branches. Nişanyan Sözlük traces the word to Old Turkic sögüt ‘tree of any kind’. The district of Bilecik known as the first seat of the Ottoman principality is also called Söğüt.2

Söğüt is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Söğüt made of?

Söğüt is a single root: söğüt (willow).

Söğüt root söğüt willow TURKIC söğüt “willow” Söğüt söğüt root willow söğüt TURKIC “willow”
Söğüt: parts and root words
  • söğüt Turkic — willow2

How was the name Söğüt formed?

Söğüt belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Söğüt?

  1. Mine Söğüt writer 1968–
  2. Erkut Söğüt jurist 1980–
  3. Mehmet Söğüt writer 1973–
  4. Kenan Söğüt researcher
  5. Mustafa Söğüt researcher
  6. Oğuz Söğüt researcher
  7. Seyit Mehmet Söğüt association football player

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

Is Söğüt also a first name?

Yes. Söğüt is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “willow”.

Söğüt as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Söğüt written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Sogut, in German ones as Sögüt.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: söğüt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: söğüt accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Söğüt

Q1

What does the surname Söğüt mean?

The söğüt is the willow, a large tree of wet ground, often with drooping branches. Nişanyan Sözlük traces the word to Old Turkic sögüt ‘tree of any kind’. The district of Bilecik known as the first seat of the Ottoman principality is also called Söğüt.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Söğüt?

The root word of Söğüt is söğüt (Turkic): “willow”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Söğüt?

Sö·ğüt, 2 syllables; IPA: /søˈjyt/.